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AKCOME vs MWG - solar panel manufacturer comparison

AKCOME
China Founded 2003
Read the AKCOME review
VS
MWG
Poland Founded 2005
Read the MWG review
At a glance

AKCOME has the broader catalog (3 vs 2 models). AKCOME leads on peak efficiency at 22.54%. AKCOME leans bifacial (100% of lineup).

Both catalogues are read from the manufacturers' own datasheets. A brand is not scored against the market here, only against the other brand on this page.

Panel models
3 2
Highest power
700 Wp 400 Wp
Best efficiency
22.5% 20.1%
Average efficiency
21.6% 19.7%
Bifacial share
100% 0%
Average warranty
30 yrs 25 yrs
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
AKCOME
Founded
2003
Headquarters
Suzhou, China
MWG

MW Power is a Polish brand operating under MPL Group, offering a range of technology products including photovoltaic panels sold under the MW Green Power (MWG) brand. Their solar modules are small-wattage units (10W–100W) made from monocrystalline silicon, primarily intended for autonomous and off-grid energy systems...

Founded
2005
Headquarters
Zabrze, Poland
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric AKCOME MWG
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 3+1 2
Max Power 700 W+300 W 400 W
Avg Power 672 W+302 W 370 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency 22.54%+2.42 pp 20.12%
Avg Efficiency 21.63%+1.91 pp 19.72%
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient -0.240%/°C+0.150 -0.390%/°C
Bifacial Share 3 (100%)+100 pp 0 (0%)
Avg Warranty 30.0 yrs+5.0 yr 25.0 yrs

An average over a catalogue describes the range a manufacturer publishes, not the module you would buy. A brand with two flagship panels and eighty older ones averages worse than one that has retired its back catalogue.

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What each of them builds

Cell technology across the market
Efficiency spread
Share of each catalogue in every efficiency band
Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

AKCOME offers more 600W+ panels (100% of lineup)

AKCOME cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>HJT</strong> (100%)

MWG cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture
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The flagships

Highest-power models from each brand
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Written summary

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AKCOME is a Chinese manufacturer headquartered in Zhejiang province, established in 2006 and listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2010. The company built module manufacturing capacity in the multi-gigawatt range and has distribution in more than 30 countries. It held Bloomberg NEF Tier 1 status for a period before being removed from that list in 2024, and independent bankability ratings as of mid-2024 placed it in the CC+ category, indicating elevated investor risk relative to top-tier suppliers. MWG - marketed under the MW Green Power label - appears to be a significantly smaller operation, primarily reaching customers through electronics component distributors in Central Europe, with no credible bankability rating or industry-ranking presence found in available sources. By institutional footprint, AKCOME is the larger and more documented of the two by a considerable margin.

AKCOME has publicly committed to n-type cell technology, offering both HJT and TOPCon module lines targeting residential rooftops and larger commercial or utility-scale ground mounts; the brand is generally positioned at the budget-to-mid tier in markets such as Australia, competing primarily on price rather than premium efficiency credentials. MW Green Power's catalog, as seen in European distributor listings, consists mainly of small polycrystalline panels in the sub-200 W range - formats suited to off-grid applications, caravans, boats, and small autonomous systems rather than grid-tied residential or commercial installations.

For a buyer evaluating full-size grid-tied solar panels in 2025, AKCOME is the only realistic candidate between these two brands, given that MWG appears to serve a different and much smaller-scale market segment. That said, AKCOME's lapsed Tier 1 status and below-average bankability score mean buyers should verify current warranty backstop arrangements and seriously weigh higher-rated alternatives before committing to a large installation.

Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-09

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Something missing from a catalogue? Both lists are built from the datasheets in the database. If a model is absent, it has not been ingested yet.

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Comparisons are computed from manufacturer datasheets held in the ComparePV database and may not reflect a brand's complete current lineup. Nothing on this page is paid placement.