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AKCOME vs Renewsys - solar panel manufacturer comparison

AKCOME
China Founded 2003
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Renewsys
India Founded 2011 Tier 1
Read the Renewsys review
At a glance

Renewsys has the broader catalog (45 vs 3 models). Renewsys leads on peak efficiency at 23.64%.

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 45
Highest power
700 Wp 650 Wp
Best efficiency
22.5% 23.6%
Average efficiency
21.6% 22.6%
Bifacial share
100% 100%
Average warranty
30 yrs 30 yrs
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The two companies

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

RenewSys is the first integrated manufacturer of Solar PV Modules and its key components - Encapsulants, Backsheets, and Solar PV Cells. Established in 2012, RenewSys is the renewable energy arm of the ENPEE Group, a diversified global conglomerate. They have manufacturing facilities in Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

Founded
2011
Headquarters
Mumbai, India
Annual capacity
2.5 GW/year
Employees
1,071
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric AKCOME Renewsys
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 3 45+42
Max Power 700 W+50 W 650 W
Avg Power 672 W+130 W 542 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency 22.54% 23.64%+1.10 pp
Avg Efficiency 21.63% 22.57%+0.94 pp
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient -0.240%/°C+0.054 -0.294%/°C
Bifacial Share 3 (100%) 45 (100%)
Avg Warranty 30.0 yrs 30.0 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

Renewsys skews to higher efficiency: 24% of lineup is 23%+

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%)

Renewsys cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

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

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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 as part of China's rapid new-energy sector build-out. The company holds BloombergNEF Tier 1 bankability status and reports a current annual module capacity of approximately 3.8 GW. Renewsys is the solar arm of India's ENPEE Group, operating integrated manufacturing plants in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Maharashtra; it has similarly achieved Tier 1 recognition and is working toward a 5.5 GW module capacity, though its MNRE-provisionally-enlisted annual output as of early 2025 stands at around 1 GW. AKCOME's longer international market history and larger current production scale give it a stronger institutional footprint across export markets.

On the product side, AKCOME has built a clear identity around HJT (heterojunction) cell technology, offering large-format modules in the 655 W-700 W range with bifaciality confirmed at around 90% - well suited to utility-scale and commercial ground-mount installations where rear-side gain is valued. Renewsys is making a deliberate pivot into TOPCon: the company has launched n-type TOPCon modules rated up to 650 Wp with front-side efficiency reaching 23.30%, and in November 2025 it unveiled domestically manufactured DCR-compliant TOPCon cells targeting India's government procurement tenders. Its in-house production of encapsulants and backsheets adds a degree of vertical integration uncommon outside China.

For most buyers outside India, AKCOME is the more accessible option given its established distributor network, proven HJT lineup, and wider geographic reach. For projects inside India - particularly those requiring Domestic Content Requirement compliance for government tender eligibility - Renewsys is the natural and increasingly bankable choice. In practice the two brands serve largely non-overlapping markets, so a direct head-to-head comparison rarely applies to a single buying decision.

Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-19

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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.