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ARTsolar vs PVolution - solar panel manufacturer comparison

ARTsolar
South Africa Founded 2010
Read the ARTsolar review
VS
PVolution
Germany
Read the PVolution review
At a glance

PVolution has the broader catalog (60 vs 0 models). PVolution leans bifacial (92% 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
0 60
Highest power
0 Wp 720 Wp
Best efficiency
- 24.3%
Average efficiency
- 21.6%
Bifacial share
0% 92%
Average warranty
- 30 yrs
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
ARTsolar
Founded
2010
Headquarters
Durban, South Africa
PVolution

PVolution GmbH is a small German company specializing in the manufacturing of high-quality photovoltaic modules with customized solutions for individual customer needs. Based in Grünwald near Munich, the company focuses on efficiency, durability, and sustainability, using certified materials and components. It...

Headquarters
Grünwald, Germany
Employees
2-10
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric ARTsolar PVolution
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 0 60+60
Max Power 0 W 720 W+720 W
Avg Power 0 W 506 W+506 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency - 24.30%
Avg Efficiency - 21.62%
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient - -0.285%/°C
Bifacial Share 0 (0%) 55 (92%)+92 pp
Avg Warranty - 29.6 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

PVolution skews to higher efficiency: 33% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

PVolution offers more 600W+ panels (27% of lineup)

ARTsolar cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture
PVolution cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (60%)

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The flagships

Highest-power models from each brand
ARTsolar all models
No panels from this manufacturer are in the database yet.
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Written summary

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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.

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.