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ARTsolar vs WINAICO - solar panel manufacturer comparison

ARTsolar
South Africa Founded 2010
Read the ARTsolar review
VS
WINAICO
Taiwan Founded 2003 Tier 1
Read the WINAICO review
At a glance

WINAICO has the broader catalog (44 vs 0 models). WINAICO leans bifacial (77% 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 44
Highest power
0 Wp 675 Wp
Best efficiency
- 25.0%
Average efficiency
- 23.0%
Bifacial share
0% 77%
Average warranty
- 29 yrs
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The two companies

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

WINAICO is a Taiwanese manufacturer of high-performance crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules, operating as an independent subsidiary of Win Win Precision Technology. The company focuses on premium-quality solar panels backed by long warranty periods and has built a strong reputation in markets such as Germany...

Founded
2003
Headquarters
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Annual capacity
0.1-1 GW/year
Employees
100-500
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric ARTsolar WINAICO
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 0 44+44
Max Power 0 W 675 W+675 W
Avg Power 0 W 491 W+491 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency - 25.00%
Avg Efficiency - 22.99%
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient - -0.284%/°C
Bifacial Share 0 (0%) 34 (77%)+77 pp
Avg Warranty - 28.9 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

WINAICO skews to higher efficiency: 59% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

WINAICO offers more 600W+ panels (11% of lineup)

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

Dominant cell tech: Back Contact (41%)

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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.

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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.