ASM vs Emona Connect - solar panel manufacturer comparison
ASM has the broader catalog (1 vs 0 models).
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.
The two companies
Australian Solar Manufacturing (ASM) is a small Australian solar panel assembler that produces crystalline monocrystalline modules domestically using components sourced from Germany, Japan, the USA, and China. The company focuses on providing locally assembled PV modules tailored to Australian conditions, supporting...
- Founded
- 2009
- Headquarters
- Hallam, Victoria, Australia
- Employees
- 1-10
Emona Connect is a French company that specializes in providing solutions to replace old solar PV panels with similar ones. They operate in the niche segment of supplying custom-made PV modules for replacement or spare stocks. The company supports solar asset managers, O&M companies, and plant operators, offering...
- Headquarters
- Biarritz, France
Catalogue against catalogue
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.
What each of them builds
The flagships
Written summary
ASM (Australian Solar Manufacturing) and Emona Connect occupy very different corners of the solar supply chain, though both sit well outside the mainstream of high-volume panel manufacturing. ASM is a small Australian operation founded in 2009, headquartered in Victoria, with a headcount of under ten people. Rather than fabricating photovoltaic cells, the company assembles panels domestically using imported components. It holds no Tier 1 bankability status and carries no stock exchange listing, meaning project finance lenders will typically not accept it as an approved supplier without additional due diligence. Emona Connect is a French firm that has carved out an even more specialised niche: it designs and supplies custom-made replacement panels, primarily to solar asset managers, O&M contractors, and plant operators managing aging European installations. It too is unlisted and unrated by major bankability indices, leaving both companies in similar institutional standing - that is, effectively off the radar of large-scale project finance.
The two portfolios reflect their respective niches sharply. ASM currently has no panels catalogued with power or efficiency data, making any technical comparison one-sided by necessity. Emona Connect lists a single product rated at 215 Wp using 100% PERC cell technology, with no bifacial offering, and backs it with a 30-year warranty - a notably long coverage term for a company of its size. At 215 Wp, the panel targets the replacement market explicitly: it is undersized by modern standards (leading products now exceed 600 Wp), but intentionally so, since its purpose is dimensional and electrical compatibility with older plant layouts rather than peak-power density. Neither lineup is suited for utility-scale ground mounts or competitive new-build residential installs.
For a buyer in 2025, neither manufacturer represents a default choice for a standard installation. Emona Connect has a clear, defensible use case - sourcing a like-for-like replacement panel for a legacy European plant where standard 400-plus Wp modules cannot fit - and its long warranty is a genuine advantage in that context. ASM, without a published panel portfolio, cannot be meaningfully evaluated on product terms and is more relevant as a local-assembly partner within Australia than as a panel brand. A buyer with a conventional new rooftop or ground-mount project should look to Tier 1-listed manufacturers for bankability and supply continuity.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-05-11
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