ASM vs FuturaSun - solar panel manufacturer comparison
FuturaSun has the broader catalog (36 vs 1 models). FuturaSun leads on peak efficiency at 23.18%. FuturaSun leans bifacial (36% 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.
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
FuturaSun is an Italian manufacturer of high-performance photovoltaic modules, founded in 2008 in Veneto, the heart of Italy's PV industry. The company distributes solar panels in more than 70 countries and operates production facilities in Taizhou, Asia, with a capacity of around 1 GW/year. FuturaSun is a privately...
- Founded
- 2008
- Headquarters
- Cittadella, Italy
- Annual capacity
- 1 GW/year
- Employees
- 10-50
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
FuturaSun skews to higher efficiency: 6% of lineup is 23%+
FuturaSun offers more 600W+ panels (8% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (50%)
The flagships
Written summary
ASM, trading as Australian Solar Manufacturing, is a small Victorian assembler founded in 2009 and based in Hallam, Australia. The company sources cells and components from Germany, Japan, the United States, and China, then assembles them domestically for the Australian market. No BloombergNEF Tier 1 listing was found for ASM, and no publicly disclosed production volume in the gigawatt range is available. FuturaSun, by contrast, is an Italian manufacturer founded in 2008 and headquartered in Cittadella, Veneto. It reports a module production capacity of around 500 MW per year, operates in more than 70 countries, and has secured EU Innovation Fund backing for a planned 1.4 GW module factory in Italy - with a separate 10 GW cell plant under development in China announced in 2023-2024. No confirmed BNEF Tier 1 entry was identified for FuturaSun in available sources either, but its multi-country project volume and institutional financing give it a considerably stronger global footprint than ASM.
ASM's catalog centers on legacy monocrystalline modules in the 170-200 Wp range, products consistent with small residential rooftop and light commercial installations, and its commercial reach is effectively limited to Australia. FuturaSun offers a broader and more current lineup anchored in n-type TOPCon cell technology. Its Silk Nova series stretches from standard residential formats to a 720 W glass-glass configuration, while the Silk Rhino variant targets harsh-climate deployments with class-5 hailstorm certification. A 390 W aesthetic panel released in April 2025 further extends the range into the building-integrated residential segment, positioning FuturaSun across residential, commercial, and light utility-scale use cases.
For most buyers in 2025, FuturaSun is the more defensible choice. Access to current n-type TOPCon technology, international distribution, and EU institutional backing represent a substantially more future-proof proposition than ASM's regionally constrained, lower-wattage lineup. ASM may still appeal to Australian buyers who prioritize domestic assembly, but the two brands are not meaningfully interchangeable on technical or commercial grounds.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-10
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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.