ASM vs Meyer Burger - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Meyer Burger has the broader catalog (24 vs 1 models). Meyer Burger leads on peak efficiency at 21.80%. Meyer Burger leans bifacial (58% 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
- Founded
- 1953
- Headquarters
- Thun, Switzerland
- Listed
- SIX: MBTN
- Tier 1 bankable
- Yes
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
Dominant cell tech: <strong>HJT</strong> (100%)
The flagships
Written summary
ASM, which stands for Australian Solar Manufacturing Pty Ltd, is a small privately held company founded in 2009 and headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. Rather than fabricating photovoltaic cells itself, ASM assembles modules domestically from imported components sourced from Germany, Japan, the United States, and Asia. With a reported headcount in the single digits, it has no confirmed Tier 1 or BloombergNEF bankability listing and operates at a fraction of a gigawatt annually. Meyer Burger Technology AG is a Swiss-origin manufacturer that built its reputation around premium Heterojunction Technology (HJT) cells, earning Top Performer status in KIWA PVEL reliability testing and operating gigawatt-scale factories in Germany and Arizona at its peak. On institutional footprint, Meyer Burger was incomparably larger - though that advantage has been overtaken by events.
Meyer Burger's product line targeted premium residential and commercial rooftop segments, with HJT panels rated at roughly 20-22% efficiency, a claimed annual degradation of only 0.25%, and product warranties of 25 to 30 years. ASM historically offered monocrystalline modules in the 170-200 W range suited to small residential and off-grid installations in the Australian market, with no confirmed cell-technology differentiation beyond standard crystalline silicon. Neither brand competes in utility-scale ground mounts with meaningful global volume.
For a buyer weighing these two brands in mid-2025, the picture is complicated. Meyer Burger filed for insolvency in Germany in May 2025, shuttered its Arizona factory the same month with 282 redundancies, and its US entities filed for Chapter 11 in June 2025 - with assets subsequently sold to Waaree Solar Americas. Existing warranties are therefore at serious risk. ASM remains operational but is an extremely niche assembler with limited scale and no international bankability track record. Neither brand represents a safe default purchase for most buyers today; a mainstream Tier 1 alternative should be strongly considered.
- Meyer Burger files for insolvency, lays off over 900 workers
- Meyer Burger US solar factory closes, Chapter 11 filed
- Meyer Burger unlikely to survive under provisional debt moratorium
- Australian Solar Manufacturing (ASM) - ENF Solar company profile
- Meyer Burger Solar Panels - Complete 2025 Review and Buyer's Guide
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-18
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