ASM vs Q-SUN Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Q-SUN Solar has the broader catalog (111 vs 1 models). Q-SUN Solar leads on peak efficiency at 23.70%. Q-SUN Solar leans bifacial (68% 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
Qn-SOLAR officially launched its global PV business in 2022. The company is headquartered in Shanghai, China, and has four manufacturing bases in China. As a professional and integrated company, Qn-SOLAR operates in various fields of PV upstream and downstream, achieving an annual production capacity of 20GW PV cells...
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- China
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
Q-SUN Solar skews to higher efficiency: 11% of lineup is 23%+
Q-SUN Solar offers more 600W+ panels (30% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>N-type</strong> (42%)
The flagships
Written summary
ASM does not surface as a standalone solar-panel manufacturer in any major industry database, tier-1 list, or trade-press source. The initials appear in product catalogs only as a module-series prefix associated with Adani Solar's PERC line, but no independent company trading under the brand name ASM could be confirmed. For that reason, a full head-to-head comparison is not possible, and the profile below concentrates on what research could verify.
Q-SUN Solar is a Chinese manufacturer founded in 2014, headquartered in Chuzhou, Anhui province, with its international marketing center in Nanjing. The company reports roughly 8 GW of annual module output across four production centers and supplies customers in more than 50 countries. Its facilities hold ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certifications, and its manufacturing processes carry TUV Germany approval under IEC standards. No confirmed placement on the BloombergNEF Tier 1 bankability list was found in current public sources, which is a meaningful gap for project-finance contexts. On institutional footprint alone, Q-SUN Solar has a clearer public record than ASM.
Q-SUN Solar's current flagship range is the Mercury Series, an N-type TOPCon line covering residential, commercial, and utility segments, with higher-wattage bifacial double-glass variants suited to ground-mount projects. The company also produces PERC modules in its older portfolio. Its claimed mass-production cell efficiency exceeds 22.5 percent for the TOPCon line, with first-year degradation below 1 percent and annual linear degradation below 0.4 percent. For a buyer in 2025, Q-SUN Solar is a credible mid-tier Chinese supplier with verifiable certifications and a sizable production base, but the absence of a confirmed Tier 1 rating means additional due diligence is warranted before committing to large financed installations. ASM cannot be recommended or assessed without a verifiable brand identity.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-14
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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.