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ASM vs Resun Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison

ASM
Australia Founded 2009
Read the ASM review
VS
Resun Solar
China Founded 2007
Read the Resun Solar review
At a glance

Resun Solar has the broader catalog (236 vs 1 models). Resun Solar leads on peak efficiency at 23.66%. Resun Solar leans bifacial (31% 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
1 236
Highest power
170 Wp 735 Wp
Best efficiency
16.0% 23.7%
Average efficiency
16.0% 21.5%
Bifacial share
0% 31%
Average warranty
- 30 yrs
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
ASM

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
Resun Solar

Resun Solar Energy Co., Ltd. specializes in developing and manufacturing high-quality, cost-effective photovoltaic solar modules. With factories accredited by ISO9001 & 14001, their panels are certified by TUV, IEC61215, IEC61730, and other international quality systems. The company's sales network spans over 80...

Founded
2007
Headquarters
Suzhou, China
Annual capacity
1 GW/year
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric ASM Resun Solar
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 1 236+235
Max Power 170 W 735 W+565 W
Avg Power 170 W 510 W+340 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency 16.00% 23.66%+7.66 pp
Avg Efficiency 16.00% 21.52%+5.52 pp
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient -0.438%/°C -0.318%/°C+0.120
Bifacial Share 0 (0%) 73 (31%)+31 pp
Avg Warranty - 30.0 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

Resun Solar skews to higher efficiency: 7% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

Resun Solar offers more 600W+ panels (29% of lineup)

ASM cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture
Resun Solar cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (66%)

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The flagships

Highest-power models from each brand
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Written summary

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ASM, as a solar panel manufacturer, returned limited and ambiguous results in publicly available industry sources. Searches surfaced primarily an Australian solar installation and service company trading under that name, with no identifiable module manufacturer carrying confirmed production figures, a BloombergNEF Tier 1 designation, or a traceable international supply record. Resun Solar Energy Co., Ltd. is a documented Chinese manufacturer founded in 2005, reporting production capacity of around 1 GW per year, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 factory accreditations, and a distribution network spanning more than 80 countries. Resun has also served as a qualified panel supplier on World Bank-financed projects across Europe, Australia, and Africa. On institutional presence, Resun is the more verifiable of the two brands.

Resun's catalog spans roughly 420 W to 590 W, covering residential rooftops through mid-scale commercial and ground-mount applications. The company has adopted TOPCon cell technology across part of its lineup, which offers an efficiency and temperature-coefficient advantage over legacy PERC architecture. Modules carry TUV, IEC 61215, and IEC 61730 certifications and have been declared PID-free by PI Berlin lab. ASM's product families could not be confirmed from credible third-party sources; no independent test data or installer reviews for a panel manufacturer specifically under this brand name were found.

For a typical 2025 buyer, Resun Solar is the clearer default between these two. Documented certifications, an international project track record, and a reported 1 GW-scale manufacturing base provide a reasonable confidence floor. ASM, as a panel brand, lacks the public-domain evidence needed for a confident recommendation; any buyer receiving an ASM-branded panel offer should verify the precise legal entity and manufacturing origin before contracting.

Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-29

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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.

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.