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ASM vs Sun Earth - solar panel manufacturer comparison

ASM
Australia Founded 2009
Read the ASM review
VS
Sun Earth
Headquarters not published
Read the Sun Earth review
At a glance

Sun Earth has the broader catalog (60 vs 1 models). Sun Earth leads on peak efficiency at 23.80%. Sun Earth leans bifacial (63% 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 60
Highest power
170 Wp 610 Wp
Best efficiency
16.0% 23.8%
Average efficiency
16.0% 22.4%
Bifacial share
0% 63%
Average warranty
- 31 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
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric ASM Sun Earth
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 1 60+59
Max Power 170 W 610 W+440 W
Avg Power 170 W 510 W+340 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency 16.00% 23.80%+7.80 pp
Avg Efficiency 16.00% 22.42%+6.42 pp
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient -0.438%/°C -0.294%/°C+0.144
Bifacial Share 0 (0%) 38 (63%)+63 pp
Avg Warranty - 30.9 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

Sun Earth skews to higher efficiency: 37% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

Sun Earth offers more 600W+ panels (7% of lineup)

ASM cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture
Sun Earth cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (82%)

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The flagships

Highest-power models from each brand
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Written summary

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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.

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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.