ASM vs Yingli - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Yingli has the broader catalog (196 vs 1 models). Yingli leads on peak efficiency at 24.10%. Yingli leans bifacial (57% 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
Yingli Solar, also known as Yingli Green Energy, is a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated PV manufacturers. The company develops, manufactures, and sells PV modules to a wide range of markets. Yingli's mission is to provide affordable green energy for all.
- Founded
- 1998
- Headquarters
- Baoding, Hebei, China
- Annual capacity
- 2.45 GW/year
- Employees
- 9000+
- Listed
- OTC Pink: YGEHY
- 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
Yingli skews to higher efficiency: 21% of lineup is 23%+
Yingli offers more 600W+ panels (37% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>PERC</strong> (32%)
The flagships
Written summary
Yingli is a Chinese solar panel manufacturer headquartered in Baoding, Hebei Province, founded in 1998. It regained BloombergNEF Tier 1 bankability status in 2022 and has since expanded to approximately 30 GW of annual production capacity, shipping around 25 GW per year to more than 90 countries. ASM, by contrast, could not be confirmed through available industry sources as a finished solar module manufacturer with an established Tier 1 rating or a traceable global production footprint. The closest match surfaced in searches is "ASM Alternative Energy," an equipment-and-metallization brand under ASM Pacific Technology that debuted at SNEC 2015 - a solar manufacturing technology supplier rather than a panel brand in the conventional sense. On institutional footprint, Yingli has a substantially stronger and more verifiable standing.
Yingli's current product lineup spans two main series: the YLM range, which targets commercial and residential rooftop applications, and the Panda bifacial line, aimed at higher-performance and utility-scale ground-mount projects. The Panda 3.0 Pro has been confirmed to use TOPCon cell architecture, while the broader YLM range covers PERC-based modules, giving buyers a spread from budget-conscious commercial to efficiency-focused utility use cases. The company's 2025 modules are reported with efficiency ratings between roughly 19% and 22.8%. For ASM as a panel brand, no independently verified product families, cell technology mix, or application-specific positioning could be confirmed through public industry databases or editorial sources.
For a typical buyer in 2025, Yingli presents a credible option - a bankable, large-scale manufacturer with confirmed Tier 1 status, a multi-technology catalog, and standard 12-year product and 25-year linear power warranties. ASM's identity as a solar panel brand is insufficiently documented in public industry sources to support a direct recommendation, and buyers should independently verify its bankability, product certifications, and warranty backing with a distributor before committing.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-13
Other brand comparisons
Shop prices: See 7 Yingli offers
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.