Astronergy vs Hanersun - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Hanersun has the broader catalog (254 vs 150 models). Astronergy leans bifacial (69% 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
Astronergy is a global manufacturer and supplier of solar modules, and a subsidiary of Chint Group, one of the world's leading providers of smart energy solutions. The company focuses on the R&D, production, and sales of high-efficiency crystalline silicon PV cells and PV modules. Astronergy has established...
- Founded
- 2006
- Headquarters
- Hangzhou, China
- Annual capacity
- 76+ GW/year
- Employees
- 12000+
- 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
Astronergy skews to higher efficiency: 39% of lineup is 23%+
Astronergy offers more 600W+ panels (40% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (89%)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (67%)
The flagships
Written summary
Astronergy is a Chinese module manufacturer founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of Chint Group, headquartered in Hangzhou. It holds Tier 1 status recognized by S&P Global among others, ranks near the top of BloombergNEF's bankability list, and by mid-2025 reported roughly 56 GW of annual production capacity with cumulative shipments exceeding 150 GW. Hanersun is a considerably younger company, founded in 2015 in Nanjing and now active in over 100 countries; it too carries BNEF Tier 1 status and was named a Top Performer in Kiwa PVEL's PV Module Reliability Scorecard, but operates at a much smaller scale, with cumulative shipments estimated at over 16 GW by the end of 2025. On institutional backing and manufacturing scale, Astronergy - supported by a large parent industrial group - has the clearly stronger footprint.
Both brands currently center their lineups on n-type TOPCon cells. Astronergy was an early mover in mass-producing this technology and offers its flagship ASTRO series (N5, N7, N8) in bifacial and monofacial formats, sold across residential, commercial and utility-scale projects in more than 140 countries. Hanersun likewise builds its TOPCon range around the Hitouch series, with modules rated up to roughly 700 W, and has additionally pushed into All Back Contact technology with its Hitouch 5A series, reaching up to 600 W and about 23.2 percent efficiency, aimed mainly at rooftop residential and commercial installations.
For a typical international buyer, Astronergy is the safer default choice given its longer track record, larger production base and stronger parent-company backing, which generally makes project financing easier. Hanersun is not far behind on technical quality and reliability certification, though, and its ABC modules can be an attractive option for rooftop installations where compact high efficiency matters most; for smaller projects the two brands can reasonably be treated as close alternatives.
Generated by Claude Sonnet 5 · 2026-08-16
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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.