Astronergy vs Luxen Solar Energy - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Luxen Solar Energy has the broader catalog (151 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
Luxen Solar is a global company dedicated to the production and sales of high-power, low-attenuation solar photovoltaic modules. The company was founded in Spain and has since established manufacturing facilities and branches in various countries. Luxen is recognized as a Tier 1 manufacturer by BloombergNEF and is...
- Founded
- 2005
- Headquarters
- Suzhou, China
- Annual capacity
- 3 GW/year
- Employees
- 500+
- 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%+
Luxen Solar Energy offers more 600W+ panels (43% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: TOPCon (89%)
Dominant cell tech: N-type (81%)
The flagships
Written summary
Astronergy, operating under China's CHINT Group, was founded in 2006 and runs manufacturing bases across Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Gansu, Jilin, Anhui, Ningxia and Thailand. It holds BloombergNEF Tier 1 status with a reported annual production capacity of around 56 GW, placing it among the larger global module makers. Luxen Solar Energy, by contrast, originated in Spain in 2005 and only opened its own factory in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China in 2011; it also carries Tier 1 status from BloombergNEF, but its production capacity sits at roughly 3 GW, with stated plans to scale toward 10 GW. On institutional footprint and manufacturing scale, Astronergy is clearly the heavier-weight player of the two.
Astronergy's current lineup centers on n-type TOPCon technology under its Astro N series, spanning bifacial and monofacial modules for residential rooftops, commercial and industrial sites, and large ground-mount utility projects; its Astro N8 Pro module reaches up to 825 W and 24.5% efficiency, and independent pv magazine testing has confirmed low first-year degradation (0.66%). Luxen Solar Energy covers a broader but less publicly documented range aimed mainly at residential, commercial and industrial customers, with a smaller footprint in large bank-financed utility-scale projects.
For a typical buyer, whether residential or commercial, Astronergy is the safer default given its documented production scale, a track record of independent third-party testing, and the financial backing of CHINT Group. Luxen remains a credible Tier 1 supplier, but its smaller scale and thinner independent testing record make it more of a niche option than a direct equal to Astronergy.
Generated by Claude Sonnet 5 · 2026-10-03
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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.