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Astronergy vs Sunlike Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison

Astronergy
China Founded 2006 Tier 1
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Sunlike Solar
China Founded 2010
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At a glance

Astronergy has the broader catalog (150 vs 135 models). Astronergy leads on peak efficiency at 24.80%. 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.

Panel models
150 135
Highest power
735 Wp 675 Wp
Best efficiency
24.8% 23.5%
Average efficiency
22.7% 21.2%
Bifacial share
69% 42%
Average warranty
30 yrs 27 yrs
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
Astronergy

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
Sunlike Solar

Sunlike Solar Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise specializing in researching, developing, designing, and producing new energy and renewable energy products. They offer various high-efficiency monocrystalline and polycrystalline solar cells and solar modules ranging from 200W to 750W. Their production capacity has...

Founded
2010
Headquarters
Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Annual capacity
2 GW/year
Employees
300
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric Astronergy Sunlike Solar
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 150+15 135
Max Power 735 W+60 W 675 W
Avg Power 540 W+47 W 493 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency 24.80%+1.28 pp 23.52%
Avg Efficiency 22.71%+1.51 pp 21.19%
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient -0.293%/°C+0.035 -0.328%/°C
Bifacial Share 104 (69%)+27 pp 57 (42%)
Avg Warranty 29.6 yrs+2.4 yr 27.2 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

Astronergy skews to higher efficiency: 39% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

Astronergy offers more 600W+ panels (40% of lineup)

Astronergy cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (89%)

Sunlike Solar cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>PERC</strong> (38%)

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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.