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AU Optronics vs Luxor Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison

AU Optronics
Taiwan Founded 1996 Tier 1
Read the AU Optronics review
VS
Luxor Solar
Germany Founded 2007
Read the Luxor Solar review
At a glance

Luxor Solar has the broader catalog (121 vs 1 models). Luxor Solar leads on peak efficiency at 24.12%. Luxor Solar 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
1 121
Highest power
170 Wp 720 Wp
Best efficiency
16.0% 24.1%
Average efficiency
16.0% 22.2%
Bifacial share
0% 69%
Average warranty
- 28 yrs
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
AU Optronics

AU Optronics (AUO) is a technology-driven company based in Taiwan, specializing in optoelectronics and display solutions. They deliver products and services that advance innovation in areas like display technology, system solutions, industrial intelligence, healthcare, and energy. AUO operates globally across Asia...

Founded
1996
Headquarters
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Employees
41000+
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
Luxor Solar
Founded
2007
Headquarters
Stuttgart, Germany
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric AU Optronics Luxor Solar
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 1 121+120
Max Power 170 W 720 W+550 W
Avg Power 170 W 509 W+339 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency 16.00% 24.12%+8.12 pp
Avg Efficiency 16.00% 22.19%+6.19 pp
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient -0.438%/°C -0.301%/°C+0.137
Bifacial Share 0 (0%) 83 (69%)+69 pp
Avg Warranty - 28.0 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

Luxor Solar skews to higher efficiency: 17% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

Luxor Solar offers more 600W+ panels (29% of lineup)

AU Optronics cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture
Luxor Solar cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>HJT</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.