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AU Optronics vs Tescom Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison

AU Optronics
Taiwan Founded 1996 Tier 1
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Tescom Solar
Turkey Founded 1980
Read the Tescom Solar review
At a glance

Tescom Solar leads on peak efficiency at 16.77%.

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 1
Highest power
170 Wp 275 Wp
Best efficiency
16.0% 16.8%
Average efficiency
16.0% 16.8%
Bifacial share
0% 0%
Average warranty
- -
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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
Tescom Solar

TESCOM A.Ş. was established in Izmir to operate in the field of power electronics based on the uninterrupted energy needs of Turkish industry. The company started its operations in 1980 to produce inverters and electronic control devices. Tescom Solar helps maximize the efficiency of solar power plants and reduce...

Founded
1980
Headquarters
Izmir, Turkey
Employees
51-200
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric AU Optronics Tescom Solar
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 1 1
Max Power 170 W 275 W+105 W
Avg Power 170 W 275 W+105 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency 16.00% 16.77%+0.77 pp
Avg Efficiency 16.00% 16.77%+0.77 pp
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient -0.438%/°C+0.002 -0.440%/°C
Bifacial Share 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Avg Warranty - -

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
Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band
AU Optronics cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture
Tescom Solar cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture
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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.

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.