CSUN vs AEET - solar panel manufacturer comparison

CSUN

China Founded 2004 Tier 1

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AEET

Headquarters not published

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At a glance

CSUN has the broader catalog (35 vs 5 models). CSUN leads on peak efficiency at 21.60%.

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

35 5

Highest power

670 Wp 200 Wp

Best efficiency

21.6% 15.7%

Average efficiency

20.2% 14.9%

Bifacial share

0% 0%

Average warranty

25 yrs 25 yrs

The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures

CSUN

China Sunergy (CSUN) is a Chinese manufacturer of solar cells and photovoltaic modules headquartered in Nanjing, Jiangsu. The company produces high-efficiency mono- and multicrystalline solar cells and modules from production facilities in China and, historically, Turkey. It was formerly listed on NASDAQ and was...

Founded: 2004
Headquarters: Nanjing, China
Annual capacity: 2-3 GW/year
Employees: 1000-5000
Tier 1 bankable: Yes

All CSUN panels Manufacturer site

AEET

All AEET panels

Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database

Metric CSUN AEET

Catalog & Power

Panel Models 35+30 5

Max Power 670 W+470 W 200 W

Avg Power 478 W+288 W 190 W

Efficiency

Max Efficiency 21.60%+5.90 pp 15.70%

Avg Efficiency 20.15%+5.25 pp 14.90%

Reliability & Warranty

Avg Temp Coefficient -0.366%/°C -

Bifacial Share 0 (0%) 0 (0%)

Avg Warranty 25.0 yrs 25.0 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.

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

CSUN offers more 600W+ panels (20% of lineup)

CSUN cell technology

Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>PERC</strong> (94%)

AEET cell technology

Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>PERC</strong> (100%)

The flagships

Highest-power models from each brand

CSUN all models

1 CSUN670-132MMonocrystalline 670 Wp 21.6% -0.350 2 CSUN665-132MMonocrystalline 665 Wp 21.4% -0.350 3 CSUN660-132MMonocrystalline 660 Wp 21.2% -0.350 4 CSUN655-132MMonocrystalline 655 Wp 21.1% -0.350 5 CSUN650-132MMonocrystalline 650 Wp 20.9% -0.350 6 CSUN645-132MMonocrystalline 645 Wp 20.8% -0.350 7 CSUN600-156MMonocrystalline 600 Wp 21.4% -0.360 8 CSUN595-156MMonocrystalline 595 Wp 21.2% -0.360 9 CSUN590-156MMonocrystalline 590 Wp 21.1% -0.360 10 CSUN585-156MMonocrystalline 585 Wp 20.9% -0.360

AEET all models

1 SE200M(24)FMonocrystalline 200 Wp 15.7% - 2 SE195M(24)FMonocrystalline 195 Wp 15.3% - 3 SE190M(24)FMonocrystalline 190 Wp 14.9% - 4 SE185M(24)FMonocrystalline 185 Wp 14.5% - 5 SE180M(24)FMonocrystalline 180 Wp 14.1% -

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