Exiom vs A.B. Energy - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Exiom has the broader catalog (39 vs 0 models). Exiom leans bifacial (59% 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
Exiom is a European solar module manufacturer with production facilities in Spain. The company focuses on producing high-quality photovoltaic modules for the European market, emphasizing local manufacturing and short supply chains.
- Founded
- 2019
- Headquarters
- Barcelona, Spain
- Annual capacity
- 0.5 GW/year
- Employees
- 100
ABO Energy is a renewable energy company that develops and constructs renewable energy projects, focusing on wind, solar, and storage facilities. They offer turnkey solutions and have connected several gigawatts of nominal output to the grid. The company is active internationally and is committed to driving the energy...
- Founded
- 1996
- Headquarters
- Wiesbaden, Germany
- Employees
- 1,400
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
Exiom skews to higher efficiency: 13% of lineup is 23%+
Exiom offers more 600W+ panels (5% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>PERC</strong> (69%)
The flagships
Written summary
A.B. Energy srls is a small Italian-based solar components reseller rather than a panel manufacturer in the conventional sense. Based on available information, the company acts as a distributor of third-party brands - including REC, JA Solar, Trina, and LONGi - rather than producing modules under its own name. No Tier 1 or BloombergNEF bankability listing could be found for A.B. Energy, and no independent production capacity figure is on record. Exiom Solution S.A., by contrast, is a genuine module manufacturer headquartered in Asturias, Spain, with roots going back to the early 2000s as one of the few Western European companies to vertically integrate cell-to-module production. Exiom achieved a Bloomberg NEF Tier 1 rating - confirming bankability for project financing - and operates roughly 2.7 GW of manufacturing capacity in China alongside a 500 MW TOPCon assembly plant it opened in Langreo, Spain, in partnership with Iberdrola. On institutional footprint, Exiom is the stronger and more clearly defined industrial entity.
Exiom's own product catalog spans modules from around 140 W to over 700 W, covering residential rooftops, commercial flat roofs, and utility-scale ground mounts. The China lines have historically leaned on PERC technology, while the new Langreo facility is dedicated to n-type TOPCon modules - a higher-efficiency cell architecture increasingly favored in European utility and commercial projects. Its Iberdrola partnership gives the brand additional credibility for large-scale procurement in the Iberian and broader EU markets. A.B. Energy, as a reseller, does not maintain a proprietary product family; buyers purchasing through it are ultimately acquiring panels from whichever third-party manufacturer A.B. Energy sources from at a given time.
For a typical buyer in 2025 evaluating these two names side by side, Exiom is the clearer choice as a manufacturer with traceable production capacity, a confirmed Tier 1 bankability rating, and an expanding European industrial presence. A.B. Energy may serve as a convenient local reseller for customers in Italy, but it does not offer the same warranty backstop, product consistency, or institutional track record that a dedicated manufacturer provides.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-02
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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.