Gokin vs IBC Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison

Gokin

Headquarters not published

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IBC Solar

Germany Founded 1982

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At a glance

Gokin has the broader catalog (44 vs 33 models). Gokin leads on peak efficiency at 24.50%. IBC Solar leans bifacial (45% 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

44 33

Highest power

780 Wp 720 Wp

Best efficiency

24.5% 23.2%

Average efficiency

23.6% 22.1%

Bifacial share

11% 45%

Average warranty

30 yrs 30 yrs

The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures

Gokin

All Gokin panels

IBC Solar

IBC Solar is a leading full-service provider of energy solutions and services in the field of photovoltaics and storage. The company offers complete photovoltaic systems and covers the entire product range from planning to the turnkey handover of photovoltaic systems. As a manufacturer-independent company, IBC SOLAR...

Founded: 1982
Headquarters: Bad Staffelstein, Germany
Annual capacity: 11+ GW/year
Employees: 500
Listed: NEWCONNECT: IBC

All IBC Solar panels Manufacturer site

Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database

Metric Gokin IBC Solar

Catalog & Power

Panel Models 44+11 33

Max Power 780 W+60 W 720 W

Avg Power 517 W+58 W 459 W

Efficiency

Max Efficiency 24.50%+1.32 pp 23.18%

Avg Efficiency 23.58%+1.44 pp 22.14%

Reliability & Warranty

Avg Temp Coefficient -0.260%/°C+0.049 -0.309%/°C

Bifacial Share 5 (11%) 15 (45%)+34 pp

Avg Warranty 30.0 yrs 30.0 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

Gokin skews to higher efficiency: 82% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread

Share of each catalogue in every power band

Gokin offers more 600W+ panels (11% of lineup)

Gokin cell technology

Share of their models by cell architecture

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

IBC Solar cell technology

Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (39%)

The flagships

Highest-power models from each brand

Gokin all models

1 GK-4-78HGBD-780MBIMonocrystalline 780 Wp 24.3% -0.260 2 GK-4-78HGBD-775MBIMonocrystalline 775 Wp 24.1% -0.260 3 GK-4-78HGBD-770MBIMonocrystalline 770 Wp 24.0% -0.260 4 GK-4-78HGBD-765MBIMonocrystalline 765 Wp 23.8% -0.260 5 GK-4-78HGBD-760MBIMonocrystalline 760 Wp 23.7% -0.260 6 GK-5-60HG-540MMonocrystalline 540 Wp 24.4% -0.260 7 GK-5-60HG-535MMonocrystalline 535 Wp 24.1% -0.260 8 GK-5-60HG-530MMonocrystalline 530 Wp 23.9% -0.260 9 GK-5-60HG-525MMonocrystalline 525 Wp 23.7% -0.260 10 GK-5-60HG-520MMonocrystalline 520 Wp 23.5% -0.260

IBC Solar all models

1 YH720W-33MHD/MHBIMonocrystalline 720 Wp 23.2% -0.350 2 YH715W-33MHD/MHBIMonocrystalline 715 Wp 23.0% -0.350 3 YH710W-33MHD/MHBIMonocrystalline 710 Wp 22.9% -0.350 4 YH550W-36MHMonocrystalline 550 Wp 21.3% -0.350 5 YH545W-36MHMonocrystalline 545 Wp 21.1% -0.350 6 YH540W-36MHMonocrystalline 540 Wp 20.9% -0.350 7 IBC Module White 455 MS-TA1Monocrystalline 455 Wp 22.8% -0.300 8 IBC Module Transparent 455 LS-TA2BIMonocrystalline 455 Wp 22.8% -0.290 9 IBC Module Black 455 LS-TA2BIMonocrystalline 455 Wp 22.8% -0.290 10 White 455 MS-TA1Monocrystalline 455 Wp 22.8% -0.300

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