Hanersun vs Luxen Solar Energy - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Hanersun has the broader catalog (254 vs 151 models).
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
Luxen Solar is a global company dedicated to the production and sales of high-power, low-attenuation solar photovoltaic modules. The company was founded in Spain and has since established manufacturing facilities and branches in various countries. Luxen is recognized as a Tier 1 manufacturer by BloombergNEF and is...
- Founded
- 2005
- Headquarters
- Suzhou, China
- Annual capacity
- 3 GW/year
- Employees
- 500+
- Tier 1 bankable
- Yes
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
Hanersun skews to higher efficiency: 22% of lineup is 23%+
Luxen Solar Energy offers more 600W+ panels (43% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: TOPCon (69%)
Dominant cell tech: N-type (81%)
The flagships
Written summary
Hanersun is a Chinese solar module manufacturer headquartered in Nanjing, founded in 2015. It gained BloombergNEF Tier 1 bankability status (confirmed as of Q2 2023) largely on the strength of being an early mover in 600 W+ and 700 W+ high-power module formats, and it currently runs an annual production capacity of roughly 5 GW, with cumulative shipments surpassing 16 GW by the end of 2025. Luxen Solar Energy has a longer corporate history, having been founded in Spain in 2005, opening its own manufacturing facility in China in 2011, and maintaining an operational European headquarters in Vienna; it has also held BloombergNEF Tier 1 status since 2022 and appears among PV Tech's most bankable manufacturers, with capacity expanding from around 3 GW toward a stated 10 GW target by 2026. On institutional footprint and regional presence, Luxen currently has a somewhat broader base, particularly for buyers in Europe.
Both brands center their current lineups on N-type TOPCon bifacial cell technology, though each markets it under its own branding - Hanersun through its HItouch5N and HItouch6N series, and Luxen through its N5 (182 mm) and N6 (210 mm) series built on LECO N-TOPCon cells. Product ranges from both companies span residential rooftop installations, commercial and industrial (C&I) roofs, and utility-scale ground-mount projects, making either brand a viable fit across the typical range of buyer segments international installers and developers serve.
For a typical buyer, the two manufacturers are largely interchangeable on core technology and target applications, so the decision will often hinge on local distributor availability, pricing, and warranty terms rather than fundamental product differentiation. Luxen may offer slightly more reassurance to European buyers given its longer regional track record and Vienna operational base, while Hanersun stands out for having moved quickly into high-wattage module formats since its founding.
Generated by Claude Sonnet 5 · 2026-08-22
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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.