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Hyundai vs IBC Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison

Hyundai
South Korea Founded 2004 Tier 1
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IBC Solar
Germany Founded 1982
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At a glance

Hyundai has the broader catalog (65 vs 33 models). Hyundai leads on peak efficiency at 23.40%. Hyundai leans bifacial (66% 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
65 33
Highest power
640 Wp 720 Wp
Best efficiency
23.4% 23.2%
Average efficiency
21.5% 22.1%
Bifacial share
66% 45%
Average warranty
27 yrs 30 yrs
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
Hyundai

HD Hyundai Energy Solutions is a global provider of solar cells and modules, offering solutions for residential, commercial, and utility-scale projects. They provide monofacial, bifacial, and shingled PV modules, along with inverters and various PV solutions. The company is committed to developing next-generation...

Founded
2004
Headquarters
Seongnam-si, South Korea
Annual capacity
1.35 GW/year
Employees
206
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
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
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric Hyundai IBC Solar
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 65+32 33
Max Power 640 W 720 W+80 W
Avg Power 442 W 459 W+16 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency 23.40%+0.22 pp 23.18%
Avg Efficiency 21.49% 22.14%+0.65 pp
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient -0.300%/°C+0.009 -0.309%/°C
Bifacial Share 43 (66%)+21 pp 15 (45%)
Avg Warranty 27.4 yrs 30.0 yrs+2.6 yr

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

Hyundai skews to higher efficiency: 6% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

IBC Solar offers more 600W+ panels (9% of lineup)

Hyundai cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>HJT</strong> (38%)

IBC Solar cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

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

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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.

Shop prices: See 42 Hyundai offers · See 2 IBC Solar offers

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.