Hyundai vs Mission Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Hyundai has the broader catalog (65 vs 24 models). Hyundai leads on peak efficiency at 23.40%.
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
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
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- San Antonio, United States
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
Mission Solar skews to higher efficiency: 8% of lineup is 23%+
Mission Solar offers more 600W+ panels (25% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>HJT</strong> (38%)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>N-type</strong> (38%)
The flagships
Written summary
Hyundai Energy Solutions is a South Korean manufacturer established in 2005 under Hyundai Heavy Industries, with its global headquarters in South Korea and a U.S. commercial office in Irvine, California. The company holds BloombergNEF Tier 1 bankability status and operates approximately 1.4 GW of annual production capacity. Mission Solar Energy, by contrast, was founded in 2014 and manufactures exclusively in San Antonio, Texas, making it one of the few genuinely domestic U.S. solar producers at meaningful scale - with current capacity around 1 GW after a 2024 expansion, and announced plans to add a further 2 GW by early 2026. Mission Solar is generally classified as a Tier 2 brand and does not appear on BloombergNEF Tier 1 lists. On institutional footprint and financier recognition, Hyundai holds a clear advantage.
Hyundai's residential and light-commercial lineup includes the XG Series for rooftop installations and the bifacial YH Series aimed at ground-mounted systems. The company has confirmed use of N-type TOPCon and shingled cell technology in current products, and its performance warranty caps annual degradation at 0.4% after year one - tighter than the industry norm. Mission Solar's panels target residential and commercial rooftop applications using PERC cell technology and are manufactured entirely in the United States, making them eligible for the 10% domestic content bonus under current U.S. federal incentive rules. Mission Solar's stated annual degradation ceiling sits at 0.7%, and its product warranty runs 12 years versus Hyundai's 25-year product warranty.
For most buyers in 2025, Hyundai Energy Solutions is the lower-risk default - particularly for projects requiring project finance or long-term bankability assurances. Mission Solar is the more compelling choice for U.S. buyers whose economics hinge on domestic content incentives, supply-chain resilience, or shorter lead times. The two brands serve meaningfully different buyer profiles rather than being interchangeable.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-04
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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.