Hyundai vs Solarever - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Hyundai has the broader catalog (65 vs 12 models). Solarever leads on peak efficiency at 23.52%. Solarever leans bifacial (100% 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
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
Solarever is a Mexican solar panel manufacturer, recognized as the number one national solar brand in Mexico, with a main production facility in the state of Colima. The company produces monocrystalline half-cut mono PERC solar panels and expanded into the US market in 2015-2016 through Solarever USA, with offices in...
- Founded
- 2012
- Headquarters
- Colima, Mexico
- Annual capacity
- 1-2 GW/year
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
Solarever skews to higher efficiency: 42% of lineup is 23%+
Solarever offers more 600W+ panels (58% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>HJT</strong> (38%)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (100%)
The flagships
Written summary
Hyundai is a South Korean manufacturer, part of the HD Hyundai industrial group, whose solar unit HD Hyundai Energy Solutions traces its roots to a solar business launched in 2004 and became an independent company in 2016. It is recognized on BloombergNEF's Tier 1 bankability list and operates with an annual module production capacity in the range of roughly 1.4 GW, alongside recent moves into N-type TOPCon cell mass production. Solarever, by contrast, is an American holding company founded in 2012 that began US operations in 2016, headquartered in Lake Forest, California, with modules manufactured in Tecoman, Mexico and current production volumes around 1.1 GW per year. Solarever is not yet Tier 1 rated and is reportedly working toward that BNEF designation, so Hyundai currently carries the stronger institutional and financial-bankability footprint of the two.
On the product side, Hyundai's lineup leans toward premium residential and light-commercial rooftop applications, with panels historically built on PERC and increasingly on TOPCon and HJT shingled-cell designs, delivering efficiencies commonly cited in the 20 to 22 percent range and backed by an unusually long 25-year product warranty plus a 30-year performance warranty. Solarever's panels are generally positioned as a more budget-conscious residential and small commercial option, typically using mono PERC cells, with power output around 400-410 W and efficiency in the 20.5 to 21 percent range under a standard 25-year warranty.
For a typical 2025 buyer prioritizing long-term bankability, financing eligibility for larger projects, and a longer warranty backstop, Hyundai is the more conservative default choice given its established Tier 1 status and larger industrial parent. Solarever remains a reasonable option for cost-sensitive residential installs, particularly in North America where its Mexico-based manufacturing supports domestic-content and supply-chain considerations, but buyers requiring Tier 1 financing should confirm Solarever's current bankability status before committing, as it was still pursuing that designation as of the latest available information.
Generated by Claude Sonnet 5 · 2026-09-25
Other brand comparisons
Shop prices: See 44 Hyundai offers · See 1 Solarever offer
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.