Hyundai vs Weran Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Hyundai has the broader catalog (65 vs 17 models). Weran Solar leads on peak efficiency at 24.60%. 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.
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
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
Weran Solar skews to higher efficiency: 41% of lineup is 23%+
Weran Solar offers more 600W+ panels (65% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>HJT</strong> (38%)
The flagships
Written summary
Hyundai Energy Solutions - operating under the HD Hyundai conglomerate - is a South Korean manufacturer that launched its solar business in 2004 and was incorporated as an independent entity in 2016. The company holds BloombergNEF Tier 1 bankability status and has annual production capacity exceeding 1.4 GW, giving it a recognized footprint in regulated markets such as the United States and Australia. Weran Solar is a Shanghai-based company founded in 2015 that primarily functions as a value-added distributor and OEM producer, offering its own-branded panels alongside distribution of LONGi products. No independent sources confirm Weran Solar on any BloombergNEF Tier 1 list, and its global customer count - cited internally as around 600 accounts - reflects a much smaller institutional scale. Hyundai carries the stronger bankable footprint by a considerable margin.
On the product side, Hyundai Energy Solutions focuses on residential and mid-sized commercial rooftop applications, offering N-type TOPCon and shingled-cell modules with efficiency figures in the range of roughly 20.5 to 21.6 percent. These panels sit in the mid-premium price bracket and are backed by 25 to 30 year product and performance warranties. Weran Solar covers a broader mix - distributing PERC, HPBC, and N-TOPCon formats - and demonstrated HPBC 2.0 modules at the SNEC PV+ 2025 exhibition with claimed cell efficiencies around 24.6 percent. The company appears most active in emerging markets, particularly West Africa, where it operates a warehouse hub in Nigeria's Lekki Free Trade Zone.
For most buyers seeking bankable, warrantied modules with an established service track record - especially in the US, European, or Australian markets - Hyundai Energy Solutions is the clearer default choice. Weran Solar may appeal to budget-sensitive buyers or projects in markets where LONGi-compatible supply chains and local distributor support matter more than Tier 1 certification. The two brands are not interchangeable from a risk and warranty-support standpoint.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-12
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