Luxen Solar Energy vs Risen - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Risen has the broader catalog (153 vs 151 models). Luxen Solar Energy leads on peak efficiency at 24.80%. Risen leans bifacial (82% 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
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
- Founded
- 1986
- Headquarters
- Ninghai, China
- Listed
- SZSE: 300118
- 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
Luxen Solar Energy skews to higher efficiency: 11% of lineup is 23%+
Luxen Solar Energy offers more 600W+ panels (43% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: N-type (81%)
Dominant cell tech: TOPCon (39%)
The flagships
Written summary
Luxen Solar Energy was founded in Spain in 2005, later establishing a European operational headquarters in Vienna, Austria, and a manufacturing base in Suzhou, China, set up in 2011. The brand has held BloombergNEF Tier 1 status since 2022, though its manufacturing footprint is comparatively modest, with production capacity estimated at around 3 GW as of 2023. Risen Energy, by contrast, has been active since 2002 and operates factories in both China and Malaysia, reaching an annual module production capacity exceeding 48 GW in 2025 alongside cumulative shipments of over 114.5 GW, placing it among the largest global suppliers and giving it a clearly stronger institutional and manufacturing footprint than Luxen.
Luxen's catalog centers on N-type TOPCon modules introduced in 2022, ranging from 415 W to 675 W, generally positioned for residential and commercial rooftop installations where competitive pricing against established mid-tier brands is a key selling point. Risen runs a broader technology portfolio spanning PERC, TOPCon, and heterojunction (HJT) cells under its Hyper-ion series, with modules reaching 700-745 W and strong bifacial performance, supporting everything from utility-scale ground-mount plants to commercial and industrial rooftops as well as residential systems.
For a typical rooftop buyer, the two brands can be considered broadly interchangeable in terms of build quality and price positioning, but Risen's larger production scale and wider technology mix make it the steadier default for large commercial or utility-scale procurement where supply chain depth matters. Luxen remains a credible, smaller-scale option that is well suited to residential and smaller commercial projects prioritizing value for money over sheer manufacturing scale.
Generated by Claude Sonnet 5 · 2026-10-01
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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.