Luxen Solar Energy vs Seraphim - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Seraphim has the broader catalog (160 vs 151 models). Luxen Solar Energy leads on peak efficiency at 24.80%. Seraphim leans bifacial (69% 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
Seraphim is a world-class solar products manufacturer specializing in research, development, production, and sales of solar PV products. The company has achieved significant milestones, outpacing competitors in production capacity and innovative designs. Seraphim is committed to technological innovation and...
- Founded
- 2011
- Headquarters
- Changzhou, China
- Annual capacity
- 13 GW/year
- Employees
- 1001-5000
- 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
Seraphim skews to higher efficiency: 12% of lineup is 23%+
Luxen Solar Energy offers more 600W+ panels (43% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>N-type</strong> (81%)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>PERC</strong> (52%)
The flagships
Written summary
Luxen Solar Energy was originally established in Spain in 2005 and now operates with headquarters in Vienna and manufacturing and R&D bases in China; it holds Tier 1 status from BloombergNEF and reported roughly 3 GW of production capacity in 2023, targeting 10 GW by 2026, with cumulative sales already past 6 GW. Seraphim, formally Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System, was founded in 2011 in Changzhou, China, and has grown to around 13 GW of global capacity by 2025 with manufacturing sites also in Vietnam and South Africa, backed by eleven consecutive years of BNEF Tier 1 recognition, giving it a longer track record and a broader institutional footprint than Luxen.
Both manufacturers center their current lineups on N-type TOPCon cell technology sold across residential, commercial and industrial (C&I), and utility-scale segments. Luxen's portfolio includes the 182mm N5 and 210mm N6 series, offered in mono and bifacial double-glass configurations with up to 20-year product and 30-year performance warranties. Seraphim's modules span roughly 390 W to 670 W with efficiencies reaching up to 22.5 percent in its TOPCon Nebula line, and independent testing by Kiwa PVEL rated Seraphim among the top performers in its 2025 field reliability rankings; warranty terms on both brands are broadly comparable in the 25 to 30 year performance range.
For a typical international buyer, whether outfitting a rooftop or a ground-mount project, the two brands are largely interchangeable on paper, though Seraphim's longer operating history and wider manufacturing footprint may carry slightly more weight for lenders financing larger installations. That said, isolated reviews for both companies have flagged inconsistent warranty-claim handling outside their core markets, so the choice of installer and distributor ultimately matters as much as the panel brand itself.
Generated by Claude Sonnet 5 · 2026-09-27
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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.