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Luxor Solar vs Tongwei - solar panel manufacturer comparison

Luxor Solar
Germany Founded 2007
Read the Luxor Solar review
VS
Tongwei
China Founded 2013 Tier 1
Read the Tongwei review
At a glance

Tongwei has the broader catalog (122 vs 121 models). Tongwei leads on peak efficiency at 24.20%.

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.

Panel models
121 122
Highest power
720 Wp 750 Wp
Best efficiency
24.1% 24.2%
Average efficiency
22.2% 22.6%
Bifacial share
69% 69%
Average warranty
28 yrs 30 yrs
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
Luxor Solar
Founded
2007
Headquarters
Stuttgart, Germany
All Luxor Solar panels Manufacturer site
Tongwei
Founded
2013
Headquarters
Chengdu, China
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
All Tongwei panels Manufacturer site
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric Luxor Solar Tongwei
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 121 122+1
Max Power 720 W 750 W+30 W
Avg Power 509 W 584 W+75 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency 24.12% 24.20%+0.08 pp
Avg Efficiency 22.19% 22.59%+0.39 pp
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient -0.301%/°C -0.284%/°C+0.017
Bifacial Share 83 (69%) 84 (69%)+0 pp
Avg Warranty 28.0 yrs 29.5 yrs+1.5 yr

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.

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What each of them builds

Cell technology across the market
Efficiency spread
Share of each catalogue in every efficiency band

Tongwei skews to higher efficiency: 41% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

Tongwei offers more 600W+ panels (53% of lineup)

Luxor Solar cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>HJT</strong> (38%)

Tongwei cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (47%)

04

The flagships

Highest-power models from each brand
Luxor Solar all models
1 LX-720M/210-132+GGBIMonocrystalline 720 Wp 23.4% -0.240 2 LX-720M/210-132+ GGBIMonocrystalline 720 Wp 23.4% -0.240 3 LX-715M/210-132+GGBIMonocrystalline 715 Wp 23.2% -0.240 4 LX-715M/210-132+ GGBIMonocrystalline 715 Wp 23.2% -0.240 5 LX-710M/210-132+GGBIMonocrystalline 710 Wp 23.1% -0.240 6 LX-710M/210-132+ GGBIMonocrystalline 710 Wp 23.1% -0.240 7 LX-705M/210-132+GGBIMonocrystalline 705 Wp 22.9% -0.240 8 LX-705M/210-132+ GGBIMonocrystalline 705 Wp 22.9% -0.240 9 LX-700M/210-132+GGBIMonocrystalline 700 Wp 22.7% -0.240 10 LX-700M/210-132+ GG BiFBIMonocrystalline 700 Wp 22.7% -0.260
Tongwei all models
1 TWMNF-66HD750BIMonocrystalline 750 Wp 24.1% -0.280 2 TWMNF-66HD745BIMonocrystalline 745 Wp 24.0% -0.280 3 TWMNF-66HD740BIMonocrystalline 740 Wp 23.8% -0.280 4 TWMHF-66HD740XBIMonocrystalline 740 Wp 23.8% -0.240 5 THC G12-66 BifacialBIMonocrystalline 740 Wp 23.8% -0.280 6 TWMNF-66HD735BIMonocrystalline 735 Wp 23.7% -0.280 7 TWMHF-66HD735XBIMonocrystalline 735 Wp 23.7% -0.240 8 TWMHF-66HD730XBIMonocrystalline 730 Wp 23.5% -0.240 9 TWMNF-66HD730BIMonocrystalline 730 Wp 23.5% -0.280 10 TWMNF-66HD725BIMonocrystalline 725 Wp 23.3% -0.280
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Written summary

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Something missing from a catalogue? Both lists are built from the datasheets in the database. If a model is absent, it has not been ingested yet.

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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.