Meyer Burger vs ARTsolar - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Meyer Burger has the broader catalog (24 vs 0 models). Meyer Burger leans bifacial (58% 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
- Founded
- 1953
- Headquarters
- Thun, Switzerland
- Listed
- SIX: MBTN
- 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
Dominant cell tech: <strong>HJT</strong> (100%)
The flagships
Written summary
Meyer Burger is a Swiss-origin manufacturer that built its reputation on heterojunction (HJT) solar technology, operating production facilities in Germany and the United States before filing for insolvency in mid-2025. Its German subsidiaries entered insolvency proceedings in June 2025, the U.S. operations filed for Chapter 11 the same month, and the Swiss parent company subsequently entered a debt moratorium with no realistic prospect of rescuing the group. U.S. manufacturing assets were sold to Waaree Solar Americas for roughly $29 million. ARTsolar, by contrast, is a going concern - founded in 2010 and headquartered in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, it is described as the country's only fully locally owned solar panel manufacturer, operating an assembly facility with a stated capacity of up to 340 MW per year following a 2025 upgrade carried out in partnership with China's JA Solar. Neither brand appears on BloombergNEF's Tier 1 bankability list, and Meyer Burger's collapse has rendered that question moot for the Swiss company. ARTsolar holds the stronger operational footprint by default.
Meyer Burger's product catalog centered on premium residential and small-commercial HJT modules, marketed on their low temperature coefficient, minimal degradation rate, and SmartWire cell interconnection. Those products are no longer being manufactured under the Meyer Burger brand. ARTsolar's lineup covers residential, commercial, and utility-adjacent applications, and through its JA Solar partnership it now locally produces n-type modules - specifically the DeepBlue 4.0 Pro format - for large independent power producer projects in South Africa. The company offers a 30-year linear power output guarantee.
For any buyer evaluating these two brands today, the comparison is asymmetric. Meyer Burger no longer manufactures panels, and prospective buyers face real warranty-support uncertainty with existing units. ARTsolar remains an active producer, though it is a regional player with exposure to South Africa's local-content policy environment and has faced workforce disruptions. Anyone outside the southern African market will find ARTsolar difficult to source; within that market, it is the clearer choice simply by virtue of still being in business.
- Meyer Burger files for insolvency, lays off over 900 workers
- JA Solar, ARTsolar agree to expand PV module manufacturing in South Africa
- JA Solar DeepBlue 4.0 Pro modules now locally produced in South Africa
- Meyer Burger To Sell US Module Production Equipment To Waaree
- ARTsolar and JA Solar - Driving South Africa's renewable energy revolution
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-05-16
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