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Peimar vs Tongwei - solar panel manufacturer comparison

Peimar
Italy Founded 2012
Read the Peimar review
VS
Tongwei
China Founded 2013 Tier 1
Read the Tongwei review
At a glance

Tongwei has the broader catalog (122 vs 5 models). Tongwei leads on peak efficiency at 24.20%. Tongwei 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.

Panel models
5 122
Highest power
595 Wp 750 Wp
Best efficiency
23.0% 24.2%
Average efficiency
20.2% 22.6%
Bifacial share
40% 69%
Average warranty
30 yrs 30 yrs
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
Peimar

Peimar is an Italian manufacturer of photovoltaic modules. Based in Turin, the company designs and produces solar panels for residential, commercial, and utility-scale applications, with a focus on the European market.

Founded
2012
Headquarters
Torino, Italy
Annual capacity
0.3 GW/year
Employees
50
Tongwei
Founded
2013
Headquarters
Chengdu, China
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric Peimar Tongwei
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 5 122+117
Max Power 595 W 750 W+155 W
Avg Power 440 W 584 W+144 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency 23.04% 24.20%+1.16 pp
Avg Efficiency 20.23% 22.59%+2.36 pp
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient -0.346%/°C -0.284%/°C+0.062
Bifacial Share 2 (40%) 84 (69%)+29 pp
Avg Warranty 30.0 yrs+0.5 yr 29.5 yrs

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)

Peimar cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>PERC</strong> (60%)

Tongwei cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

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

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The flagships

Highest-power models from each brand
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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.