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Q-Cells vs Sunlike Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison

Q-Cells
South Korea Founded 1999 Tier 1
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Sunlike Solar
China Founded 2010
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At a glance

Sunlike Solar has the broader catalog (135 vs 89 models). Sunlike Solar leads on peak efficiency at 23.52%.

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
89 135
Highest power
675 Wp 675 Wp
Best efficiency
23.2% 23.5%
Average efficiency
21.2% 21.2%
Bifacial share
39% 42%
Average warranty
27 yrs 27 yrs
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
Q-Cells

Qcells is a renowned global provider of complete energy solutions, specializing in solar cells and modules, energy storage solutions, downstream project business, and energy retail. The company has a strong heritage dating back to its foundation in Germany and has become a leader in technology innovations. As an...

Founded
1999
Headquarters
Seoul, South Korea
Annual capacity
11.2 GW/year
Employees
2000+
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
Sunlike Solar

Sunlike Solar Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise specializing in researching, developing, designing, and producing new energy and renewable energy products. They offer various high-efficiency monocrystalline and polycrystalline solar cells and solar modules ranging from 200W to 750W. Their production capacity has...

Founded
2010
Headquarters
Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Annual capacity
2 GW/year
Employees
300
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric Q-Cells Sunlike Solar
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 89 135+46
Max Power 675 W 675 W
Avg Power 468 W 493 W+24 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency 23.20% 23.52%+0.32 pp
Avg Efficiency 21.21%+0.02 pp 21.19%
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient -0.325%/°C+0.004 -0.328%/°C
Bifacial Share 35 (39%) 57 (42%)+3 pp
Avg Warranty 27.0 yrs 27.2 yrs+0.2 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

Sunlike Solar skews to higher efficiency: 5% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

Sunlike Solar offers more 600W+ panels (19% of lineup)

Q-Cells cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>PERC</strong> (43%)

Sunlike Solar cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

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

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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.