Recom vs A.B. Energy - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Recom has the broader catalog (61 vs 0 models). Recom leans bifacial (38% 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
ABO Energy is a renewable energy company that develops and constructs renewable energy projects, focusing on wind, solar, and storage facilities. They offer turnkey solutions and have connected several gigawatts of nominal output to the grid. The company is active internationally and is committed to driving the energy...
- Founded
- 1996
- Headquarters
- Wiesbaden, Germany
- Employees
- 1,400
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
Recom skews to higher efficiency: 33% of lineup is 23%+
Recom offers more 600W+ panels (36% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (84%)
The flagships
Written summary
Recom is an Italian solar company founded in 2007, with cell manufacturing based in Padua, Italy and module production in Lannion, France. It holds BloombergNEF Tier 1 bankability status - a designation it first achieved in Q4 2019 - making it one of a very small number of European manufacturers to appear on that list. The company reports a cumulative installed base exceeding 3.2 GW across utility-scale projects globally. A.B. Energy SRLS, by contrast, is a small Italian company based in Catanzaro in southern Italy. Industry directories such as ENF Solar list it primarily as a seller and distributor of solar inverters and battery storage systems, with no proprietary photovoltaic panel line identified in publicly available sources. No Tier 1 classification or significant production capacity data could be found for A.B. Energy in industry publications. On institutional footprint, Recom has a considerably stronger and more verifiable standing.
Recom's product catalog centers on two well-documented module families: the Lion series, which uses heterojunction (HJT) cell technology, and the Lynx series, which relies on TOPCon N-type cells. Power outputs range from around 440 W to 750 W, covering premium residential rooftops, commercial rooftops, and large utility-scale ground mounts. The company also offers a back-contact module targeting high-density residential installations. A.B. Energy's ENF Solar profile lists residential-scale inverters and home battery ESS products under its own branding, suggesting a systems-integrator role rather than a module manufacturing operation.
For a buyer seeking photovoltaic panels in 2025, Recom is the substantively documented choice - bankable, with confirmed cell technology and a warranty position traceable in independent reviews. A.B. Energy does not appear to compete in the same category, so a direct module-for-module comparison is not meaningful. Buyers in the Italian market looking for a local distributor for balance-of-system products may encounter A.B. Energy in that separate capacity.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-05-25
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