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Solar N Plus vs Techwise Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison

Solar N Plus
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Techwise Solar
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Read the Techwise Solar review
At a glance

Techwise Solar has the broader catalog (164 vs 149 models). Techwise Solar leads on peak efficiency at 23.80%. Solar N Plus leans bifacial (74% 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
149 164
Highest power
720 Wp 720 Wp
Best efficiency
23.3% 23.8%
Average efficiency
22.0% 21.9%
Bifacial share
74% 49%
Average warranty
30 yrs 27 yrs
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
Techwise Solar
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric Solar N Plus Techwise Solar
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 149 164+15
Max Power 720 W 720 W
Avg Power 506 W 530 W+24 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency 23.30% 23.80%+0.50 pp
Avg Efficiency 21.96%+0.07 pp 21.88%
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient -0.316%/°C+0.001 -0.317%/°C
Bifacial Share 111 (74%)+25 pp 81 (49%)
Avg Warranty 29.7 yrs+2.3 yr 27.3 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

Solar N Plus skews to higher efficiency: 11% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

Techwise Solar offers more 600W+ panels (27% of lineup)

Solar N Plus cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: TOPCon (56%)

Techwise Solar cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: TOPCon (70%)

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The flagships

Highest-power models from each brand
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Written summary

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I have enough sourced information for both brands to write a qualitative comparison, noting Techwise Solar's smaller, less independently-documented footprint.

Solar N Plus is a Chinese photovoltaic manufacturer, Solar N Plus New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., built around N-type TOPCon cell and module production, with facilities in Siyang (Jiangsu), Chuzhou (Anhui) and Dongchuan (Yunnan) supporting roughly 2 GW of PERC and up to 10 GW of TOPCon capacity. The company has been named a Tier 1 PV Module Manufacturer in BloombergNEF's Q3 2026 Tier 1 tiering list, a bankability designation that requires proven non-recourse project financing across multiple banks, and reports having shipped more than 10 GW of product to over 40 countries. Techwise Solar Technology Co., Ltd. is also a Chinese manufacturer, producing PERC, TOPCon and bifacial glass modules across common cell formats (166, 182P, 183.75N, 210R, 210N), but with a much smaller stated annual capacity of around 1 GW and a track record built on roughly 20 completed grid-tied projects; it holds TUV, CE, ISO and CGC certifications and typically offers 25-year product warranties, but independent verification of its scale is limited to manufacturer and trade-directory listings rather than third-party bankability trackers. On institutional footprint, Solar N Plus has the clearer edge, with a confirmed BloombergNEF Tier 1 listing and an order of magnitude more disclosed production capacity and shipment volume.

In terms of product focus, Solar N Plus concentrates on higher-efficiency N-type TOPCon modules aimed at utility-scale and commercial projects where long-term degradation resistance and bankable financing matter, reflected in its emphasis on low LID/PID performance and its 500 MW overseas supply deal for high-efficiency N-type products. Techwise Solar's catalog spans a broader mix of PERC, TOPCon and bifacial panels in various wattages (roughly 400 W to 555 W+), positioning it more as a flexible OEM/ODM supplier serving smaller commercial and residential installers and export wholesalers rather than large utility-scale developers.

For a typical buyer in 2025, Solar N Plus is the more defensible default choice, mainly because its BloombergNEF Tier 1 status gives project financiers and installers a recognized, independently audited signal of bankability that Techwise Solar currently lacks in public records; Techwise Solar may still suit smaller, price-sensitive projects, but buyers should seek additional due diligence such as recent independent test data or financing references before committing to large installations.

Generated by Claude Sonnet 5 · 2026-08-29

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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.

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.