Solarspace vs Yingli - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Yingli has the broader catalog (196 vs 82 models). Yingli leads on peak efficiency at 24.10%. Solarspace leans bifacial (93% 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
SolarSpace is a world-leading solar cell and module manufacturer, focusing on high-efficiency solar technology production both in China and overseas. They are among the top solar cell manufacturers, providing high-quality solar modules with core cell technology worldwide. SolarSpace is dedicated to empowering solar...
- Founded
- 2011
- Headquarters
- Xuzhou, China
- Annual capacity
- 60+ GW/year
- Employees
- 6000+
- Tier 1 bankable
- Yes
Yingli Solar, also known as Yingli Green Energy, is a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated PV manufacturers. The company develops, manufactures, and sells PV modules to a wide range of markets. Yingli's mission is to provide affordable green energy for all.
- Founded
- 1998
- Headquarters
- Baoding, Hebei, China
- Annual capacity
- 2.45 GW/year
- Employees
- 9000+
- Listed
- OTC Pink: YGEHY
- 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
Yingli skews to higher efficiency: 21% of lineup is 23%+
Yingli offers more 600W+ panels (37% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>N-type</strong> (70%)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>PERC</strong> (32%)
The flagships
Written summary
Solarspace is a Chinese manufacturer founded in 2011 that has grown rapidly to become a major force in cell production, ranking second globally in solar cell shipments in 2024 according to PV InfoLink. The company reports cell and module manufacturing capacity reaching tens of gigawatts, and it rejoined the BloombergNEF Tier 1 list of bankable module makers in Q2 2024 after a brief absence. Yingli Solar, also Chinese and headquartered in Baoding, Hebei, has a longer and more turbulent history - once the world's largest panel manufacturer, it nearly collapsed under debt between 2015 and 2020 before undergoing a major restructuring. The company returned to the BNEF Tier 1 list in 2022 and has since rebuilt toward a stated production capacity of 30 GW, targeting annual shipments of roughly 25 GW. On raw manufacturing scale and restored institutional standing, Yingli currently holds the larger footprint of the two.
Solarspace's commercial lineup centers on its Lumina series - the Lumina I covers bifacial PERC modules suited to commercial rooftops and mid-scale ground mounts, while the Lumina II is a TOPCon line aimed at efficiency-sensitive projects. Yingli's catalog is similarly divided between PERC and TOPCon, with the PANDA 3.0 PRO serving as its n-type TOPCon flagship and the YLM 3.0 Plus covering PERC-based applications; the GLORY series extends its TOPCon range further. Both brands span residential rooftops to utility-scale deployments and sit in the mid-range to budget tier relative to premium Japanese or European labels.
For a typical buyer in 2025, the choice is genuinely close. Yingli's larger scale and longer market presence - even accounting for its financial difficulties of the prior decade - give it marginally broader installer familiarity in established markets. Solarspace, with its cell-manufacturing depth and re-established Tier 1 standing, is a credible alternative, particularly for volume buyers or integrators already in its supply chain. Project-specific pricing, local distributor support, and warranty servicing logistics will likely be the deciding factors.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-18
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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.