Solplanet vs A.B. Energy - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Both brands are closely matched on catalog size, efficiency and bifacial share - the choice comes down to local availability, price and specific model features.
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
Solplanet, a brand of AISWEI, manufactures user-friendly and reliable solar inverters, EV chargers and monitoring solutions. AISWEI, formerly SMA's Chinese subsidiary, has been manufacturing high-quality products since 2007. The company is driven by the idea of 'solar for everybody', making solar energy accessible...
- Founded
- 2007
- Headquarters
- Shanghai, China
- Annual capacity
- 10 GW/year
- Employees
- 127
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
Written summary
Solplanet is the consumer-facing brand of AISWEI (AiSWEI Technology Co., Ltd.), a Chinese solar technology company that originated as a subsidiary of SMA Solar Technology and has operated independently since approximately 2007. AISWEI has received bankability verification from DNV and reported 18.9 GW of inverter shipments globally in 2023, ranking sixth among the world's PV inverter suppliers. It is worth noting upfront that Solplanet is not primarily a solar panel manufacturer; its catalog centres on string inverters, hybrid inverters, energy storage batteries, and EV chargers. A.B. Energy SRLS is an Italian firm that draws on the shareholders' longstanding background in electrical and electronic equipment, and it operates as a distributor of photovoltaic components within Italy rather than as a panel manufacturer, sourcing modules from established brands such as JA Solar, Trina Solar, LONGi, and REC Solar while pairing them with inverters from SMA, Fronius, and SolarEdge. By any institutional measure - global shipment scale, independent bankability assessment, and international distribution footprint - Solplanet/AISWEI is considerably larger and more widely recognised.
Because neither company is primarily a solar panel manufacturer, a direct product-level comparison is limited in scope. Solplanet's strength lies in its tightly integrated ecosystem of inverters, storage, and EV charging hardware, making it an appealing single-brand solution for residential and light-commercial installers across Europe, Australia, and Asia. A.B. Energy serves buyers in Italy who want access to modules from multiple Tier 1 brands through a local intermediary with decades of industry relationships, functioning as a procurement and advisory layer rather than a product innovator.
For a buyer evaluating solar panels in 2025, the two entities fill fundamentally different roles. If actual panel technology and manufacturer warranty are the primary criteria, the relevant comparison is between the brands A.B. Energy distributes - not A.B. Energy itself. Solplanet becomes the stronger choice when the buyer also needs a matched inverter and battery system backed by a manufacturer with verified bankability and global service reach.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-28
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