SunLink vs AEET - solar panel manufacturer comparison
SunLink has the broader catalog (67 vs 5 models). SunLink leads on peak efficiency at 22.80%. SunLink leans bifacial (27% 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
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
SunLink offers more 600W+ panels (6% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>PERC</strong> (63%)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>PERC</strong> (100%)
The flagships
Written summary
AEET Energy Group GmbH is a German company headquartered in Bad Gandersheim, Germany, that operates primarily as a photovoltaic wholesale and distribution partner rather than a vertically integrated panel factory. The company is described as an early pioneer in European renewable energy, active across solar, wind, and geothermal segments, but search results consistently position it as a wholesaler sourcing panels from third-party manufacturers rather than a volume producer with its own gigawatt-scale fabrication lines. No BloombergNEF Tier 1 listing was found for AEET in the results reviewed. SunLink PV, by contrast, is a Chinese module manufacturer founded in 2004 and headquartered in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, China. The company achieved BloombergNEF Tier 1 status in Q1 2025 and lists a module production capacity of 400 MW, placing it firmly in the mid-tier of Chinese output rather than the multi-gigawatt league of the largest Chinese producers. On institutional footprint, SunLink PV carries the stronger bankability signal given its confirmed Tier 1 recognition.
In terms of product focus, AEET's catalog reflects its wholesale model - it sources and resells modules from various brands for residential and commercial rooftop projects in Germany and nearby European markets, making it a procurement channel rather than a technology originator. SunLink PV manufactures its own N-type bifacial TOPCon modules, N-type IBC modules, and legacy PERC panels, with deployment documented across more than 20 countries and use cases spanning residential rooftops to utility-scale ground mounts. The confirmed shift toward TOPCon and IBC in SunLink's lineup aligns with the dominant cell-technology direction of the broader market in 2025.
For a buyer choosing between the two in 2025, SunLink PV is the more conventional choice when seeking a bankable, independently manufactured panel with confirmed Tier 1 status and a multi-technology lineup. AEET serves a different function as a European wholesale distributor and is better compared to procurement intermediaries than to panel manufacturers directly.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-17
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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.