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Suntech vs Ulica Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison

Suntech
China Founded 2001 Tier 1
Read the Suntech review
VS
Ulica Solar
China Founded 2014
Read the Ulica Solar review
At a glance

Suntech has the broader catalog (255 vs 76 models). Suntech leads on peak efficiency at 24.80%. Ulica Solar leans bifacial (58% 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
255 76
Highest power
735 Wp 715 Wp
Best efficiency
24.8% 23.9%
Average efficiency
21.8% 22.3%
Bifacial share
45% 58%
Average warranty
28 yrs 29 yrs
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
Suntech
Founded
2001
Headquarters
Wuxi, China
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
All Suntech panels Manufacturer site
Ulica Solar
Founded
2014
Headquarters
Jiaxing, China
All Ulica Solar panels Manufacturer site
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric Suntech Ulica Solar
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 255+179 76
Max Power 735 W+20 W 715 W
Avg Power 505 W 564 W+58 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency 24.80%+0.92 pp 23.88%
Avg Efficiency 21.76% 22.26%+0.50 pp
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient -0.316%/°C -0.303%/°C+0.013
Bifacial Share 114 (45%) 44 (58%)+13 pp
Avg Warranty 28.4 yrs 29.3 yrs+0.9 yr

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

Suntech skews to higher efficiency: 19% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

Ulica Solar offers more 600W+ panels (43% of lineup)

Suntech cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: TOPCon (71%)

Ulica Solar cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: TOPCon (95%)

04

The flagships

Highest-power models from each brand
Suntech all models
1 STP735S-D66-Nsh+BIMonocrystalline 735 Wp 23.7% -0.280 2 STP730S-D66-Nsh+BIMonocrystalline 730 Wp 23.5% -0.280 3 STP725S-D66-Nsh+BIMonocrystalline 725 Wp 23.3% -0.280 4 STP720S-D66-Nsh+BIMonocrystalline 720 Wp 23.2% -0.280 5 STP715S-D66-Nsh+BIMonocrystalline 715 Wp 23.0% -0.280 6 STP710S-D66-Nsh+BIMonocrystalline 710 Wp 22.9% -0.290 7 STP705S-D66-Nsh+BIMonocrystalline 705 Wp 22.7% -0.290 8 STP700S-D66-Nsh+BIMonocrystalline 700 Wp 22.5% -0.290 9 STP675S-D66/WmhMonocrystalline 675 Wp 21.7% -0.340 10 STP670S-D66/WmhMonocrystalline 670 Wp 21.6% -0.340
Ulica Solar all models
1 UL-715M-132DGNBIMonocrystalline 715 Wp 23.0% -0.290 2 UL-710M-132DGNBIMonocrystalline 710 Wp 22.9% -0.290 3 UL-705M-132DGNBIMonocrystalline 705 Wp 22.7% -0.290 4 UL-700M-132DGNBIMonocrystalline 700 Wp 22.5% -0.290 5 UL-670M-132DGBIMonocrystalline 670 Wp 21.6% -0.340 6 UL-670M-132HVMonocrystalline 670 Wp 21.6% -0.340 7 UL-665M-132HVMonocrystalline 665 Wp 21.4% -0.340 8 UL-665M-132DGBIMonocrystalline 665 Wp 21.4% -0.340 9 UL-660M-132DGBIMonocrystalline 660 Wp 21.2% -0.340 10 UL-660M-132HVMonocrystalline 660 Wp 21.2% -0.340
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Written summary

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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.

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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.