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Tescom Solar vs AE Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison

Tescom Solar
Turkey Founded 1980
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VS
AE Solar
Germany Founded 2003 Tier 1
Read the AE Solar review
At a glance

AE Solar has the broader catalog (646 vs 1 models). AE Solar leads on peak efficiency at 24.43%. AE Solar leans bifacial (63% 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
1 646
Highest power
275 Wp 730 Wp
Best efficiency
16.8% 24.4%
Average efficiency
16.8% 21.1%
Bifacial share
0% 63%
Average warranty
- 30 yrs
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The two companies

Company facts, not datasheet figures
Tescom Solar

TESCOM A.Ş. was established in Izmir to operate in the field of power electronics based on the uninterrupted energy needs of Turkish industry. The company started its operations in 1980 to produce inverters and electronic control devices. Tescom Solar helps maximize the efficiency of solar power plants and reduce...

Founded
1980
Headquarters
Izmir, Turkey
Employees
51-200
AE Solar

AE Solar is a German Tier 1 manufacturer of high-efficiency photovoltaic (PV) modules. The company specializes in producing durable and innovative solar panels with German engineering standards, offering solutions for residential, commercial, and utility-scale applications. AE Solar operates in over 100 countries and...

Founded
2003
Headquarters
Gersthofen, Germany
Annual capacity
2+ GW/year
Employees
501-1000
Tier 1 bankable
Yes
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Catalogue against catalogue

Averages over every model in the database
Metric Tescom Solar AE Solar
Catalog & Power
Panel Models 1 646+645
Max Power 275 W 730 W+455 W
Avg Power 275 W 489 W+214 W
Efficiency
Max Efficiency 16.77% 24.43%+7.66 pp
Avg Efficiency 16.77% 21.11%+4.34 pp
Reliability & Warranty
Avg Temp Coefficient -0.440%/°C -0.312%/°C+0.128
Bifacial Share 0 (0%) 405 (63%)+63 pp
Avg Warranty - 29.7 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

AE Solar skews to higher efficiency: 9% of lineup is 23%+

Power spread
Share of each catalogue in every power band

AE Solar offers more 600W+ panels (13% of lineup)

Tescom Solar cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture
AE Solar cell technology
Share of their models by cell architecture

Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (54%)

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The flagships

Highest-power models from each brand
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Written summary

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AE Solar is a German-headquartered manufacturer with production facilities in China, Georgia, and Turkey, combining European management governance with multi-continent manufacturing scale. The company reports an annual production capacity of approximately 2.5 GW and has earned a BloombergNEF Tier 1 designation for the 16th consecutive time as of Q1 2025; BloombergNEF further singled it out as Europe's sole Tier 1 PV manufacturer with high bankability in 2024. Tescom Solar, by contrast, is a Turkish brand headquartered in Izmir whose origins trace back to 1980, when the parent company - now operating under the DMY Group umbrella - began producing inverters and power-electronics equipment. Solar panels entered its portfolio as an extension of a broader range that still includes UPS systems, generators, and static transfer switches. No BloombergNEF Tier 1 designation for Tescom Solar appears in publicly available sources, and no independently confirmed annual production capacity figure exists in open reporting. AE Solar holds the stronger institutional footprint by a considerable margin.

AE Solar's flagship offering is the Meteor series - bifacial double-glass N-type TOPCon modules spanning a power range from around 415 W to above 720 W, with module efficiency reaching up to 22.28% and a bifaciality factor of 85%. The Meteor line received a five-star "Very Good" rating in PV Magazine's module test and a Kiwa PVEL Top Performer Award in 2025, making it a credible choice across residential rooftop, commercial and industrial, and utility-scale ground-mount segments. AE Solar also backs its modules with a 30-year product warranty, which stands well above the current industry norm. Tescom Solar's catalogue centers on PERC monocrystalline panels in the 440-550 Wp range alongside lower-wattage mono and polycrystalline formats; neither TOPCon nor HJT technology appears in the brand's publicly documented product materials.

For most international buyers - particularly those arranging project finance or seeking third-party-validated module performance data - AE Solar is the more defensible default. Its Tier 1 bankability, independently tested product range, extended warranty, and diversified manufacturing base give it clear advantages over Tescom Solar. Tescom may appeal to buyers who prefer a single integrated supplier for a broader energy-equipment package, but in a direct comparison focused on module quality and institutional credibility, the two brands are not interchangeable.

Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-05-14

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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.