Yingli vs AKCOME - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Yingli has the broader catalog (196 vs 3 models). Yingli leads on peak efficiency at 24.10%. AKCOME leans bifacial (100% 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
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%+
AKCOME offers more 600W+ panels (100% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>PERC</strong> (32%)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>HJT</strong> (100%)
The flagships
Written summary
AKCOME is a Chinese manufacturer founded in 2006 and headquartered in Jiangsu province, with production sites in Huzhou, Ganzhou, Suzhou, and Taizhou. The company has positioned itself as an HJT specialist, reporting module production capacity exceeding 10 GW. AKCOME previously held Bloomberg NEF Tier 1 status, but industry tracking indicates it was removed from the Tier 1 list in the 2024 rankings - a notable gap for bankability-sensitive projects. Yingli Solar, based in Baoding, Hebei, is one of China's oldest panel brands and was once among the world's top producers before suffering severe financial distress between roughly 2015 and 2020. Following restructuring, Yingli regained Bloomberg Tier 1 status as of 2025 and reports annual module capacity of around 7.2 GW, supported by a new 5 GW TOPCon cell facility in Tianjin. On current institutional footprint and bankability, Yingli holds the stronger position.
AKCOME's portfolio centers almost entirely on HJT technology, with flagship modules delivering outputs above 700 W. The company has publicly demonstrated mass-production HJT cell efficiency of 25.6%, as reported by PV Magazine, making its panels attractive for space-constrained residential and premium commercial rooftops where the higher per-watt cost of HJT can be justified by performance density. Yingli's current flagship is the Panda 3.0 Pro series, an N-type TOPCon line confirmed through PV Magazine coverage, offering efficiency up to 22.8% and outputs exceeding 630 W. PV Evolution Labs awarded the Panda 3.0 Pro "Top Performer" status across reliability tests, and the product range spans both residential rooftops and utility-scale ground mounts.
For a typical buyer in 2025, Yingli is the more straightforward choice - it carries reinstated Tier 1 bankability, a broader product range, a larger manufacturing base, and independent reliability validation. AKCOME remains a viable option for buyers specifically targeting HJT technology at competitive pricing, but its lapsed Tier 1 status requires extra due diligence in any project-finance context.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-06-12
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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.