SunPower has been recognised as the top producer of solar cells and panels in the world ever since the introduction of the high-performance IBC solar cells back in 2007. Sunpower continues to make some of the most effective solar panels in the world based on the patented IBC cell technology. Sunpower also has the best performance warranty, with a minimum 88-90 percent guaranteed power rating for up to 40 years. High quality and excellent performance are also features of SunPower’s P series panels, which are more reasonably priced and come with a 25-year product guarantee.

REC is a pioneer in the solar sector and a top developer of solar PV technology. The cutting-edge Alpha series panels, which use high-performance heterojunction cells, have elevated REC to the same level as the finest producers in the world and are among the most effective solar panels currently on the market. The more cheap REC Twinpeak and N-peak solar panels offer excellent value in the fiercely competitive solar industry and are covered by above-average 25-year performance warranties in addition to a 20-year product guarantee.

Trina Solar was one of the earliest solar producers in China, having been established in 1997 by Jifan Gao. Since then, Trina Solar has developed into a global innovator and manufacturer of solar technology. Trina Solar was officially listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2020 and currently employs over 13,000 people worldwide, the bulk of whom are in China. They have factories in Thailand and Vietnam in addition to their production capabilities in China. As of June 2020, Trina Solar had produced and delivered more over 50 GW of photovoltaic solar panels globally.

Jinko Solar is a Chinese business that was established in 2006 and is widely regarded as a global leader in the solar panel sector. Its first product line consisted of silicon wafers. Since being listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2010, the stock price has fluctuated a little. As of June 2021, it was trading at slightly over US$37, with a US$1.7 billion market cap. Currently, Jinko employs more than 15,000 people in more than 30 nations.According to information posted on their website in March 2020, the firm has an annual manufacturing capacity of 17.5 GW of monocrystalline silicon wafers, 10.6 GW of solar cells, and 16 GW of solar panels. Jinko has advised Solar Choice that as of June 2021, they would have 9 manufacturing sites located all over the world, with an improved total yearly capacity of 40GW for mono wafers and 50GW for solar panels.

Since its 1999 establishment in Germany, Q-CELLS has been making solar silicon cells, and in 2010 it began manufacturing solar panels. In 2005, the firm debuted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Q-CELLs incurred huge losses in 2011, following a number of acquisitions and joint ventures, and ultimately filed into insolvency in 2012. Late in 2012, Hanwha Group introduced the brand Hanwha Q Cells after purchasing the assets from the bankrupt Q-CELLS. Hanwha Q Cells and Hanwha SolarOne were combined into one business in 2014 by the Hanwha Group. The combined firm was listed on the NASDAQ from 2014 to 2019 and is currently a private subsidiary of the Hanwha Group.

After being established in 2008, Winaico originally expanded into Europe before opening offices in the US, Australia, and Japan markets in 2012. One of the few family-owned companies in the solar panel manufacturing sector, Winaico has a strong commitment to providing top-notch services. Taiwan is home to the single manufacturing site for Winaico, which has a meagre 180MW annual production capacity.Winaico does not use distributors to distribute its goods, in contrast to the majority of solar panel producers. To cut down on middleman expenses, Winaico has developed direct ties with solar installation businesses. As a result, the business has created a list of “authorised installers” around Australia who make sure the panels are placed properly and are aware of the advantages they provide.

Dr. Shawn Xiaohua Qu created Canadian Solar in Canada in 2001. As of this writing, Dr. Qu is still Canadian Solar’s chairman, president, and CEO. Canadian Solar went public on the NASDAQ in 2006. Canadian Solar has two manufacturing sites in Ontario, Canada, while having the majority of their production in China.According to Bloomberg NEF, Canadian Solar has the fifth-largest solar panel production capacity in the world and is increasingly present in Australia. They employ 50 locals to work in sales, service, and their large-scale solar farm projects, and they operate 4 warehouses around Australia.

The biggest producer of solar goods in the world, including wafers, cells, and panels, LONGi Solar is also partially to blame for pushing the solar industry towards monocrystalline PERC cells, which are more effective. The business manufactures a variety of reasonably priced solar panels for home and commercial use and has evolved over the past three years as a pioneer in the PV research and development sector. Outstanding successes include new developments in high-efficiency HJT silicon cells, and more recently, Longi delivered the first panels built with their distinctive HPBC cells, making the Longi Hi-MO 6 panels among of the world’s most efficient solar panels.

In order to promote their parent firm Sumec Group, Phono Solar changed its name to Sumec Phono Solar Australia in 2018. The China National Machinery Industry Corporation, popularly known as Sinomach, is a parent company of Sumec Group. Sinomach is a Chinese state-owned company that was established in Beijing in 1997.With an emphasis on producing polycrystalline and then monocrystalline solar panels, Phono Solar was founded in 2008. They are a lesser scale producer with production facilities in Nanjing, China, with a claimed capacity of 1.6GW (Bloomberg).