Solar Manufacturers

Leading solar panel and equipment manufacturers

Capacity

Meyer Burger

Thun, Switzerland
Tier 1🇪🇺 EU Power Grid
Premium HJT cells and modules

Swiss manufacturer of high-efficiency HJT solar cells and modules. Factories in Germany (Freiberg, Bitterfeld). Key player in European Solar Manufacturing Council.

Founded: 1953HJT
meyerburger.com

REC Group

Sandvika, Norway
Tier 1🇪🇺 EU Power Grid
Alpha HJT modules, high efficiency

Norwegian brand, HJT technology pioneer. REC Alpha Pure-R achieves 22.6% efficiency. Production in Singapore, R&D in Europe. Owned by Reliance Industries.

Founded: 1996HJT
recgroup.com

Sonnenstromfabrik (CS Wismar)

Wismar, Germany
Tier 2🇪🇺 EU Power Grid
Glass and designer modules

German manufacturer focused on glass-glass modules, BIPV (building integration) and designer solutions. Production entirely in Germany.

Founded: 1999Multi-Tech
sonnenstromfabrik.com

AE Solar

Königsbrunn, Germany
Tier 2🇪🇺 EU Power Grid
TOPCon and HJT modules, Aurora series

. Aurora TOPCon 22.5% . .

Founded: 2003TOPCon
ae-solar.com

SoliTek

Vilnius, Lithuania
Tier 2🇪🇺 EU Power Grid
BIPV, -,

. BIPV - . .

Founded: 2009Multi-Tech
solitek.eu

Maxeon Solar Technologies

Singapore, Singapore
Tier 1🇪🇺 EU Power Grid
IBC Maxeon,

SunPower. IBC (Interdigitated Back Contact) 24.1% . R&D , .

Founded: 2020HJT
maxeon.com

Enel 3Sun Gigafactory

Catania, Italy
Tier 1🇪🇺 EU Power Grid
HJT dem ,

(3 GW). Enel €600M . HJT - .

Founded: 2010HJT
3sun.com

Bauer Solar

Memmingen, Germany
Tier 2🇪🇺 EU Power Grid
Mono PERC modules Made in Germany

-PERC . . (30- ).

Founded: 2007Mono-Si
bauer-solar.de

Photowatt (EDF)

Bourgoin-Jallieu, France
Tier 2🇪🇺 EU Power Grid

( 1979). EDF Renewables. : .

Founded: 1979Poly-Si
photowatt.com

MetSolar

Warsaw, Poland
Tier 3🇪🇺 EU Power Grid
, BIPV,

. BIPV, .

Founded: 2016Multi-Tech
metsolar.eu

JinkoSolar

Shanghai, China
Tier 1🌍 Global Map
Tiger Neo TOPCon,

. 100+ GW 2024. Tiger Neo (N-type TOPCon) 23.6% . 14 .

Founded: 2006TOPCon
jinkosolar.com

JA Solar

Beijing, China
Tier 1🌍 Global Map
DeepBlue 4.0 Pro, N-type

. DeepBlue 4.0 Pro N-type . 95 GW. , , .

Founded: 2005TOPCon
jasolar.com

LONGi Green Energy

Xi'an, China
Tier 1🌍 Global Map
Hi-MO X6/7,

. HJT 27.3%. Hi-MO X6/X7 utility-scale .

Founded: 2000HJT
longi.com

Trina Solar

Changzhou, China
Tier 1🌍 Global Map
Vertex N series, smart-

One of the world's largest manufacturers. Vertex N (N-type i-TOPCon) 23.2% . smart- .

Founded: 1997TOPCon
trinasolar.com

Canadian Solar

Guelph, Canada
Tier 1🌍 Global Map
HiKu/HiHero , utility-scale

. HiKu7 HiHero N-type TOPCon. (24 GW pipeline).

Founded: 2001TOPCon
canadiansolar.com

First Solar

Tempe, Arizona, USA
Tier 1🌍 Global Map
CdTe Series 7

CdTe . Series 7 utility-scale. , , . IRA (Inflation Reduction Act).

Founded: 1999Thin-Film
firstsolar.com

Hanwha Qcells

Seoul, South Korea
Tier 1🌍 Global Map
Q.TRON, DUO G5.1, premium residential

(Hanwha Group). Q.TRON N-type 22.3% . (Dalton, Georgia — 8.4 GW). .

Founded: 1999TOPCon
q-cells.com

Risen Energy

Ningbo, China
Tier 1🌍 Global Map
Hyper-ion HJT modules

Hyper-ion HJT. 50+ GW. , .

Founded: 1986HJT
risenenergy.com

Tongwei Solar

Chengdu, China
Tier 1🌍 Global Map
TNC/THC ,

. Vertical integration . TNC/THC .

Founded: 2009TOPCon
tw-solar.com

GCL System Integration

Suzhou, China
Tier 1🌍 Global Map
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GCL Group, . , . .

Founded: 2015Multi-Tech
gclsi.com

Solar Manufacturers PV Market

growth

Global module shipments exceeded 500 GW in 2024. The top 10 manufacturers control 75% of the market. The average module price has dropped to a historic low of $0.10/Wp.

project.technology

N-type TOPCon is dominating new capacity (70%+ in 2025). HJT is growing in the premium segment. Tandem perovskite-silicon cells are the next breakthrough (30%+ efficiency).

project.strategy

The EU Solar Manufacturing Alliance aims for 30 GW of module production by 2030. Enel 3Sun (Catania) is the largest gigafactory in the EU (3 GW). ESMC is lobbying for anti-dumping measures.