Astronergy
Part of the CHINT Group, Astronergy is a globally recognized cell and module manufacturer and, founded in 2006, was among the first private Chinese companies to enter the PV sector. A major player in the n-type TOPCon module field, the company has been ranked as a “Top Performer” by PVEL on no less than seven occasions and has a footprint in over 140 countries and regions worldwide, with offices in markets including Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, the US and Brazil.
EliTe Solar
EliTe Solar (formerly ET Solar) is a global PV manufacturer, and a PV system service provider. EliTe Solar focuses on serving high-value markets and leveraging our core manufacturing assets in Southeast Asia. EliTe Solar operates 6GW of annual wafer capacity, as well as 4GW of cell, and 4GW module capacities across our global manufacturing fleet. We have focused on the 182mm wafer format for our cell and module products and offer both P-PERC and N-Type technologies to provide our customers with the most optimized solar solutions to meet the needs of residential, industrial, commercial, and utility clients.
Heliene
Heliene is one of North America’s fastest-growing domestic module manufacturers serving the utility-scale, commercial, and residential markets. With an in-house logistics team and remarkably responsive support staff, Heliene delivers competitively priced, high performance solar modules precisely when and where customers need them to accelerate North America’s clean energy transition. Founded in 2010, Heliene is recognized as a highly bankable Tier 1 module manufacturer and has production facilities located in Ontario, Minnesota and Florida.
Imperial Star
Imperial Star Solar is a leading solar module manufacturer recognized as a Top Performer by Kiwa PVEL. Committed to making American-made solar the most powerful and reliable choice, we are set to achieve 6 GW of PV module capacity by 2024, including a state-of-the-art 2 GW capacity module facility in Houston. Founded by experts with over a decade of Tier 1 manufacturing experience, we maintain full control over our supply chain—from wafers to panels—ensuring the highest quality in every product. With global manufacturing bases in the USA, Indonesia, and Laos, we are dedicated to advancing sustainable energy solutions, strengthening the global supply chain, and driving the transition to a climate-positive future.
Kiwa
With over a decade of experience between Kiwa PVEL and Kiwa PI Berlin, the Kiwa Group offers a comprehensive portfolio of quality assurance, testing, inspection, and certification services for the solar industry. Our integrated service offerings cover the entire supply chain, providing technical solutions for mitigating risk, optimizing financing, and improving solar and energy storage systems performance throughout the project lifecycle. From testing over 5,000 module types in our labs to on-site visits at over 1,000 factories, learn how we are creating trust and driving progress at kiwa.com/solar.
Clean Energy Associates
CLEAN ENERGY ASSOCIATES helps buyers and long-term owners of solar and energy storage equipment buy the right products and ensure they are properly manufactured and installed. The rapid growth of the clean energy industry is exhilarating but the explosion of new technologies, new companies, new factories, new markets, and new business models can be hard to stay on top of and brings new risks.
From our US headquarters and our Asian base in Shanghai, CEA provides our clients with investment confidence as we allow them to get a “peek behind the curtain” to understand what is really happening upstream in supply chains and production facilities and downstream in project design and execution.
CEA’s global team has helped our diverse customer base of project developers, EPCs, IPP’s, and financial institutions understand industry trends and market dynamics, select the best suppliers, negotiate the best contracts, carefully audit production processes, test equipment in the field, and perform technical and acquisition due diligence.
Our experience executing over 250 GW of solar and 40 GWh of storage projects in over 80 countries, including work in over 350 production facilities, is invaluable to our clients as they navigate the ever-changing and hyper-competitive landscape of clean energy. CEA is a subsidiary of Intertek Group plc, a FTSE listed company based in London, with 1,000 test labs and 44,000 professionals working in 100+ countries (www.intertek.com).
Origami Solar
Origami Solar is the developer of a patented steel solar panel frame that will transform the solar industry through high-speed domestic production, dramatically lower greenhouse gas emissions and superior strength and durability vs. aluminum. By sourcing steel from an established industry ecosystem, solar module manufacturers can eliminate supply chain constraints, accelerate the transition to carbon-free energy, and level the global playing field for module production. Origami Solar was awarded the grand prize in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) American-Made Solar Prize competition in 2022 and PV Magazine’s Manufacturing Innovation of the Year in 2023, recognizing the disruptive value and market potential of a high-performance steel module frame.
Qcells
Qcells is one of the world’s leading clean energy companies, recognized for its established reputation as a manufacturer of high-performance, high-quality solar cells and modules, portfolio of intelligent storage systems, and growing international pipeline of large-scale renewable energy projects. Qcells also provides renewable electricity retail services and packages to end customers the world over. The company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea (Global Executive HQ) with its diverse international manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Malaysia, China, and South Korea. Qcells offers Completely Clean Energy through the full spectrum of photovoltaic products, storage solutions, renewable electricity contracting and large-scale solar power plants. Through its growing global business network spanning North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa and the Middle East, Qcells provides excellent services and long-term partnerships to its customers in the utility, commercial, governmental and residential markets.
SEG Solar
Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, SEG Solar is a US manufacturer with a fully integrated supply chain, internationally recognized for producing high-quality solar modules. The company is committed to delivering reliable and cost-effective solar panels globally to utility, commercial and residential markets. Recognised as a Top Performer by Kiwa PVEL for three consecutive years, it has earned a Silver Medal in the EcoVadis CSR ratings and is ranked as one of the Top 10 solar panel brands serving the US market by SolarReviews.
With a module production capacity of over 5.5GW, SEG Solar operates several global manufacturing bases, strategically located in the USA, Indonesia, China and Thailand, underlining its commitment to strengthening its global supply chain and promoting energy independence. As of the end of 2023, the company had shipped over 5GW of solar modules worldwide.
STS
Founded in 2010 by French solar veterans, STS has been consolidating its position as a leading Testing, Inspection, Audit, and Technical Advisory company that counts in the solar and storage industry.
Accredited under ISO/IEC17020:2012, STS supports solar and storage developers’ procurement effort in Asia through supplier assessment & qualification, inspection and quality control, and technical advisory services. STS is the global market leader for PV modules pre-shipment inspection services. Initiated in 2011, STS has released in 2018 the first industry standard for approval of PV modules manufacturing and dispatch, solving the challenge for buyers to set the right quality level at mass-production.
Present in 11 different countries globally with operational focus in Asia, STS enjoys the largest inspector fleet (full-time) in the industry and conducts more than 300 quality assessment projects per year for clients in more than 30 countries including leading EPCs, developers, independent power producers and utility companies.
Trina Solar
Founded in 1997, Trina Solar is a world leading provider of integrated solutions for photovoltaic (PV) smart energy. It is mainly engaged in research and development, production and sales of PV modules, power stations and system products, PV power generation and operation and maintenance services, plus development and sales of intelligent microgrids and multi-energy systems, as well as the operation of energy cloud platforms. In June 2020, Trina Solar was listed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board (STAR Market) of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), becoming the first company providing PV products and systems as well as smart energy to have gone public on the platform.
Waaree Solar Americas
Waaree is a global leader in solar energy, boasting the largest presence outside of China. Our commitment to excellence, sustainability, and diversity drives us to harness solar power for a greener future. With operations across multiple continents, we deliver cutting-edge solar solutions worldwide. At Waaree Solar Americas, we take pride in our US manufacturing capabilities, contributing significantly to a sustainable and energy-independent future. Our reliable, efficient solar products support sustainable development and are backed by the latest technological advancements. We believe that diversity and inclusivity are key to innovation and success, and our workforce reflects this commitment. By the end of 2024, Waaree plans to set up a 3 GW module manufacturing facility in the USA, reinforcing our leadership in the solar industry and our dedication to the US market.
