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Table 32: : Top 10 PV Manufacturers by Year (2010-2014)
2010 1 2011 1 2012 1 2013 1 2014 2
17402.3MW p 23579.3 MW p 26061.8MW p 33421.8MW p GW p
Suntech 9% Suntech 9% Yingli 9% Yingli 10% Trina 3.6
JA Solar 8% JA Solar 8% First Solar 7% Trina 8% Yingli 3.3
First Solar 8% First Solar 7% JA Solar 6% JA Solar 6% JinkoSolar 2.9 - 3.2
Canadian Canadian 2.73 -
Yingli 6% Yingli 7% Trina 6% 5%
Solar Solar 2.78
Canadian
Q Cells 6% Gintech 6% 6% ReneSola 5% JA Solar 2.4 - 2.5
Solar
Sharp Solar 5% Trina 5% Suntech 6% Motech 5% ReneSola 2.3 - 2.5
Canadian
Trina 5% 4% Motech 5% Jinko Solar 5% Sharp Solar 1.9 - 2
Solar
Motech 5% Motech 4% Gintech 4% Neoslar 4% First Solar 1.8 - 1.9
Gintech 5% Sharp Solar 4% Sharp Solar 4% First Solar 4% Hanwha 1.43 -
Solar One 1.46
Wuxi
Kyocera 4% Jinko Solar 4% NeoSolar 3% Hareon 4% 1.3 - 1.5
Suntech
Other 39% Other 43% Other 44% Other 44%

Source: 1. Renewable Energy World
2. PV Tech

Table 33: : Top 10 PV Manufacturers by Year (2015-2019)
2015 (GW) 1 2016 (GW) 2 2017 (GW) 2 2018 (GW) 1 2019 (GW) 1
Trina 5.74 Jinko Solar 5.28 Jinko Solar 6.55 Jinko Solar 11.4 Jinko Solar 14.2
Canadian Solar 4.7 Trina Solar 5.19 Trina Solar 6.4 JA Solar 8.8 JA Solar 10.3
Jinko Solar 4.51 Canadian 4.28 Canadian 6.03 Trina Solar 8.1 Trina Solar 9.7
Solar Solar
Hanwha Q Hanwha Q
JA solar 3.93 Cells 4.21 Cells 5.6 LONGi Solar 7.2 LONGi Solar 9

Hanwha Q Cells 3.3 JA Solar 4.5 JA Solar 5.4 Canadian 7.1 Canadian 8.5
Solar Solar
LONGi Green
First Solar 2.8 GCL System 3.48 Energy 4.8 Hanwha Q 5.5 Hanwha Q 7.3
Integration
Technology cells cells
Yingli Green GCL System
ReneSola 2.69 energy 2.08 Integration 4.6 Risen Energy 4.8 Risen Energy 7
LONGi Green
Yingli Solar 2.4 Energy 1.85 Risen Energy 3.43 First Solar 2.7 First Solar 5.5
Technology
Shunfeng
International Yingli Green GCL System GCL System
Clean Energy 2.28 Risen Energy 1.61 energy 3.43 Integration 4.1 Integration 4.8
Limited (SFCE)
Risen 1.24 Talesun Solar 3.05 SFCE 3.3 SFCE 4

Source:1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_photovoltaics_companies
2. HIS Markit

In 2018 Seven of the top ten manufacturers all are Chinese companies except for Q Cells (South Korea),
Canadian Solar (Canada) and First Solar (USA). But all of the above manufacture some or all of their panels in
China with the exception First Solar (Malaysia, USA and Vietnam).

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