Asian brands such as JA, LONGi and Trina offer affordable, high-output panels but with shorter warranties. Warehouses on both coasts reduce shipping times and costs.
• Key Market players include companies such as Schletter Group, Renusol GmbH, SunModo, and Esdec. • First Solar announced in January 2025 a strategic partnership with LONGi Green Energy to co-develop integrated mounting brackets for utility-scale PV projects.
Wood Mackenzie's score-based ranking assessed more than 40 leading module manufacturers across 10 countries. These companies accounted for 62% of global production capacity and 89% of global module shipments in 2024, highlighting the concentrated nature of the industry's top.
In May 2025, shifting market dynamics saw solar module prices continue to rise, with supply constraints and firm demand putting upward pressure on pricing.
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The world's top 10 solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturers shipped a record 500 gigawatts (GW) of modules in 2024, nearly doubling the previous year's volume, according to Wood Mackenzie's new Global Solar Module Manufacturer Rankings 2025 report.
Materials science giant Corning is betting on US solar, buying Chinese-owned JA Solar's 2 GW factory in Arizona as clean energy tax credit rules tighten.