List of photovoltaics companies

In 2016, 93% of the global PV cell manufacturing capacity utilized crystalline silicon (cSi) technology, representing a commanding lead over rival forms of PV technology, such as cadmium telluride (CdTe), amorphous silicon (aSi), and copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS).

Module production capacity reached 460 GW with crystalline silicon technology assembly accounting for 98%.

According to EnergyTrend, the 2011 global top ten polysilicon, solar cell and solar module manufacturers by capacity were found in countries including People's Republic of China, United States, Taiwan, Germany, Japan, and Korea.

In 2011, the global top ten polysilicon makers by capacity were GCL, Hemlock, OCI, Wacker, LDK, REC, MEMC/SunEdison, Tokuyama, LCY and Woongjin, represented by People's Republic of China, United States, Taiwan, Germany, Japan and South Korea.

Their solar PV module production appears to have reached a 3.7 GW capacity at the end of 2015.

Solar module manufacturers must be sure that their products can be sustainable for application periods of more than 25 years.

Top 10 solar cell producers According to an annual market survey by the photovoltaics trade publication Photon International, global production of photovoltaic cells and modules in 2009 was 12.3 GW.

[24] Thin film ranking Global PV market by technology in 2013[25]: 18, 19 Thin film solar cells are commercially used in several technologies, including cadmium telluride (CdTe), copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS), and amorphous and other thin-film silicon (a-Si, TF-Si).

In contrast, in 2001 Japan and the United States combined had over 70% of world production.