QCELLS
Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, and having a technology and innovation centre in Thalheim, Germany, the Hanwha Q Cells Co. Ltd. is a subsidiary of the Hanwha Group and was incorporated in 2014 with the merger of Hanwha SolarOne and Hanwha Q CELLS. The company operates under the brands of Q CELLS and Hanwha Solar and manufactures photovoltaic (PV) solar cells.
JINKO
The panels they currently sell in Australia are salt mist corrosion resistant and suitable for installation in any location. Given Jinko’s financial stability and track record, they have been utilised in many of Australia’s largest solar farms with over 1GW of their solar panels deployed in utility scale installations. The company is currently ranked in the PV Evolution Labs Top Performers and are one of the few manufacturers that have consistently been listed as a top performer for the last 6 years.
LONGI
Founded in 2000, LONGi Green Energy Technology Co.Ltd. is the largest mono crystal manufacturer in the world. It provides high quality products and services for photovoltaic and semiconductor industry. The most advanced module manufacturing technologies are applied to get lower LCOE (Levelized Cost of Energy), excellent performance at Light Induced Degradation (LID) and to ensure the power generation and investment revenue for customers.
RISEN
Risen Energy is a Chinese manufacturer of quality tier 1 solar panels that have a 12 year product warranty rather than the 10 years that is standard for the industry. Their panels are certified as corrosion resistant which makes them suitable for installation anywhere in Australia and they have an Australian office in Melbourne. While not a small company they are far from being the largest Chinese panel manufacturer. They claim to have become the 10th largest producer of solar panels in 2015 when they shipped 1.25 gigawatts of panels.
