A list of Australia’s top solar panel and inverter manufacturers has been published by solar energy analyst Sunwiz, as well as details of buying trends throughout 2022.
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By the end 2022, Sunwiz found leading Chinese manufacturers managed to regain some of their marketshare from “premium” brands, after dipping quite dramatically in Q4 2021 to Q1 2022. Chinese brands haven’t quite made it back to the 80% marketshare they enjoyed in the first half of 2021, but rounded out the year above 70%.
Both “premium” and other manufacturers grew considerably between Q3 and Q4 in 2021, before gradually sliding back over the course of 2022. It is worth nothing ‘other’ manufacturers, primarily smaller Chinese brands, finished off 2022 in a markedly better position than they were for most of 2021.
In alphabetical order, Australia’s top 10 solar panel manufacturers in 2022 were:
- Astronergy*
- Canadian Solar
- Hanwha Q Cells
- Hyundai
- JA Solar
- Jinko Solar
- Longi
- Minor Brands
- REC
- Risen
- SunPower
- Trina Solar
Note: Astronergy tied in 10th place.*
Inverters
Leading Chinese inverter manufacturers reached a highpoint in their combined marketshare in the middle of 2022, before easing back slightly towards the year’s end, Sunwiz’s analysis found.
Inversely, European inverter brands hit a low point mid-year, but clawed some of that marketshare back by the year’s end.
Module-level Power Electronics, or MLPE, stayed pretty much flat across the course of the year, with a minuscule rise over Q1 followed by a corresponding drop in Q4. Likewise, the marketshare of other inverter brands stayed pretty much flat over 2022.
In alphabetical order, Australia’s top 10 inverter manufacturers in 2022 were:
- Enphase
- Fronius
- Goodwe
- Growatt
- Huawei
- SMA
- Sofar
- SolarEdge
- Solis
- Sungrow
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* This article was amended on May 9, 2023 to add Astronergy into the solar panel leaderboard, where subsequent data found it tied for 10th place.
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Hello.
Why are the “top ten” in each category, ordered alphabetically by brand name, rather than ranking?
Hi Bret, they are ordered alphabetically at the request of Sunwiz. You can find the ranked top 10 on their website.
Hi Bella, do you know where Huawei scored? I’m personally concerned that they pose a national security risk.
Hi Toby, I believe Huawei was 10th.
Even still, I’m deeply concerned to see Huawei crack the top 10. They are owned by the Chinese Government .
Hi Toby, I’ve read that they pose a massive risk. Christ Bowen, the climate minister said it in the media https://www.afr.com/policy/energy-and-climate/chinese-solar-a-key-risk-to-australia-s-2030-climate-goal-bowen-20220923-p5bkit
Im deeply concerned to see Huawei in the top 10. They are Chinese Government owned.
Almost 80% Chinese!!! It would be interesting to see the difference between Chinese Manufactured and Chinese Owned. I don’t care where it’s made but the last thing i want is a Chinese State-Owned Inverter.
The article refers to manufacturers in Australia. I didn’t think any of those were manufactured in Australia?
Hi Edward – the article refers to the Australian market (as in, which manufacturers are most popular here). Australia manufactures almost no solar equipment onshore, with just a single panel maker in the country.
Hello Bella, as a fully owned & operated Australian manufacturer of electrical cables I find it difficult to understand why the Government of this country allows so much Chinese content within the solar market, they always speak of the need for more “Australian content”, creating jobs etc etc but. We struggle to get opportunities as most of the solar equipment is imported along with the associated cabling, this will be ongoing until something changes within the industry.