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Best Renewable Energy Tech Companies in China

The 52 best Renewable Energy Tech companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Zhonglai.

52companies tracked
$592.2Mdisclosed funding
1unicorns
19have raised
Sources & further reading
  • einpresswire.com
  • Allied Market Research

Ranked: Best Renewable Energy Tech companies in China

#CompanyLast roundDisclosed fundingEmployeesFoundedFounderTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Beijing Feiyue Xinneng Technology
Cloud-based wind turbine monitoring and e-vehicle charging station management services provider
———2015Mei Qiusheng
CEO
———
2Changzhou Almaden
Thin-film solar PV panels and utility-scale project developer
——7732006——38 patents
Advanced photovoltaic modules and curved laminated glass for building-integrated solar applications
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3Chengdu Techcent Environment Company
Chengdu Techcent Environment Co Ltd is engaged in the research, design and manufacture of energy-saving…
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4China Solar Energy
Developers of thin-film solar modules
——1142006Yuan Lee
CEO
———
5Clenergy
Solar mounting structures
———2007Rasmus Bolcho Friis
CEO
—5 patents
PV system mounting and grounding hardware: clamps and snap-fit rail components.
2 job openings · 1 award
6Eastups
Manufacturer of electronics and energy management systems
——1,9151989—JavaLayuiVue.js+4—4 launchs
7eHorus
Developer of aerospace-grade photovoltaic power station operation and maintenance service platform.
——1652014————
8Finima Innovations
Point absorber-based WEC
———2013Terry Lok
CEO & Director
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Top 12 Renewable Energy Tech companies in China

#1
Public · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2021
$30Mraised
▾

Provider of charging networks and energy storage systems for electric vehicles. The company develops direct current fast charging stations integrated with energy storage. It is also advancing a smart energy cloud platform project. This platform aims to enable interaction between charging facilities and power grid systems using IoT technology. The company is also initiating research and development testing for digital payment solutions.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 34%
Talent
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 25%
Funding: Raised $30.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Oct 2025)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Global: Single-market focus (China)
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Post IPO$30M
Founders & team
Li TaoCEO
#2
Unfunded · Kwun Tong, Hong Kong · founded 2021
$108Mraised
▾

Provider of renewable fuels including sustainable aviation fuel and cellulosic ethanol. The company focuses on energy transition through technology. It produces hydrotreated vegetable oil and renewable naphtha. The company promotes an open market to support climate goals.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 7how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%
Funding
top 42%
Global
bottom 36%
Market
bottom 29%
News
bottom 28%
Tech
bottom 16%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $108M · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round round (Jan 2023)
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond China
Audience (LinkedIn): 28k LinkedIn followers — 4.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Bridge Data Centres (BDC)) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Philip SiuCo-FounderMatti LievonenCEO
Investors
Bain Capital Private Equity
#3
Series A · Hefei, Anhui · founded 2019 · 100 employees
$14.1Mraised
▾

Provider of robotic solutions for cleaning and installing photovoltaic modules. The company offers a range of robots designed for comprehensive cleaning, including dry and wet options, and module installation. These robots address challenges in photovoltaic power plants, improving efficiency and reducing costs. The product line includes fully automatic, semi-automatic, and distributed robots.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 45%
Moat
top 45%
Funding
top 50%
Product
bottom 45%
Market
bottom 41%
Innovation
bottom 38%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 2 patents
Funding: Raised $14.1M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series A (Jan 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 18k LinkedIn followers — 3.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2024Series A$14.1M
  • Aug 2022Seed—
Investors
Hillhouse, Hengxu Capital, Glventure, Shenzhen Qianhai Guoyuan Fund Management, Anhui Guoyuan Venture Capital
Tech stack
GsapHstsJqueryLodashNginxSwiper
#4
Series D · Hangzhou, Zhejiang · founded 2015
$55.7Mraised
▾

Microquanta is a developer of thin film perovskite solar cells and aims to commercialize the technology. The company claims to have the built the first set of perovskite solar cell production equipment in their lab and can produce 6x6 sq. cm. scale perovskite solar cells with a conversion rate of 16%.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2022Series D—
  • Jan 2021Series C$55.7M
Founders & team
Buyi YanCo-Founder
Investors
CMB International Capital, Three Gorges Capital Holdings, BEIJING ENERGY, quzhou financial, CTG, Jingneng Power
#5
Series A · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2016 · 11 employees
$83.9Mraised
▾

Provides drone data management solutions. It offers drone data acquisition flight services and a cloud-based data analysis and viewing software solution. It also offers IT consulting and data migration services to enterprise clients. It also provides drone-based wind turbine inspection and monitoring solutions.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2021Series A$30.9M
  • Jan 2020Series A$10M
  • Aug 2019Series A$22M
  • Aug 2018Series A$11M
Founders & team
Mads RasmussenManaging director
Investors
Tiger Global Management, KTB Network, GGV Capital, Capital Development Investment Fund Management, CDIB Capital Group, GP Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#6
$48Mraised
▾

Provider of energy storage services

Investors
Tsinghua Holdings Capital, Legend Star, Gaorong Capital, Puhua Capital
#7
Public · Suzhou, Jiangsu · founded 2008 · 3918 employees
$210.5Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of solar cells and solar PV panels

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 37k LinkedIn followers — 6.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 partnerships · 3 awards (incl. Pesasun) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2018Post IPO$210.5M
Investors
Yijin Capital
#8
Acquired · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2006 · 46511 employees
$35Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of solar modules. It uses Bifacial module with transparent backsheet technology and half-cell module technology for manufacturing solar modules.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 80how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 10%
Fin. health
top 11%
Innovation
top 22%
Market
top 24%
Tech
top 34%
Talent
top 39%
Patents: 1,575 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 1521 filings since 2022 vs 54 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Fin. health: Revenue ~$12.8B · Revenue 366.7x total funding · Publicly listed (IPO 2010)
Innovation: 1,575 patents (top 4% of patent-holders) · 1521 filings since 2022 vs 54 in 2017-21
Audience (LinkedIn): 368k LinkedIn followers — 64.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2020Post IPO$461.6M
  • May 2019Post IPO$85M
  • Feb 2019Post IPO$15.2M
  • Oct 2008Series B$35M
Founders & team
Xiande LiBoard MemberKangping ChenCEOShaoguo JiCHRO
Investors
China Israel Value Capital, Pitango, Harlyn Capital, Zhongguang Wenying Equity Investment Fund Management, Everbright ReinFore, Shenzhen Capital Group
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAkamai
#9
Series B · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2015 · 100 employees
$7Mraised
▾

Developer of flexible PV modules. It develops monocrystalline modules which can be integrated into building materials like tiles, roofs, and facades. It is used as a power source to operate pumps and oxygen aeration systems.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2020Series B$7M
Founders & team
Zhengrong ShiFounder
Investors
CEFC, Starling Group, Southern Cross Venture Partners, Virescent Ventures
Tech stack
Core-JsElement UiGoogle AnalyticsNginxOpenrestyVue.Js
#10
Fox ESS 🦄
Series D · Wenzhou, Zhejiang · founded 2019
$55Kraised
▾

Manufacturer of inverters, chargers, batteries, and energy storage system components. The company provides single-phase and three-phase PV inverters, hybrid inverters, and all-in-one storage solutions. Product offerings include lithium batteries, EQ batteries, EP batteries, EV chargers, and heat pumps. The company focuses on research and development to create advanced products.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 53k LinkedIn followers — 9.2% of this cohort's audience · 66 engagements/post (3.2× cohort median)
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2023Series D$141M
Founders & team
Justin ClaxtonCo-Founder & Vice PresidentLyren LiuCo-FounderMichael ZhuChief Executive Officer
Investors
Ori-mind Capital, Panorama Capital
Tech stack
Animate.CssAnime.JsApache Http ServerBaidu Analytics (百度统计)CloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#11
Seed · Suzhou, Jiangsu · founded 2023
—raised
▾

AdvanSol Power Technology specializes in micro-string inverters for solar systems, aiming to break the overseas monopoly and fill the domestic gap in the market. Their focus is on providing advanced solutions for photovoltaic power stations with their cloud platform integration.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 248 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Seed—
  • Jun 2024Angel—
Founders & team
Chen JianFounder & CEO
Investors
Edge ventures, Fenghe Capital
#12
Series A · Changshu City, Jiangsu Sheng · founded 2021
—raised
▾

Production of perovskite solar cells. It provides solutions such as Perovskite BIPV, Perovskite roof photovoltaic glass, consumer products perovskite photovoltaic charging, and more.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2024Series A—
  • Aug 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Baoyin ChenCo-Founder & Executive PresidentTan HairenCo-Founder & Chairman
Investors
Guohai Securities, Hengtong, Addor Capital, Zhongtian Fortune Fund Manage, Zhejiang Zhongying Holding, Zhongying Venture Capital

Funding & investor landscape

$592.2Mtotal disclosed funding
10companies funded
16disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Addor Capital2 rounds
GP Capital2 rounds
Gaorong Capital2 rounds
Shenzhen Capital Group2 rounds
Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund1 rounds
Anhui Guoyuan Venture Capital1 rounds
Aplus Capital1 rounds
BEIJING ENERGY1 rounds
Bain Capital Private Equity1 rounds
CAS Advanced1 rounds

Notable founders

Li Tao
CEO · Jiuzi New Energy
Philip Siu
Co-Founder · EcoCeres
Matti Lievonen
CEO · EcoCeres
Buyi Yan
Co-Founder · Microquanta
Mads Rasmussen
Managing director · Clobotics
Xiande Li
Board Member · Jinko Solar
Kangping Chen
CEO · Jinko Solar
Zhengrong Shi
Founder · SunMan
Justin Claxton
Co-Founder & Vice President · Fox ESS
Lyren Liu
Co-Founder · Fox ESS
Chen Jian
Founder & CEO · AdvanSol
Baoyin Chen
Co-Founder & Executive President · RenShine Solar
Prism market signals · China · country-scoped Prism corpus, 231,694 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Renewable Energy Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · China

How research on Green Hydrogen is moving in China

A read on the academic research around Green Hydrogen — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 11,458 China-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 76% → 80% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences1190
  • University of Chinese Academy of Sciences442
  • Tsinghua University362
  • University of Science and Technology of China334
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University294
leading researchers
Zhiliang Jin · Junjie Chen · Lei Wang · Wei Liu · Lei Zhang · Hui Wang · Hao Zhang · Yan Zhang
▲ Breakthroughs4,817 · 42%
▲ 35%→43% share
▲1.2× share momentum12 median citations74% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (35%→43% of field), led by Hydrogen production.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Hydrogen production243→1651
  • Catalysis187→1574
  • Photocatalysis204→959
  • Overpotential45→487
  • Water splitting93→529
Newly emergingAdsorption 0→140 · Electrosynthesis 0→59 · Hydrogen spillover 0→50
Landmark Ti3C2 MXene co-catalyst on metal sulfide photo-absorbers for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic hydrogen production · 1,973 cites
◆ Advancements5,213 · 45%
▼ 54%→44% share
▼0.8× share momentum9 median citations68% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are cooling (54%→44% of field), led by Hydrogen production.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Hydrogen production370→1905
  • Catalysis277→1184
  • Photocatalysis234→821
  • Production (economics)18→352
  • Water splitting74→408
Newly emergingEnergy carrier 0→46 · Energy (signal processing) 0→30 · Scheduling (production processes) 0→30
Landmark Noble metal-free hydrogen evolution catalysts for water splitting · 5,763 cites
▼ Concerns747 · 7%
▲ 3%→7% share
▲2.3× share momentum8 median citations81% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are rising (3%→7% of field), led by Hydrogen production.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Hydrogen production30→332
  • Catalysis13→157
  • Water splitting12→110
  • Electrolysis2→97
  • Electrolysis of water2→90
Newly emergingElectrocatalyst 0→40 · Energy carrier 0→33 · Electrochemistry 0→22
Landmark Recent Advances in Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Using Nanoparticles · 2,923 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · China

Where green hydrogen is researched across China

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Beijing2412 · +0.64
Hot · Hydrogen productionAdvancing · CatalysisOpportunity · Current (fluid)Concern · Hydrogen embrittlement
Shanghai925 · +0.63
Hot · Hydrogen productionAdvancing · CatalysisOpportunity · Faraday efficiencyConcern · Hydrogen technologies
Guangzhou/Shenzhen690 · +0.64
Hot · Hydrogen productionAdvancing · CatalysisOpportunity · CathodeConcern · Durability
Nanjing684 · +0.65
Hot · Chemical looping combustionAdvancing · Hydrogen productionOpportunity · Hydrogen economyConcern · Current (fluid)
Wuhan561 · +0.66
Hot · Hydrogen productionAdvancing · NanodotOpportunity · Hydrogen economyConcern · Fossil fuel
Hefei449 · +0.72
Hot · PhotocatalysisAdvancing · CatalysisOpportunity · Hydrogen peroxideConcern · Hydrogen economy
Hangzhou435 · +0.62
Hot · Hydrogen productionAdvancing · Heterogeneous catalysisOpportunity · AdsorptionConcern · Hydrogen technologies
Harbin350 · +0.65
Hot · XyloseAdvancing · FermentationOpportunity · OxygenConcern · Microbial electrolysis cell
PATENT SIGNAL · China

Who's filing green hydrogen patents in China

China green hydrogen patent filing is accelerating — 9,245 filings from 3,905 assignees (2016–2025), led by China Petroleum & CHEM, UNIV Tsinghua, HON HAI PREC IND; annual filings 452→1645.

9,245 filings3,905 assigneespeak 1645/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • China Petroleum & CHEM598
  • UNIV Tsinghua580
  • HON HAI PREC IND481
  • Contemporary Amperex Technology382
  • Guangdong Brunp Recycling Techno325
  • Hunan Brunp Recycling TECH324
  • BTR New MAT Group291
  • Hunan Brunp EV Recycling189

Common questions

How many Renewable Energy Tech companies are there in China?
Radar tracks 52 indexable Renewable Energy Tech companies headquartered in China that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Renewable Energy Tech companies in China?
The Renewable Energy Tech companies in China on this list have raised a combined $592.2M in disclosed equity funding across 10 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Renewable Energy Tech company in China?
Zhonglai is the highest-funded Renewable Energy Tech company in China, with $210.5M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Renewable Energy Tech companies in China are funded?
10 of the 52 Renewable Energy Tech companies in China on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Renewable Energy Tech unicorns are there in China?
1 Renewable Energy Tech company in China on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in China Renewable Energy Tech companies?
The most active investors in China Renewable Energy Tech companies on this list include Addor Capital, GP Capital, Gaorong Capital, Shenzhen Capital Group, Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund.
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