Radar · Solar Energy in China
Best Solar Energy Companies in China
The 329 best Solar Energy companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: GCL New Energy.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
329companies tracked
$4.9Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
45have raised
China's Solar Energy sector has 329 tracked companies and $4.9B in disclosed funding — and that number alone tells you how seriously capital has committed to this market. GCL Technology Holdings leads the directory at $710M raised, followed by Astronergy at $328M, two companies whose funding totals dwarf the rest of the field by a meaningful margin. InterContinental Energy sits at $115M. The global solar market hit roughly $222.1B in 2024, on a 20.5% CAGR trajectory, driven by decarbonization mandates and government policy tailwinds that aren't slowing down. So the scale here is real earned industrial weight, not speculative froth.
What I find notable is the momentum underneath the top line. Across energy-adjacent apps and platforms, median install growth is running at roughly 28% year-over-year, a signal that digital infrastructure around solar electricity generation and solar PV is catching up to the hardware build-out. Coverage of hot themes like EV battery technology and EV energy management systems is rising fast alongside pure-play generation. No unicorns in this cohort yet, but with Addor Capital, CDH and Cowin Capital among the most active investors, the institutional backing is there. If you're mapping where serious money is moving in clean energy, China's solar stack is the place to start.
Sources & further reading
- MarketsandMarkets
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SOLAR ENERGY × CHINA
Our analysis of 100 Solar Energy companies
$30.5b in tracked funding; 83% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
100companies analysed
83%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2unicorns
2013median founding year
1.6Mcombined LinkedIn audience
77%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Solar Energy companies in China
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GCL New Energy Developer of solar energy projects 42Funding top 42%Growth top 45%Market top 49%News bottom 32% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 42% Growthtop 45% Markettop 49% Newsbottom 32% Globalbottom 29% Techbottom 26% Funding: Raised $1.0B across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 9 yrs (0.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $1.0B | 102 mo ago | 859 | 2014 | — | PHPVideoJSGSAP+6 | — | — | — |
| 2 | GCL Technology Holdings Manufacturer of poly silicon and wafers products 50Funding top 20%Market top 31%Fin. health top 43%Talent bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Markettop 31% Fin. healthtop 43% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Growthbottom 28% Techbottom 25% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $710M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 17 yrs (0.1/yr) Market: 11,527 employees (top 3% of Energy) · Revenue ~$2.1B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $710M | 9 mo ago | 11,527 | 2006 | Gongshan Zhu Founder | Animate.cssTengineSwiper+4 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Gokin Solar Company that focuses on R&D and manufacturing of high-efficiency large-size photovoltaic silicon wafers 72Funding top 28%Growth top 30%Patents top 33%Innovation top 37% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Growthtop 30% Patentstop 33% Innovationtop 37% Markettop 38% Talenttop 38% Moatbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 32% Techbottom 28% Funding: Raised $616M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $616M | 46 mo ago | 6,436 | 2019 | Allen Xu Co-Founder | PHPLayuiAnimate.css+6 | — | 19 patents Advanced silicon wafer manufacturing: crystal growth, cutting, cleaning, drying, and resistivity control | 1 partnership |
| 4 | AES Global power company 69News top 26%Fin. health top 27%Talent top 28%Market top 29% All 11 signals ▾Newstop 26% Fin. healthtop 27% Talenttop 28% Markettop 29% Techtop 34% Moattop 34% Producttop 35% Fundingtop 45% Globalbottom 45% Growthbottom 43% Innovationbottom 41% News: 23 BI events in 12 mo (of 104 tracked, 13 types) · +77% YoY Fin. health: Revenue ~$12.2B (FY2026) · Net margin 15.3% rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $500M | 58 mo ago | 171 | 1981 | Dennis Bakke Co-Founder | DrupalBugHerdApple iCloud Mail+30 | 23 signals ▲77% M&A · Earnings · Acquisition | — | — |
| 5 | Sungrow PV Inverter and Power Storage developer 74Tech top 14%Market top 21%Partners top 30%Global top 33% All 12 signals ▾Techtop 14% Markettop 21% Partnerstop 30% Globaltop 33% Producttop 33% Fundingtop 37% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Newstop 41% Customerstop 42% Growthtop 48% Innovationbottom 42% Tech: 64 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Azure Market: 9,239 employees (top 4% of Energy) · Top-500,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $400M | 118 mo ago | 9,239 | 1997 | Cao Xian Founder & CEO | Node.jsRadix UIAzure Front Door+18 | 14 signals Contracts · Earnings · Capital raise | — | 1 launch · 2 partnerships |
| 6 | GCL System Integration Technology Manufacturer of solar powered products 50Talent top 38%Market top 39%Funding top 40%Tech bottom 40% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Markettop 39% Fundingtop 40% Techbottom 40% Newsbottom 36% Globalbottom 36% Growthbottom 35% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Market: 3,520 employees (top 7% of Energy) · Top-5,000,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $388M | 64 mo ago | 3,520 | 1990 | Zhu Gongshan Founder | PHPGSAPApache HTTP Server+8 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Astronergy Manufacturer of solar PV modules 27Funding top 34%Product top 45%Moat top 48%Tech bottom 44% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 34% Producttop 45% Moattop 48% Techbottom 44% Marketbottom 39% Talentbottom 39% Globalbottom 38% Growthbottom 32% Partnersbottom 32% Newsbottom 30% Funding: Raised $328M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 17 yrs (0.1/yr) Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo · Company stage: Series C rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $328M | 34 mo ago | — | 2006 | Liyou Yang CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+10 | — | — | 2 partnerships · 1 award |
| 8 | Qingdian Photovoltaic Technology Provider of photovoltaic power generation services 35Funding top 47%Global bottom 29% All 2 signals ▾Fundingtop 47% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $217M · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) Global: Single-market focus (China) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $217M | 37 mo ago | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Jiangsu Meike Solar Technology Manufacturer of solar grade monocrystalline silicon wafers and semiconductor components 65Market top 28%Funding top 43%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Markettop 28% Fundingtop 43% Globalbottom 29% Market: 2,618 employees (top 9% of Energy) Funding: Raised $188M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 65/100 | $188M | 53 mo ago | 2,618 | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | InterContinental Energy Developer of solar and wind energy projects 48Funding top 30%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%News top 42% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Newstop 42% Partnerstop 46% Techtop 47% Globalbottom 38% Moatbottom 38% Marketbottom 32% Funding: Raised $115M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $115M | 4 mo ago | — | 2014 | Alicia Eastman Co-founder & Board Director | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — | 1 award |
| 11 | JA Solar Provider of solar photovoltaic module components | $68M | 95 mo ago | 22,000 | 2005 | Baofang Jin CEO | LayuiRequireJSNginx+3 | 19 signals ▼30% Earnings · Acquisition · New product | 13 patents Advanced crystalline silicon photovoltaic cell design, manufacturing, and module integration technologies. | — |
| 12 | ET Solar Manufacturer of solar PV modules | $50M | 214 mo ago | — | 2005 | Xinghua Wang Founder | DudaNginxSnowplow Analytics+11 | — | 13 patents Advanced crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, modules, and manufacturing processes | — |
| 13 | Cigenergy Developer of vertically integrated energy solutions focused on domestic supply chains 42Funding top 38%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 38% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $45.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $46M | 7 mo ago | — | 2014 | John Barry Managing Director | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Daqo New Energy Manufacturer of polysilicon and silicon wafers | $40M | 97 mo ago | 4,099 | 2008 | Xiang Xu CEO | BootstrapGoogle Font APIFont Awesome+6 | 15 signals ▼21% Earnings | — | — |
| 15 | Jinko Solar Manufacturer of solar modules 80Patents top 10%Fin. health top 11%Innovation top 22%Market top 24% All 13 signals ▾Patentstop 10% Fin. healthtop 11% Innovationtop 22% Markettop 24% Techtop 34% Talenttop 39% Partnerstop 40% Producttop 42% Fundingtop 43% Moattop 44% Newstop 49% Globalbottom 47% Growthbottom 36% Patents: 1,575 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 1521 filings since 2022 vs 54 in 2017-21 Fin. health: Revenue ~$12.8B · Revenue 366.7x total funding rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $35M | 67 mo ago | 46,511 | 2006 | Kangping Chen CEO | DrupalPHPZURB Foundation+18 | 13 signals ▼24% Earnings · Contracts · Lawsuit | 1,575 patents Advanced silicon solar cell designs, back-contact modules, and manufacturing processes | 1 award |
| 16 | Guangjing Energy Technology Manufacturer of solar cell modules 48Funding top 44%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 36% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 44% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $26.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $26M | 35 mo ago | — | 2022 | Fuzhi Huang CEO & Chairman | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Panda Green Energy Group Developer of utility-scale and rooftop solar power projects | $25M | 110 mo ago | 1,652 | 2000 | Li Alan CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Trony Solar Manufactures thin film PV modules | $20M | 212 mo ago | 197 | 1993 | Yu Ying Co-CEO | GoDaddy Website BuilderReactRequireJS+5 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Satcon Solar and fuel cell inverters | $16M | 177 mo ago | 244 | 1985 | Alain Corcos CEO & President | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Fengyuan Innovation Manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cells and solar power systems 48Talent top 39%Funding bottom 45%Global bottom 36% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 39% Fundingbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 · 1 named leader on record Funding: Raised $15.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 8 yrs (0.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $16M | 35 mo ago | — | 2016 | Haifeng Wang Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Sunpure Provider of robotic solutions for cleaning and installing photovoltaic modules 27Growth top 45%Moat top 45%Funding top 50%Product bottom 45% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Moattop 45% Fundingtop 50% Productbottom 45% Marketbottom 41% Innovationbottom 38% Techbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Patentsbottom 29% Newsbottom 24% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 2 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $14M | 28 mo ago | 100 | 2019 | — | BootstrapNginxOpenResty+8 | — | 2 patents PV array connection bridge inspection and monitoring technology | 1 award |
| 22 | Jiangsu Riyu Photovoltaic New Material Technology Developer of photovoltaic paste for high-efficiency solar cell front side 35Funding top 46%Global bottom 29% All 2 signals ▾Fundingtop 46% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $14.0M · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) Global: Single-market focus (China) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $14M | 21 mo ago | — | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | TSUNESS Manufacturer of microinverters, easy solar kits, and energy storage systems 42Product top 34%Funding top 45%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Producttop 34% Fundingtop 45% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 36% Customersbottom 29% Product: 4 published apps (162k installs) · Company stage: Series B Funding: Raised $13.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $14M | 31 mo ago | 120 | 2016 | Andy Liu Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 24 | Fonrich Solar power plant developer | $10M | 156 mo ago | 90 | 2011 | — | PHPanime.jsAnimate.css+15 | — | — | — |
| 25 | Suzhou Yisheng Optical Materials Co Manufacturer of solar PV modules | $9M | 51 mo ago | 136 | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Allinfra Developer of solar energy projects | $6M | 48 mo ago | 25 | 2012 | Bill Kentrup Co-founder & Head of Origination | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Sino Soar Hybrid (Beijing) Technology Multi-scale EPC service provider for solar energy projects | $6M | 79 mo ago | — | 2016 | Cao Zhenwu CEO | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+28 | — | — | — |
| 28 | SUNFLEX Developer of solar energy projects 21Talent bottom 45%Funding bottom 40%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 40% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 1 named leader on record Funding: Raised $5.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $5M | 17 mo ago | — | 2023 | Li Yongfang Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Auhua Clean Energy Develops and manufactures solar water heaters | $3M | 132 mo ago | 202 | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group Developer of solar and wind projects | $823K | 147 mo ago | — | 2010 | Liu Dashan CEO | Apple iCloud MailNginxjQuery UI+1 | — | — | — |
| 31 | Aurora Solar Technologies Manufacturer of solar powered products | $301K | 119 mo ago | 15 | 2009 | Gordon Deans Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Solar Energy companies in China
#1
Public · Suzhou, Jiangsu · founded 2006 · 11527 employees$710Mraised▾
Public · Suzhou, Jiangsu · founded 2006 · 11527 employees
In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $5.32B and a net profit of $2.42B.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 20%Market
top 31%Fin. health
top 43%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 37%Growth
bottom 28%Funding: Raised $710M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 17 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Sep 2025)
Market: 11,527 employees (top 3% of Energy) · Revenue ~$2.1B · Top-10,000,000 web property
Fin. health: Revenue ~$2.1B · Revenue -55% YoY · Revenue 3.0x total funding
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Post IPO$700M
- Nov 2009PE$710M
Founders & team
Investors
China Investment Corporation, Infini Capital Management, Balderton Capital, CDH, Milestone Capital, Tianying Capital
Tech stack
Animate.CssAosBaidu Analytics (百度统计)HstsJquerySwiper
#2
Series B · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2014$115Mraised▾
Series B · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2014
Developer of solar and wind energy projects
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 30%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%News
top 42%Partners
top 46%Tech
top 47%Funding: Raised $115M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Feb 2026)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 11k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Grant (prize money)$21M
- Sep 2023Series B$115M
- Jan 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
GIC, Hy24, Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Tech stack
All In One SeoAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerAstraCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#3
Funding Raised · Shenzhen, Guangdong · founded 2014$45.5Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Shenzhen, Guangdong · founded 2014
Developer of vertically integrated energy solutions focused on domestic supply chains. The company designs, sources, builds, and operates to guarantee energy security and economic strength. It focuses on domestic sourcing to eliminate reliance on foreign suppliers. The company prioritizes storage technologies and establishes land agreements and utility partnerships. It maintains clean energy as the core.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 38%Talent
bottom 45%Global
bottom 25%Funding: Raised $45.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Nov 2025)
Talent: 1 named leader on record
Global: Single-market focus (China)
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Conventional Debt$45.5M
Founders & team
#4
Series C · Haining, Zhejiang Sheng · founded 2006$328.1Mraised▾
Series C · Haining, Zhejiang Sheng · founded 2006
Manufacturer of solar PV modules
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 34%Product
top 45%Moat
top 48%Tech
bottom 44%Market
bottom 39%Talent
bottom 39%Funding: Raised $328M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 17 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Series C (Jul 2023)
Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo · Company stage: Series C
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 81k LinkedIn followers — 5.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. M/S GENETIC RENEWABLE ENERGY CO.) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2023Series C$278.1M
- Mar 2009Series B$50M
Founders & team
Investors
Cybernaut, Bank of Communications, CICC, Walden International, Guangzhou Yuexiu Industrial Investment Fund Management, China Life Insurance
Tech stack
Alibaba Cloud CdnBaidu Analytics (百度统计)CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#5
Funding Raised · Wuxi, Jiangsu · founded 2015$14Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Wuxi, Jiangsu · founded 2015
Developer of photovoltaic paste for high-efficiency solar cell front side. It focuses on silver paste used on the front of solar cells. The company has a product system with rich categories and rapid iterations. It optimizes the formula and preparation process of silver paste products. This enables solar cell manufacturers to meet customization needs for front silver paste.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 46%Global
bottom 29%Funding: Raised $14.0M · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round round (Aug 2024)
Global: Single-market focus (China)
Investors
Broad Vision Funds
#6
Seed · Suzhou, Jiangsu · founded 2023$5.5Mraised▾
Seed · Suzhou, Jiangsu · founded 2023
SUNFLEX is a technology company focused on the development of calcium-titanate new energy technologies. The company was founded by Professor Li Yongfang and his team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. With a strong R&D focus, SUNFLEX aims to commercialize its innovative products and solutions in the field of new energy.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 21how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
bottom 45%Funding
bottom 40%Global
bottom 25%Talent: 1 named leader on record
Funding: Raised $5.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Dec 2024)
Global: Single-market focus (China)
Funding rounds
- Dec 2024Seed$5.5M
Founders & team
#7
Series B · Zhuhai, Guangdong Province · founded 2019 · 6436 employees$615.9Mraised▾
Series B · Zhuhai, Guangdong Province · founded 2019 · 6436 employees
Gokin Solar is a new energy company that focuses on R&D and manufacturing of high-efficiency large-size photovoltaic silicon wafers. They own multiple core technologies and use digital and smart manufacturing platforms to provide their customers with various high-efficiency products. They are planning to apply for IPO on Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 28%Growth
top 30%Patents
top 33%Innovation
top 37%Market
top 38%Talent
top 38%Funding: Raised $616M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series B (Aug 2022)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY
Patents: 19 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 19 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Keno) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2022Series B$372.9M
- Apr 2022Series A$251.3M
Founders & team
Investors
Goldstone Investment, Haitong Kaiyuan Investment, Yueke Financial Group, Walden International, IDG Capital, Guangdong Aiko Solar Energy Technology
Tech stack
Animate.CssBaidu Analytics (百度统计)Google AnalyticsJqueryLayuiNginx
#8
Series A · Beijing, Beijing$216.7Mraised▾
Series A · Beijing, Beijing
Provider of photovoltaic power generation services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 47%Global
bottom 29%Funding: Raised $217M · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round round (May 2023)
Global: Single-market focus (China)
Investors
Hefei Industrial Investment Holdings, Jingneng Power, SANY Group, Borun Capital, Doug Capital
#9
Acquired · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 1981 · 171 employees$500Mraised▾
Acquired · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 1981 · 171 employees
AES Corporation is a global power company which provides and distributes electric power. Their business categories include generation, utilities, energy storage & distributed energy. The company has operations worldwide. In 2023, the company recorded annual revenues of $12.62B and a net loss of $0.55B.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
News
top 26%Fin. health
top 27%Talent
top 28%Market
top 29%Tech
top 34%Moat
top 34%News: 23 BI events in 12 mo (of 104 tracked, 13 types) · +77% YoY · 13 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Fin. health: Revenue ~$12.2B (FY2026) · Net margin 15.3% · Revenue +0% YoY
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 208k LinkedIn followers — 13.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jul 2021Post IPO—
- Conventional Debt$500M
Founders & team
Investors
PowerTap
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAddtoanyAmazon Web ServicesAmobeeApple Icloud MailAzure
#10
Public · Suzhou, Jiangsu · founded 2014 · 859 employees$1Braised▾
Public · Suzhou, Jiangsu · founded 2014 · 859 employees
Developer of solar energy projects
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 42%Growth
top 45%Market
top 49%News
bottom 32%Global
bottom 29%Tech
bottom 26%Funding: Raised $1.0B across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 9 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Nov 2017)
Market: 859 employees (top 13% of Energy) · Top-50,000,000 web property
Funding rounds
- Nov 2017Post IPO$1B
Investors
China Taiping Insurance Group
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBaidu Analytics (百度统计)GsapHstsJqueryJquery Ui
#11
Series A · Suzhou, Jiangsu · founded 1990 · 3520 employees$388.4Mraised▾
Series A · Suzhou, Jiangsu · founded 1990 · 3520 employees
Manufacturer of solar powered products
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%Market
top 39%Funding
top 40%Tech
bottom 40%News
bottom 36%Global
bottom 36%Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Market: 3,520 employees (top 7% of Energy) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Funding: Raised $388M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jan 2021)
Audience (LinkedIn): 54k LinkedIn followers — 3.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jan 2021Post IPO$388.4M
- 2007Series A—
Founders & team
Investors
Balderton Capital, Spinnotec, Skytrace Capital
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCookieyesCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGsap
#12
Series B · Zhenjiang, Jiangsu · founded 2017 · 2618 employees$188.1Mraised▾
Series B · Zhenjiang, Jiangsu · founded 2017 · 2618 employees
Manufacturer of solar grade monocrystalline silicon wafers and semiconductor components
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 65how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 28%Funding
top 43%Global
bottom 29%Market: 2,618 employees (top 9% of Energy)
Funding: Raised $188M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series B (Dec 2021)
Global: Single-market focus (China)
Funding rounds
- Dec 2021Series B$188.1M
Investors
Junhao Capital, Financial Street Capital Operation Center, Hncapital, China Merchants Capital, State Power Investment Group, CCB Financial Assets Investment
Funding & investor landscape
$4.9Btotal disclosed funding
31companies funded
40disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
IDG Capital3 rounds
Notable founders
Gongshan Zhu
Founder · GCL Technology Holdings
Alicia Eastman
Co-founder & Board Director · InterContinental Energy
Alexander Tancock
Co-Founder & CEO · InterContinental Energy
John Barry
Managing Director · Cigenergy
Liyou Yang
CEO · Astronergy
Li Yongfang
Founder · SUNFLEX
Allen Xu
Co-Founder · Gokin Solar
Zhiqun Xu
CEO · Gokin Solar
Dennis Bakke
Co-Founder · AES
Roger Sant
Co-Founder · AES
Zhu Gongshan
Founder · GCL System Integration Technology
Deyong He
CFO · GCL System Integration Technology
Prism market signals · China · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,748,732 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Solar Energy coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · China
How research on Solar Photovoltaics is moving in China
A read on the academic research around Solar Photovoltaics — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 6,665 China-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 50% → 60% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Chinese Academy of Sciences650
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences232
- Xi'an Jiaotong University169
- University of Science and Technology of China156
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University152
leading researchers
Yang Liu · Jing Zhang · Wei Li · Wei Liu · Xin Wang · Xin Li · Hao Zhang · Wei Wang
▲
Breakthroughs2,438 · 37%
▼ 40%→36% share
▼0.9× share momentum3 median citations87% since 2021mostly methods-led
Solar desalination research newly emerged in breakthroughs, with evaporation-related papers hitting 164–109, signaling a photovoltaic-thermal convergence trend.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photovoltaic system21→414
- Solar energy13→393
- Perovskite (structure)34→376
- Energy conversion efficiency51→310
- Solar cell52→285
Newly emergingEvaporation 0→164 · Evaporator 0→109 · Solar desalination 0→62
Landmark Aggregation and morphology control enables multiple cases of high-efficiency polymer solar cells · 3,077 cites
◆
Advancements3,149 · 47%
▲ 44%→48% share
▲1.1× share momentum2 median citations90% since 2021mostly methods-led
Photovoltaic system advancements are intensifying — Chinese papers surged from 29 to 786, now dominating the advancements segment at 48% field-share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photovoltaic system29→786
- Solar energy11→702
- Solar cell59→428
- Renewable energy5→324
- Perovskite (structure)61→362
Newly emergingPower (physics) 0→112 · Energy (signal processing) 0→106 · Thermal energy storage 0→106
Landmark Classification of Lattice Defects in the Kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 and Cu2ZnSnSe4 · 1,421 cites
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Concerns524 · 8%
▲ 5%→8% share
▲1.6× share momentum2 median citations91% since 2021mostly reviews
Perovskite concern papers rose 8 to 74, with passivation and semiconductor topics newly flagged, reflecting growing stability and defect scrutiny.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Solar energy2→160
- Photovoltaic system2→152
- Renewable energy1→92
- Perovskite (structure)8→74
- Solar cell6→60
Newly emergingPassivation 0→21 · Semiconductor 0→21 · Solar power 0→20
Landmark A Review of Perovskites Solar Cell Stability · 1,259 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · China
Where solar pv 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.
Beijing1442 · +0.60
Shanghai545 · +0.59
Guangzhou/Shenzhen509 · +0.64
Nanjing463 · +0.58
Wuhan370 · +0.62
Hangzhou274 · +0.61
Hefei214 · +0.69
Harbin120 · +0.57
PATENT SIGNAL · China
Who's filing solar pv patents in China
China solar pv patent filing is accelerating — 20,390 filings from 6,998 assignees (2016–2025), led by BOE Technology Group, Wuhan China STAR Optoelectronics, Huawei Digital Power TECH; annual filings 768→2683.
20,390 filings6,998 assigneespeak 3200/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- BOE Technology Group2472
- Wuhan China STAR Optoelectronics1415
- Huawei Digital Power TECH1049
- Zhejiang Jinko Solar844
- Sungrow Power Supply733
- Huawei TECH608
- Jinko Solar584
- Chengdu BOE Optoelect TECH516
Common questions
How many Solar Energy companies are there in China?
Radar tracks 329 indexable Solar Energy companies headquartered in China that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Solar Energy companies in China?
The Solar Energy companies in China on this list have raised a combined $4.9B in disclosed equity funding across 31 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Solar Energy company in China?
GCL New Energy is the highest-funded Solar Energy company in China, with $1B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Solar Energy companies in China are funded?
31 of the 329 Solar Energy companies in China on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Solar Energy unicorns are there in China?
None of the Solar Energy companies in China on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in China Solar Energy companies?
The most active investors in China Solar Energy companies on this list include Addor Capital, Balderton Capital, CDH, Cowin Capital, Dojane Capital.
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