Radar · Solar Energy in Guangdong Province
Best Solar Energy Companies in Guangdong Province, China
The 41 best Solar Energy companies in Guangdong Province, China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Gokin Solar.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
41companies tracked
$658.3Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
4have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SOLAR ENERGY × GUANGDONG PROVINCE
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
Ranked: Best Solar Energy companies in Guangdong Province
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 49 mo ago | Series B | Allen Xu Co-Founder | 2019 | PHPLayuiAnimate.css+6 | 19 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | 1 partnership |
| 2 | 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 | 37 mo ago | Series A | Fuzhi Huang CEO & Chairman | 2022 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Satcon Solar and fuel cell inverters | $16M | 179 mo ago | Acquired | Alain Corcos CEO & President | 1985 | — | — | — |
| 4 | SC New Energy Technology Developers of Solar PV manufacturing equipments | — | 182 mo ago | Series A | Li Shijun President & CEO | 2003 | — | 3,702 patents Advanced lithium‑ion battery manufacturing, materials, and laterite nickel recycling for EVs | — |
| 5 | Auroras InnoTech Manufacturer of solar-powered street lighting systems. | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2009 | Animate.cssVue.jsApache HTTP Server+3 | — | — |
| 6 | China solar Manufacturer and supplier of solar modules | — | — | Unfunded | Emily Zhou Owner | 2008 | Animate.cssBootstrapApache HTTP Server+2 | — | — |
| 7 | E-able Power Manufacturer of solar products | — | — | Unfunded | Arthur Zhou CEO | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 8 | EnBW Developer of solar, wind, and bio energy projects | — | — | Deadpooled | Mads Miltersen CEO | 2018 | — | — | — |
Top 4 Solar Energy companies in Guangdong Province
#1
Series A · Foshan, Guangdong Province · founded 2022$26.4Mraised▾
Series A · Foshan, Guangdong Province · founded 2022
Manufacturer of solar cell modules
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 44%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 36%Funding: Raised $26.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series A (Jul 2023)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond China
Funding rounds
- Jul 2023Series A$22.2M
- Nov 2022Angel$4.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Qiming Venture Partners, Zhengxuan Investment, Innovation Works, Ding Xiang Capital
#2
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
#3
Acquired · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 1985 · 244 employees$16Mraised▾
Acquired · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 1985 · 244 employees
Satcon manufactures solar and fuel cell inverters and offers different models in inverters like 'PowerGate Plus' 'Equinox' and 'ContainerPlus' with 12 power ratings, ranging from 30kW-1MW. In 2013 the company was acquired by Great Wall Energy.
Funding rounds
- Sep 2011Grant (prize money)$1.4M
- Jul 2011Series B$16M
- Jul 2009Grant (prize money)$398.3K
Founders & team
Investors
OSTI, NGP Energy Technology Partners
#4
Series A · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2003—raised▾
Series A · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2003
SC New Energy Technology is a Solar PV and other green energy equipment manufacturer. Apart from providing manufacturing machines, the company also provides turnkey project solutions and as well as automation solution for the whole photovoltaic solar cell production line. They have two large manufacturing units, a 30,000 square meter factory in Shenzhen Guangdong Province, and a 50,000 square meter factory in Changzhou Jiangsu Province.
Funding rounds
- 2011Series A—
Founders & team
Investors
Green Pine Capital Partners, Bridge Capital, Overture Wealth
Tech stack
NginxHsts
Funding & investor landscape
$658.3Mtotal disclosed funding
3companies funded
7disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
IDG Capital2 rounds
Notable founders
Fuzhi Huang
CEO & Chairman · Guangjing Energy Technology
Allen Xu
Co-Founder · Gokin Solar
Zhiqun Xu
CEO · Gokin Solar
Alain Corcos
CEO & President · Satcon
Li Shijun
President & CEO · SC New Energy 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
Breakthroughs are cooling (40%→36% of field), led by Photovoltaic system.
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
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Advancements3,149 · 47%
▲ 44%→48% share
▲1.1× share momentum2 median citations90% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (44%→48% of field), led by Photovoltaic system.
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
▼
Concerns524 · 8%
▲ 5%→8% share
▲1.6× share momentum2 median citations91% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are rising (5%→8% of field), led by Solar energy.
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 Guangdong Province, China?
Radar tracks 41 indexable Solar Energy companies headquartered in Guangdong Province, China that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Solar Energy companies in Guangdong Province, China?
The Solar Energy companies in Guangdong Province, China on this list have raised a combined $658.3M in disclosed equity funding across 3 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Solar Energy company in Guangdong Province, China?
Gokin Solar is the highest-funded Solar Energy company in Guangdong Province, China, with $615.9M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Solar Energy companies in Guangdong Province, China are funded?
3 of the 41 Solar Energy companies in Guangdong Province, China on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Solar Energy unicorns are there in Guangdong Province, China?
None of the Solar Energy companies in Guangdong Province, China on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Guangdong Province, China Solar Energy companies?
The most active investors in Guangdong Province, China Solar Energy companies on this list include IDG Capital, Addor Capital, Bridge Capital, China Construction Bank, China Life Insurance.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.