China’s Solar Panel Production to Double by 2017

China installed a world record amount of solar photovoltaics (PV) capacity in 2013.  While this was the first time the country was the number one installer, China has led all countries in making PV for the better part of a decade.  China now accounts for 64 percent of global solar panel production—churning out 25,600 megawatts of the nearly 40,000 megawatts of PV made worldwide in 2013—according to data from GTM Research.

Five of the top 10 solar panel manufacturing firms in 2013—including Yingli at the top and runner-up Trina—were Chinese companies.  Coming in third was Canadian Solar, which produces 90 percent of its modules in China.  Two Japanese companies and one each from the United States and Germany rounded out the top 10.

China’s Solar Panel Production to Double by 2017