Canadian Solar have been around since 2001. As the name suggests, they were formed in Canada, with their headquarters being in Ontario. Unlike companies like LG who make everything including the kitchen sink, the sole focus of Canadian Solar is the solar industry.
Read our Canadian Solar review here
Key Features
- Made in China, HQ in Canada, head office in Melbourne
- One of the largest solar panel manufacturers in the world
- Over 20 years in the industry
- Tested in Alice Springs
- Warranty: 12 year product, 25 year performance
Sungrow is a Chinese inverter manufacturer, based out of Hefei (a few hundred kilometres west of Nanjing and Shanghai). It was founded in 1997 by Cao Renxian, a professor at Hefei University of Technology. As of 2019, they have a 15% market share globally, being in 60 countries and having installed over 82GW of capacity (that’s the equivalent to over 16 million standard homes!)
Read our Sungrow review here
Key Features
- Made in China, head office in Sydney
- ~15% global market share
- Over 20 years in the industry
- Available in single- and three-phase from 2kW to 110+kW, plus hybrid options
- Warranty: 5 years (or 5+5)