Top 10 World's Biggest Solar Producers (Estimated Module Production Capacity 2011)
The table below shows the Top 10 of solar manufacturers with the highest estimated module production capacity for 2011 (as per 31 December 2011). All data was taken from the companies' respective websites, official statements and/or annual/quarterly reports.
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| 1. | LDK Solar Co., Ltd | 3,0 GW | 
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| 2. | Sharp Solar | 2,8 GW |
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| 3. | Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd | 2,4 GW |
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| 4. | First Solar Inc. | 2,3 GW |
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| 5. | JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. | 2,2 GW |
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| 6. | Canadian Solar Inc | 2,0 GW |
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| 7. | Trina Solar Limited | 1,9 GW |
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| 8. | Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited | 1,7 GW |
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| 9. | Hanwha SolarOne Co.,Limited | 1,5 GW |
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| 10. | Jinko Solar Holding Co., Ltd | 1,5 GW |
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*Note: This table was first published on July 12, 2011 (Companies that feel they should be included in this list are invited to contact us and provide the public information source)
** 1GW = 1 GigaWatt or 1.000.000.000 Watt
1. LDK Solar
Estimated production capacity in 2011: 3.0 GW
Production types: Monocrystalline, Polycrystalline
In production since: 2010
Country of production: China
Contact details: Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province 338032, China
Estimated production capacity in 2011: 2.8 GW
Production types: Monocrystalline, Polycrystalline, Thin Film
In production since: 1963
Country of production: Japan, UK, USA
Contact details: 22-22 Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8522, Japan Phone: 81-6-6621-1221
Estimated production capacity in 2011: 2.4 GW
Production types: Monocrystalline, Polycrystalline, Thin Film
In production since: 2003
Country of production: China, Germany, Japan, USA
Contact details: 9 Xinhua Road, Jiangsu Province 214028 People’s Republic of China Tel: +86 (510) 8531 8888 Fax: +86 (510) 8534 3321 sales@suntech-power.com
Estimated production capacity in 2011: 2.3 GW
Production types: Thin Film
In production since: 2005
Country of production: Germany, Malaysia, USA
Contact details: 350 West Washington Street, Suite 600, Tempe Arizona 85281, USA
Estimated production capacity in 2011: 2.2 GW
Production types: Monocrystalline, Polycrystalline
In production since: 2006
Country of production: China
Contact details: N°36, Jiang Chang San Road, Zhabei, Shanghai, 200436, China - Tel: +86 21 6095 5888 / +86 21 6095 5999 - Fax: +86 21 6095 5858 / +86 21 6095 5959 - Email: sales@jasolar.com; market@jasolar.com
Estimated production capacity in 2011: 2.0 GW
Production types: Monocrystalline, Polycrystalline
In production since: 2005
Country of production: Canada, China
Contact details: 650 Riverbend Drive, Suite B, Kitchener, Ontario - Canada N2K 3S2 - Tel. +1-519-954-2057
Estimated production capacity in 2011: 1.9 GW
Production types: Monocrystalline, Polycrystalline
In production since: 2004
Country of production: China
Contact details: N° 2 Trina Road, Trina PV, Industrial Park, New District, Chang zhou, Jiangsu, China, 213031 - Tel +86 519 8548 2008, Fax +86 519 8517 6021, sales@trinasolar.com
8. Yingli Green Energy
Estimated production capacity in 2011: 1.7 GW
Production types: Monocrystalline, Polycrystalline
In production since: 2002
Country of production: China
Contact details: 3399 North Chaoyang Avenue - Baoding 071051, China - T:+86 312 8922 208 - F:+86 312 8929 800 - commerce@yinglisolar.com
Estimated production capacity in 2011: 1.5 GW
Production types: Monocrystalline, Polycrystalline
In production since: 2004
Country of production: China
Contact details: 1199 Minsheng Road, Building 1, Room 1801, Shaghai, China 200135, Tel +86 213 8521666
Estimated production capacity in 2011: 1.5 GW
Production types: Monocrystalline, Polycrystalline
In production since: 2009
Country of production: China
Contact details: 1 Jingke Road, Shangrao Economic Development Zone, Jiangxi Province, 334100, China
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