As assessed in the report, the top 15 most successful firms in terms of panel production, manufacturing costs, efficiency, and bankability by 2013 are ranked below:
1.
First Solar (FSLR U.S.)
2.
Trina Solar (NYSE: TSL) (China)
3.
Yingli Green Energy (NYSE: YGE) (China)
4.
Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) (China)
5.
REC (REC.OL) (Norway)
6.
Astronergy (China)
7.
Solibro GmbH (Germany)
8.
LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK) (China)
9.
SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWRA) (U.S.)
10.
Solar Frontier (5002.T)(Japan)
11.
Sharp (SHCAY.PK) (6753.T in Japan)
12.
Canadian Solar (Nasdaq: CSIQ) (China)
13.
EGing Photovoltaic Technology (China)
14.
Abound Solar (U.S.)
15.
Solarfun (Nasdaq: SOLF) (China)
