Solar Equipment Brands

Aiko

China

Aiko is a Chinese solar panel manufacturer founded in 2009, pioneering All Back Contact (ABC) cell technology. Aiko panels use N-type ABC cells that place all electrical contacts on the rear of the cell, maximising the light-absorbing surface area for higher efficiency and a clean all-black aesthetic.

Canadian Solar

Canada

Canadian Solar is a solar panel manufacturer headquartered in Canada with manufacturing facilities in multiple countries. The company produces panels for residential and commercial applications.

JA Solar

China

JA Solar is a Chinese solar panel manufacturer founded in 2005. The company produces solar panels for residential and commercial applications, including the DeepBlue series.

Jinko Solar

China

Jinko Solar is a Chinese solar panel manufacturer founded in 2006. The company produces solar modules including the Tiger Neo series using N-type cell technology.

LONGi

China

LONGi is a Chinese solar panel manufacturer founded in 2000. The company is one of the largest panel manufacturers globally by production volume. LONGi produces mono-crystalline panels including the Hi-MO series.

Q CELLS

South Korea

Q CELLS (Hanwha Q CELLS) is a solar panel manufacturer with German engineering and Korean ownership. The company produces panels primarily for residential installations with 25-year warranties.

REC Group

Norway

REC Group is a Norwegian solar panel manufacturer founded in 1996. The company produces panels including the Alpha Pure series with 25-year product warranties.

Seraphim

China

Seraphim is a Chinese solar panel manufacturer founded in 2011 in Jiangsu Province. The company produces monocrystalline modules for residential, commercial, and utility applications, and its panels have been available in Australia for over a decade through distributor networks.

SunPower

USA

SunPower is an American solar panel manufacturer founded in 1985. The company produces high-efficiency panels using Maxeon IBC cell technology with 40-year warranties.

Trina Solar

China

Trina Solar is a Chinese solar panel manufacturer founded in 1997. The company produces photovoltaic modules for various applications, including the Vertex series.

Yingli Solar

China

Yingli Solar is a Chinese solar panel manufacturer founded in 1998 (parent group established 1987). The company was one of the first Chinese solar brands to gain international recognition and has supplied panels for major projects worldwide. Yingli maintains an Australian office in Sydney, NSW, and has over 70 CEC-approved panel models listed for the Australian market.

Enphase

USA

Enphase is an American microinverter manufacturer founded in 2006. The company produces microinverters that connect to individual solar panels, with 25-year warranties.

FoxESS

China

FoxESS is a Chinese inverter and battery manufacturer founded in 2019. The company produces single-phase and three-phase string inverters, hybrid inverters, and LFP battery storage systems for residential and commercial applications. FoxESS has grown quickly and is now available in Australia through distributor networks and CEC-accredited installers.

Fronius

Austria

Fronius is an Austrian inverter manufacturer founded in 1945. The company produces residential and commercial inverters with 10-year warranties extendable to 15 years.

GoodWe

China

GoodWe is a Chinese inverter manufacturer founded in 2010. The company produces residential and commercial inverters available in Australia through various installers.

Growatt

China

Growatt is a Chinese inverter manufacturer founded in 2011 and headquartered in Shenzhen. It is one of the largest residential inverter suppliers globally, producing single-phase and three-phase string inverters, hybrid inverters, and battery storage. Growatt is a common budget-tier option in the Australian market.

Huawei

China

Huawei is a Chinese technology company that produces solar inverters under the FusionSolar brand. The company manufactures residential and commercial inverters with 10-year warranties.

Sigenergy

China

Sigenergy is a global clean energy technology company producing integrated hybrid inverter and battery storage systems. Popular in the Australian market, their SigenStor series offers 3-phase hybrid inverters from 5kW to 29.9kW with modular battery storage, making them a strong choice for both new installations and solar retrofits with DC coupling.

SMA

Germany

SMA is a German inverter manufacturer founded in 1981. The company produces residential and commercial inverters with 10-year warranties and offers the Sunny Portal monitoring platform.

Sofar

China

SOFARSOLAR is a Chinese inverter and storage manufacturer headquartered in Shenzhen. The company produces single-phase and three-phase string inverters, hybrid inverters, and battery storage systems for residential and commercial applications, and is distributed in Australia as a value-tier option.

SolaX Power

China

SolaX Power is a Chinese inverter manufacturer founded in 2012 and headquartered in Hangzhou. The company produces single-phase and three-phase string inverters, hybrid inverters, and battery storage systems. SolaX is widely available in Australia through distributor networks and is a common choice for value-focused residential installations.

Solis

China

Solis is the inverter brand of Ginlong Technologies, a Chinese manufacturer founded in 2005. Solis produces single-phase and three-phase string inverters and hybrid inverters, and is one of the most widely deployed string inverter brands worldwide. In Australia, Solis is popular with volume residential installers.

Sungrow

China

Sungrow is a Chinese inverter manufacturer founded in 1997. The company produces residential, commercial, and utility-scale inverters available globally.

Alpha ESS

China

Alpha ESS is a Chinese company that produces residential and commercial battery storage systems. The SMILE series includes integrated inverters with 10-year warranties.

BYD

China

BYD is a Chinese electric vehicle and battery manufacturer. The company produces modular Battery-Box systems for residential solar storage with 10-year warranties.

Enphase Battery

USA

Enphase produces IQ Battery systems designed to work with Enphase microinverters. The batteries are modular and come with 15-year warranties.

Lavo

Australia

Lavo is an Australian clean energy company founded in 2020 in Sydney, NSW. The company develops integrated battery storage systems using lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry. The Lavo S2 AIO is an all-in-one residential battery with a built-in hybrid inverter, designed for simple single-box installation.

Neovolt

China

Neovolt is a battery storage brand supplying LFP (lithium iron phosphate) home batteries to the Australian market, distributed locally by VoltX Energy under a manufacturing partnership with Suzhou-based Bytewatt. Its modular low-voltage batteries pair with common hybrid inverters and can be stacked to increase capacity, making them a popular value option for residential storage.

PowerBay

Australia

PowerBay is an Australian energy storage brand offering stackable LiFePO4 home batteries built on Solplanet (AISWEI) hardware, sold through retail channels including Bunnings. Their single phase systems stack ASW5120-LB-G3 5.12kWh modules, while three phase homes use the Ai-HB series, with configurations from 5kWh to 50kWh. On the CEC approved battery list, PowerBay hardware is certified under the Solplanet brand name.

Redback Technologies

Australia

Redback Technologies is an Australian company that produces integrated hybrid inverter-battery systems. The Smart Hybrid units include both inverter and battery with 10-year warranties.

Sungrow Battery

China

Sungrow produces battery storage systems designed to work with Sungrow hybrid inverters. The SBR series is modular with 10-year warranties.

Tesla

USA

Tesla is an American electric vehicle and energy company that produces the Powerwall home battery system. The Powerwall includes an integrated inverter with 10-year warranty.

XESS

Australia

XESS Energy is an Australian battery manufacturer based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in 2022 by Craig Hunter and Peter Watkinson, XESS produces modular LiFePO4 battery storage systems and hybrid inverters designed for residential, commercial, and off-grid applications. Manufacturing and design is supported by Australian Energy Research Laboratories (AERL), which has been operating since 1985.