
This is a list of notable photovoltaics (PV) companies. Grid-connected solar (PV) is the fastest growing energy technology in the world, growing from a cumulative installed capacity of 7.7 GW in 2007, to 320 GW in 2016. In 2016, 93% of the global PV cell manufacturing capacity utilizes (cSi) technology, representing a commanding lead ov.

In 1984, inventor and entrepreneur founded . After trying amorphous silicon, he shifted to CdTe and founded Solar Cells, Inc. (SCI) in 1990. In February 1999, SCI was acquired by , which then formed First Solar, LLC. At the end of 2009, First Solar had surpassed an energy power production rate of 1 and was the largest producer of in the world.