Silicon Module Super League
| Company type | Consortium |
|---|---|
| Industry | Solar photovoltaic manufacturing |
| Founded | 2006 |
Area served | Global |
| Products | Crystalline silicon solar modules |
The Silicon Module Super League (SMSL), which was subsequently renamed the Solar Module Super League, represents a consortium of top-tier crystalline silicon (c-Si) module manufacturers within the solar photovoltaic sector. The principal participants comprise Canadian Solar, Hanwha Q CELLS, JA Solar, Jinko Solar, and Trina Solar. In the middle of 2016, both LONGi, recognized as the largest producer of monocrystalline silicon for solar applications worldwide, and GCL, the foremost manufacturer of polycrystalline silicon, became part of the SMSL.[1] By February 2019, First Solar along with Risen Energy had also joined this exclusive alliance.[2]
This distinguished consortium holds a substantial portion of the market, with projections indicating that these seven companies were expected to account for approximately 50% of global solar module shipments in 2017.[1]
Regarding technological innovation, members of the SMSL have established significant efficiency milestones. In 2016, engineers at Trina Solar attained a 22.61% efficiency rate in mono-PERC cells, an achievement realized after four years of dedicated research at their State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology in China.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name This represented an increase of about one-third compared to earlier benchmarks.
Prior to this, Trina Solar had set a record efficiency of 22.13% in 2015 and by mid-2016 had operational production lines capable of consistently manufacturing PERC cells with an average efficiency of 21.12%. These performance claims were independently confirmed by Germany’s Fraunhofer ISE CalLab. Furthermore, Trina Solar achieved a conversion efficiency of 24.13% for IBC solar cells.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name
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- Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange
- Manufacturing companies of China
- Manufacturing companies established in 2006
- Photovoltaics manufacturers
- Renewable resource companies established in 2006
- Silicon solar cells
- Solar energy companies of China
- Solar energy companies of Asia
- Chinese companies established in 2006