Ginlong Solis vs Trina Solar - solar panel manufacturer comparison
Trina Solar has the broader catalog (340 vs 0 models). Trina Solar leans bifacial (43% of lineup).
Both catalogues are read from the manufacturers' own datasheets. A brand is not scored against the market here, only against the other brand on this page.
The two companies
Ginlong (Solis) Technologies is a global manufacturer of solar string inverters and energy storage solutions, founded in 2005 and headquartered in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. The company is the world's third-largest PV inverter manufacturer, serving residential, commercial, and utility-scale customers across more than...
- Founded
- 2005
- Headquarters
- Ningbo, China
- Employees
- 4500+
- Listed
- SZSE: 300763
- Tier 1 bankable
- Yes
- Founded
- 1997
- Headquarters
- Changzhou, China
- Tier 1 bankable
- Yes
Catalogue against catalogue
An average over a catalogue describes the range a manufacturer publishes, not the module you would buy. A brand with two flagship panels and eighty older ones averages worse than one that has retired its back catalogue.
What each of them builds
Trina Solar skews to higher efficiency: 22% of lineup is 23%+
Trina Solar offers more 600W+ panels (34% of lineup)
Dominant cell tech: <strong>TOPCon</strong> (73%)
The flagships
Written summary
Ginlong Solis is a Chinese company headquartered in Ningbo, Zhejiang, founded in 2005. A critical distinction for any buyer: Ginlong Solis built its market reputation primarily as a solar inverter manufacturer, not a solar panel producer. It holds BloombergNEF Tier 1 status in the inverter segment, ranks as the world's third-largest string inverter maker by volume, and has surpassed 80 GW of annual manufacturing capacity. Trina Solar, by contrast, is one of the world's foremost solar panel manufacturers, headquartered in Changzhou, Jiangsu, and operating since 1997. The company has achieved a 100% BloombergNEF bankability rating for the eighth consecutive time and had shipped over 292 GW of modules globally by mid-2025. In terms of institutional standing specifically in the solar module market, Trina Solar carries substantially greater scale and track record.
Trina Solar's product portfolio is organized around the Vertex family: the Vertex S series targets residential rooftops and small commercial systems with N-type i-TOPCon modules reaching outputs of up to 515 W, while the larger-format Vertex line serves utility-scale ground-mount projects. The company has been named a PVEL Top Performer for eleven consecutive years, and its flagship modules carry 30-year performance warranties - metrics that matter to project financiers and long-term asset owners alike. Ginlong Solis, meanwhile, serves residential, commercial, and utility-scale customers through its S6 and hybrid inverter ranges, which are respected for competitive pricing and broad certification coverage across more than 100 countries. The two brands are not interchangeable alternatives: one makes inverters, the other makes panels.
For an international buyer sourcing solar modules, Trina Solar is the clear and direct choice with a deep, independently verified track record. Ginlong Solis is best evaluated as a high-value inverter partner rather than a panel competitor - a project combining Trina modules with a Solis inverter is, in fact, a common and well-regarded configuration in markets worldwide.
Generated by Claude Sonnet · 2026-07-06
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