JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) is currently the
world's largest solar panel manufacturer,[1][3] shipping 11.4 GW of modules in
2018. Headquartered in Shanghai, China, the company started out as a wafer
manufacturer in
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) is currently the
world's largest solar panel manufacturer,[1][3] shipping 11.4 GW of modules in
2018. Headquartered in Shanghai, China, the company started out as a wafer
manufacturer in 2006 and went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2010.[4]
JinkoSolar distributes its solar products and sells to a
utility, commercial and residential customer base in China, the United States,
Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Chile, South Africa, India, Mexico, Brazil,
the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, and other countries
and regions. JinkoSolar has built a vertically integrated solar product value
chain, with an integrated annual capacity of 9 GW for silicon ingots and
wafers, 5 GW for solar cells, and 9 GW for solar modules, as of June 30,
2018.[5]
JinkoSolar has over 13,500 employees across its 6
productions facilities globally, with 15 oversea subsidiaries in Japan, Korea,
Singapore, India, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United States, Canada,
Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Australia and United Arab Emirates, and global sales
teams in United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Jordan, Saudi Arabia,
Egypt, Morocco, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, and
Argentina.[2]
JinkoSolar is a member of the 'Silicon Module Super League’
(SMSL), a group of the biggest c-Si module suppliers in the solar PV industry
today. The four other original members of the group are Canadian Solar, Hanwha
Q CELLS, JA Solar, and Trina Solar.[6]
Products
Jinko Solar offers both polycrystalline and monocrystalline
photovoltaic modules. In early 2016, the company introduced Eagle Black and
Eagle Dual modules. The Eagle Black module is a nano-scale etched module that
has high light-absorption rate of 99.7 percent, improved production when light
hits at an angle during dawn and dusk and outperforms standard panels on cloudy
days.[7] The Eagle Dual is a dual-glass module that has low degradation rates
and comes with a 30-year warranty.[8] The company also offers 1,500 volt
utility-scale modules.
Technology
JinkoSolar operates one of the industry’s largest R&D
centers and UL certified module testing facilities with over 250 scientists and
solar experts.[citation needed]
Now, JinkoSolar holds the world record for P-type Poly PERC
and Mono PERC cell efficiency at 22.04%[9] and 23.95%[10] respectively.
JinkoSolar also announced that the 60P version of its P-type PV module peak
power broke the world record again with power exceeding 370w and the N-type PV
module peak power reaching 378.6w.[11]