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Luo Liguo

Luo Liguo (罗立国, born 1956) is a Chinese entrepreneur from Zhejiang who founded and chairs Hoshine Silicon Industry, the Shanghai-listed global leader in industrial silicon and siloxanes.

National Electric Vehicle Sweden

National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) is a Swedish electric-vehicle company in Trollhättan, founded in 2012 by Kai Johan Jiang to build electric cars from bankrupt Saab Automobile's assets.

Ningbo Deye Technology

Ningbo Deye Technology is a Chinese manufacturer based in Ningbo, founded by Zhang Hejun in 2000, and the world's largest provider of residential energy-storage inverters.

Qu Xiaohua

Qu Xiaohua (瞿晓铧), known in English as Dr. Shawn Qu, is a Canadian business executive who founded the solar manufacturer Canadian Solar in Ontario in 2001.

Shanghai Aiko Solar Energy

Shanghai Aiko Solar Energy, known as Aiko Solar, is a Chinese solar cell and module maker in Shanghai, founded by Chen Gang, known for N-type ABC cells.

Shao Jianxiong

Shao Jianxiong (邵建雄) is a Chinese businessman who founded and chairs Hoymiles, a Hangzhou maker of solar microinverters whose 2021 stock listing made him a billionaire.

TBEA

TBEA (特变电工) is a Chinese power-transmission equipment and polysilicon group headquartered in Changji, Xinjiang, listed in Shanghai since 1997 and controlled by founder Zhang Xin.

Trina Solar

Trina Solar (天合光能) is a Chinese photovoltaic module manufacturer founded by Gao Jifan in 1997, headquartered in Changzhou, Jiangsu, and among the world's four largest module suppliers.

Wang Chuanfu

Wang Chuanfu (王传福), born 1966, is a Chinese battery engineer and entrepreneur who founded BYD in Shenzhen in 1995 and built it into the world's largest new-energy vehicle seller.

Wang Lei (Chinese entrepreneur)

Wang Lei (王雷), known in English as Bruce Wang, is a Chinese entrepreneur who founded portable power station maker EcoFlow in Shenzhen in 2017 and serves as its chairman and CEO.

Wang Yanqing

Wang Yanqing (王燕清), born in 1966, is a Chinese engineer and entrepreneur who founded Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment in 2002 and chairs the world's largest lithium-battery equipment maker.

Wang Yiming

Wang Yiming (王一鸣), born 1981, is a Chinese engineer and entrepreneur who founded Ginlong Technologies, a maker of solar string inverters in Ningbo, Zhejiang, leaving UK doctoral studies in 2005 and listing it in 2019.

Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd

Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd, known as Lead Intelligent, is a Chinese maker of lithium-ion battery production equipment, founded by Wang Yanqing in 2002 and headquartered in Wuxi, Jiangsu.

Zeng Yuqun

Zeng Yuqun (曾毓群), known in English as Robin Zeng, is a Chinese entrepreneur who founded battery giant CATL in Ningde, Fujian, in 2011 and chairs it.

Zhang Hejun

Zhang Hejun (张和君), born 1952 in Ningbo, China, is an entrepreneur who founded the plastics business that became Deye Technology, a leading energy-storage inverter maker, and is worth an estimated $11.2 billion.

Zhi Min Ling

Zhi Min Ling (凌志敏, Ling Zhimin), born 1961, is a Chinese-American engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded APsystems, a solar microinverter maker in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, listed on Shanghai's STAR Market.