Taiyang News

Name

Taiyang News

Legal name

TaiyangNews

Website

https://taiyangnews.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Taiyang News

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Solar Industry Media and Market Intelligence

NAICS

Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising (54185), Photographic Services (54192)

akta.pro primary industry

Solar Quality, Testing, Certification & Standards (Lab Testing, Inspections, Compliance) (EUAMABAN)

Keywords

• Solar industry news
• PV market intelligence
• Photovoltaic market reports
• Solar module rankings
• Solar industry events

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Report Sales: Sale of premium market research reports including TOP SOLAR MODULES, Solar Cell Production Equipment, Solar Trackers, BOS Components, Cell & Module Technology Trends, and other specialized market surveys.
2. Event Registration/Attendance: Revenue from organizing and hosting industry conferences including STC.I India, High-Efficiency Solar Technologies Conference, Round-The-Clock Power Conference, and product review events tied to SNEC and Intersolar exhibitions.
3. Newsletter Subscriptions: Newsletter subscription service providing regular updates on solar industry news, market developments, and company announcements.
4. Advertising/Sponsorship: Display advertising and sponsorship opportunities on the website, potentially including logo placements and featured content placements from solar industry companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TaiyangNews operates as a B2B solar industry media and market intelligence platform, publishing daily news, the monthly TOP SOLAR MODULES efficiency ranking, semi-annual and annual market survey reports (Solar Trackers, Encapsulation Materials, Production Equipment, BOS Components, Cell & Module Technology Trends), a weekly PV Price Index, executive interviews, and a global solar tenders listing. The platform also organizes industry conferences including STC.I India and the High-Efficiency Solar Technologies Conference, and runs the Badge of Excellence award program for high-efficiency module manufacturers.

Product overview

TaiyangNews is a comprehensive solar industry news and analysis platform offering a unified portfolio of content products. The core offering is the monthly TOP SOLAR MODULES Listing tracking the highest-efficiency commercial solar panels, supported by semi-annual TOP SOLAR MODULES H1/H2 Reports. The platform publishes specialized market surveys including Solar Trackers, Encapsulation Materials & Backsheets, Module Production Equipment, Cell & Module Technology Trends, and BOS Components reports. Additional services include the TYN Executive Interviews video series, Badge of Excellence Awards for efficiency leaders, industry conferences (STC.I, Round-The-Clock Power, High-Efficiency Solar Technologies), global solar tenders listing, and weekly PV Price Index tracking polysilicon through modules. The platform covers solar markets, business, technology, and storage sectors through daily news articles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TOP SOLAR MODULES Listing Monthly ranking and analysis of the highest-efficiency commercially available solar modules from global manufacturers, tracking efficiency progress across BC, TOPCon, HJT, and PERC cell technologies with independent verification methodology.
• TOP SOLAR MODULES H1 Report Semi-annual paid research report providing comparative analysis of commercially available PV modules based on BC, TOPCon, HJT, and PERC technologies, with longitudinal tracking of module efficiency developments.
• Market Survey on Solar Trackers Annual paid market survey covering solar tracker products, AI-assisted controls, terrain-following capability, and weather-responsive stowing strategies across multiple suppliers.
• Market Survey on Encapsulation Materials & Backsheets Annual paid market survey documenting polymer solutions and encapsulation materials adapted for advanced cell architectures and evolving module technologies.
• Market Survey on Solar Module Production Equipment Annual paid survey covering key module production equipment addressing advanced module technologies and design for TOPCon, HJT, and BC architectures.
• Cell & Module Technology Trends Report Annual paid report providing overview of TOPCon, HJT, and BC advancements along with innovations in module bill of materials.
• Balance of System (BOS) Components Report Annual paid report documenting product innovations in solar inverters, energy storage systems, and digital software solutions showcased at major global solar trade exhibitions.
• Solar Tenders Listing Weekly overview of solar tender information including auction announcements from governments and utilities globally.
• PV Price Index Weekly price tracking for polysilicon, wafers, cells, modules, and solar glass.
• News & Analysis Coverage Daily news coverage across solar markets, business developments, technology updates, and storage/energy storage developments, organized by topic sections including Markets, Business, People, Opinion, Technology, Storage+, Reports, Tenders, Price Index, and Top Modules.

Quantifiable outcome

• 54th edition of TOP SOLAR MODULES listing published
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• BloombergNEF: BloombergNEF is the dominant incumbent in paid energy/solar research, covering modules, project finance, and storage with a global analyst footprint. It overlaps with TaiyangNews' enterprise subscriber base and module/PV price intelligence.
• Greentech Media (Wood Mackenzie): Greentech Media pioneered solar and storage research before being acquired by Wood Mackenzie. It now sits inside a broader multi-vertical research and consultancy platform that competes for the same paid intelligence and event budgets that TaiyangNews targets.
• Rystad Energy: Rystad Energy is a global energy research consultancy producing PV and storage market intelligence for upstream investors and developers. It overlaps with TaiyangNews at the paid-research and consulting layer for solar/storage clients.

Direct peers

• Renewables Now: Renewables Now is a B2B news and data platform covering solar, wind, and storage with daily news and market intelligence. It competes with TaiyangNews for European renewable-energy news readership and project/tender intelligence subscriptions.
• pv magazine: Headquartered in Germany, pv magazine operates a global B2B solar publishing platform covering modules, manufacturing, markets, and policy. It directly competes with TaiyangNews across daily news, market reports, and event coverage of SNEC/Intersolar.
• Mercom Capital Group: Mercom is a clean energy communications and research firm with deep coverage of solar and storage markets, including industry reports and India-focused communications. Closely overlaps with TaiyangNews' market intelligence and India (STC.I) coverage.
• Energy-Storage.news (Solar Media): Energy-Storage.news is Solar Media's dedicated storage publication covering cells, batteries, BESS, and storage software. It is a direct competitor for the storage-focused reader and advertiser attention that TaiyangNews is building via its Storage+ vertical.
• PV Tech (Solar Media): UK-based Solar Media runs PV Tech, a B2B solar news and research platform with paid market intelligence reports and conferences. It is a direct competitor across module technology research, paid reports, and solar conferences.
• PV-Tech Research: PV-Tech Research is the paid market intelligence arm of Solar Media covering module technology, manufacturing, and equipment. It competes most directly with TaiyangNews' TOP SOLAR MODULES reports and technology-trend subscriptions.

Emerging players

• CleanTechnica: CleanTechnica is a clean energy news and analysis publication covering solar, storage, EVs, and policy. It serves as an adjacent top-of-funnel media channel competing for advertising and reader attention around solar deployment stories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TaiyangNews
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/taiyangnews

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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