Many of their names aren’t the first to pop to mind when you think of solar technology.
But they were identified Wednesday as the world’s most promising solar companies by the Cleantech Group and the Guardian, publishers of the Guardian newspaper in Britain.
Part of the so-called Cleantech 100, the firms are privately held and said to have the potential for fast growth. Ten are from the United States, seven from Europe and one from Israel.
By the way, the Cleantech 100 includes companies in eight other market segments, and we will publish their names in coming days. Overall, there are 55 startups from the United States, 13 from the United Kingdom, 10 from Germany, five are from Israel and three from India. No Chinese companies made the list.
Here are the top solar companies:

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Many of their names arent the first to pop to mind when you think of solar technology.But they were [...]…
I find it really interesting that there were no Chinese competitors. I suppose they’re hanging back to see which technology proves to be the most popular, to then reverse-engineer and flood the market. I can’t wait….