Australia’s largest solar distributor, One Stop Warehouse (OSW) has signed exclusive agreements with ALEO Solar, Risen Energy and Tongwei Solar (TW Solar) to supply new products into the Australian PV markets.
Last Friday, One Stop Warehouse (OSW) shared this exciting news in a Product Launch Party in Sydney, inviting their customers, key partners and media to the celebration event. It was a key event for OSW who had signed exclusive distribution agreements with ALEO Solar, Risen Energy and Tongwei Solar – to distribute particular modules exclusively in the Australian solar market. This is the first time TW Solar has supplied solar modules to the Australian solar market.
Thanasis Sakkas, Managing Director South East Europe, MENA of ALEO Solar declared, “We have always been very selective with our partners, and we are delighted and enthusiastic to sign with One Stop Warehouse to work towards improving the solar DNA in Australia. Australia is a matured and highly competitive solar market and we are confident to increase its quality orientation. Together with OSW’s highly skilled people and their national distribution network, we will provide leading, state of the art, high performing and reliable made-in-Germany technologies. Being a German company, we are not of many words. Actions speak best.”
Eric Lee, General Manager of Risen (AU) also said that signing such a large-scale contract with One Stop Warehouse demonstrates Risen’s intention on becoming one of the leading solar panel manufacturers in the rooftop sector. “One Stop Warehouse is a key partner for us in terms of achieving our sales goals, and this contract solidifies their importance to us”, said Mr Lee.
Joe Chen, Overseas Sales Director for TW Solar said, “We are very happy to partner with OSW on this venture. It’s very exciting. TW Solar is the first PV brand to deliver 350W Shingle module to the Australian market. The combination of OSW’s large customer database, sales skills and knowledge in the Australian market, with execution through the TW Solar advanced module, will deliver the best execution to our mutual customers.”
Anson Zhang, Co-Founder and CEO of One Stop Warehouse said, “OSW is always working with our valued suppliers to help them find stronger positioning, and market strategies in the Australian market. We are constantly seeking the best solar technologies to meet the needs of the market. The launch of these new modules will not only provide the solar community with a new range of innovative and patented solar technologies, but will also keep prices competitive to ensure solar is affordable for all Australian households. OSW has a long and trusted relationship with all our key partners, and we are very proud to have these amazing new brands and modules in our range.”
Mr Zhang also added that OSW is always reviewing their product portfolio to select the most advanced and competitive products and suppliers for the Australian consumers, strategizing continually to expand in the energy sector.
About One Stop Warehouse
One Stop Warehouse is Australia’s largest solar wholesale distributor offering the widest range of products and brands in the Australian solar wholesale market. Products ranging from PV modules, electrical parts & BOS to inverters, batteries and mounting solutions. OSW was ranked 24th on The Australian Financial Review’s Fast 100 list of Australia’s fastest-growing companies in 2018. Co-Founder and CEO Anson Zhang considers that to be one of the company’s proudest achievements. Anson Zhang was also named a finalist in the CEO Magazine Executive of the Year Awards 2018 in the category of ‘Energy and Resources Executive of the Year’.
About ALEO Solar
ALEO Solar is 100% manufactured in Prenzlauer, Germany and they have been in the industry since 2001. The company is a market leader in the manufacturing of high-efficiency PERC solar modules by combining the best components together. ALEO Solar’s innovative solar panels can produce significantly more power than traditional technologies for the time being, providing high quality solutions for households and businesses of every size. ALEO is currently providing the best product warranties in the market. The company offers 100% reimbursement of replacement costs and income losses.
About Tongwei Solar (TW Solar)
TW Solar is the largest crystalline silicon solar cell production enterprise in the world having sold more than 13GW capacity solar wafer/cell to over 68 module suppliers. TW Solar has also been rated as the best global supplier and an enterprise exempted from inspection for solar cells for 4 consecutive years. As the worldwide largest solar cell production enterprise, TW Solar outstripped other companies with 6.5GW overall shipments in 2018 (concluded by PV InfoLink). In 2019, with over 1GW shipments in March and 2.4GW in the first quarter (90% rise compared to last year), they made the world record of largest shipments within a single month and single quarter in the industry. TW Solar has net profits of over RMB 2 billion, approximately AUD 418 million last year.
About Risen Energy Australia
Risen Energy (Australia) has had an established presence in the Australian market since 2008, supplying solar PV panels for the retail market. Its long-term goals include the funding, constructing and operating commercial and utility-scale solar projects. Risen Energy was founded in 1986 and is a leading China-based PV solutions provider that is traded as an A-share on China’s Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Risen Energy has over 10,000 employees globally and is the sixth-largest PV module supplier in the world, completing over thousands of grid-connected projects globally, including self-developed projects that they manage directly. Risen Energy has been working on large solar farm projects such as Merredin Solar Farm (Western Australia) and Yarranlea Solar Project (QLD) set to be completed in the next year.
