Chinese solar manufacturer GoodWe last week celebrated 15 years since it was founded. Learn more about the firm and its activities in Australia.
A Brief History Of GoodWe
In November 2010 the company started operations in Suzhou, China, and the following year released its first solar inverter. By 2015, GoodWe Australia was established and in 2020, the company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
GoodWe then expanded from residential solutions into C&I and utility sectors; bringing its inverter range to cover capacities from 0.7kW to 350kW.
Manufacturing of GoodWe batteries kicked off in 2020, and Australia was one of the first markets where they were available. A GoodWe EV charger (HCA) was launched in late 2022 and became available in Australia in October 2024. There’s now a newer generation — the HCA G2 — which has an important feature the original charger doesn’t; dynamic load balancing.
GoodWe also started getting into hot water heat pump systems in 2024 under the GoodHeat brand, but I haven’t seen those available here as yet.
Today, the company boasts around 5,000 staff globally, with more than 1,000 of that tally involved in research and development. GoodWe claims a cumulative installed global inverter capacity of 100 GW.
The firm currently has four manufacturing facilities across four locations, with an annual production capacity of 35 GW for solar inverters and 2.1 GWh for batteries.
Commenting on the 15-year anniversary and Australia’s role in GoodWe’s success, Country Manager Dean Williamson said:
“As GoodWe celebrates 15 years, we are so grateful to all those who have partnered with us on the journey and to the Australian homes and businesses who continue to trust us on their energy journey. We cannot wait to see what 2026 has in store.”
As for the road ahead:
“As our Founder Daniel Huang shared during our 15th Anniversary, the next chapter of smart energy lies in the integration of generation, grid, load, storage, and intelligence,” stated the firm. “The strategy is to shape an energy ecosystem that combines solar, storage, electrified loads, and intelligent management, empowering energy consumers to become prosumers. Our zero-carbon demo factories, EcoSmart Homes, and LEED Gold-certified HQ exemplify what a truly smart, low-carbon future looks like. This is just the beginning!”
ESA All-In-One Home Battery: First Impressions
One of the highlights for the company this year was its launch of the new ESA all-in-one home battery system.
GoodWe recently showcased the new ESA at All Energy Australia 2025 in Melbourne. SolarQuotes’ veteran in-house installer Anthony Bennett took a peek at the new contender at the event, along with a bunch of other stackable battery systems.
Anthony says:
“GoodWe have taken quite a few good ideas from the competition and blended them with their own innovations, like simply angling the terminals to make cable bends more reasonable, thus installation easier, neater and more reliable. There are pros and cons but they’ve retained the series connection architecture, which means there’s no need for a gateway.”
Not All Sunshine: Inverter Recall
Something that wasn’t such a highlight for the firm in 2025 was a recall of certain GoodWe EHB series hybrid inverter and GE branded GEH series models1, sold over more than 4 years.
Affected online systems were rectified prior to the formal recall launch via a firmware fix. Any remaining offline systems were/are being upgraded via the forced firmware upgrade once online.
The Overall Australian Experience
Generally speaking, GoodWe solar gear has been well-received in Australia, particularly in more recent years, and is attractive to budget-conscious buyers looking for bang for their buck (not literally of course).
In terms of inverters for example, you can save about $1200 buying a GoodWe compared to a high-end brand such as Fronius. But as an inverter is the real workhorse of a solar system and the component most likely to fail first, spending more on an inverter may provide extra service life — and peace of mind.
Learn more about choosing the best solar inverter for your home.
Footnotes
- The company produced a range of GE-branded devices to GE’s own specifications for a few years, but that ceased late last year. ↩
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