Media Release
AIKO, a global leader in high-efficiency solar module technology, has been honoured with the EUPD Research Top Innovation Award 2025 for Australia in the Module category. The award recognises AIKO’s leadership in advancing solar technology and setting new benchmarks for performance, quality, and sustainability across the Australian market.
The announcement was made during the Awards & Networking Dinner, co-hosted with Schletter as part of All Energy Australia 2025. The event brought together more than 300 solar professionals to celebrate innovation, craftsmanship, and collaboration within Australia’s rapidly expanding renewable energy sector.
“Receiving this award at a moment when we’re celebrating excellence across the Australian solar industry makes it especially meaningful,” said Thomas Bywater, Head of AIKO ANZ. “It reaffirms not only our technology leadership but our commitment to push the boundaries of solar innovation, giving distributors and installers greater confidence in AIKO’s performance and reliability.”
Honouring Australian solar excellence
At the dinner, AIKO presented awards to installation companies demonstrating exceptional technical excellence, innovation, and quality execution. The 2025 award recipients include:
- Most Innovative System – Smart Commercial Solar
- Best Ground Mount System – Expert Energy
- Best Off-Grid System – Coastal Solar
- Best Commercial Installation – Total Solar Solutions
- Best Residential Installation (state-based)
- Victoria – Trentham Electrical
- New South Wales – RK Solar
- Queensland – Coastal Solar Sunshine Coast
- South Australia – Exceed Solar
- Tasmania – Genr8
“The calibre of projects we’ve seen this year reflects a new level of technical expertise emerging across Australia,” said Bywater. “These installers continue to overcome complex site challenges with smart, well-engineered, and creative solutions, proving that solar in Australia is not just growing, but maturing into a world-class industry.”
Strategic partnership driving solar excellence
The event highlighted the partnership between AIKO and Schletter, two world-leading solar technology companies working in tandem to deliver more efficient and reliable solar solutions for the Australian market.
This collaboration reflects AIKO’s broader mission under its Excellence Collective initiative that brings together industry leaders who share a commitment to raise the standard for Australia solar industry from technology and product quality to engineering excellence and customer values.
