Founded in 2012, SolarExchange.com is the leading global solar marketplace facilitating B2B online auctions for direct materials and finished goods. SolarExchange.com is building a global community that promotes an organized way of doing business, where companies can collaborate with buyers and sellers, large and small, from anywhere in the world.

Solar Exchange is a B2B service. Memberships are offered to professionals within the solar industry. To register, you must complete our registration form, which requires you to provide specific information about your solar business. All information will be verified prior to granting a Solar Exchange Membership.

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The Solar Exchange Registration page can be accessed from a link off the homepage at www.SolarExchange.com

Buyers can register for a free Membership on Solar Exchange where you can view auctions, place bids and buy materials and products. Buyers can also submit Request for Quotes (RFQs) to specific suppliers (Sealed RFQ) or to all suppliers (Open RFQ) and receive bids from suppliers on those RFQs.

Seller Membership pricing is published on the Plan & Pricing of SolarExchange.com. Seller Memberships are quoted at a monthly cost based on a one-year commitment.

In order to view auctions on Solar Exchange, you will need to register for a Membership.

Solar Exchange provides a trading platform for the solar industry where users can buy and sell direct materials and finished goods. Examples include silicon, wafers, cells, modules, inverters, racking, and other materials used in the manufacturing and installation of PV systems.

The Certified Member Program is available to all registered Buyers and Sellers of Solar Exchange. Becoming a Certified Member signifies to all trading partners that your company is an established organization within the solar industry, thereby providing greater buyer/seller confidence in trading activities.

The Certified Member Program is available to all registered Buyers and Sellers of Solar Exchange, depending on the Solar Exchange plan you select. When you select the Professional Plan or the Enterprise Plan, your enrollment into the Certified Member program is automatic. Members selecting the Basic, Promo or Standard plan can elect to become a Certified Member for an additional fee by simply clicking on the Certified Member icon on the SolarExchange.com homepage .

As a Solar Exchange Certified Member, a Certified Member logo will be displayed on your user profile, product listings, and buyer information pages. This logo signifies that you are an established organization within the solar industry, thereby providing greater buyer/seller confidence in trading activities. You will also have the right to display the logo on your company website that links to Solar Exchange website. Solar Exchange Certified Member auction listings will periodically be included in high profile “Featured Auction” pages where buyers will have focused access to your products.

The Certified Member Program is available to all registered Buyers and Sellers of Solar Exchange. Your company will need to be an established business entity operating in good standing, within the solar value chain in order to become a Certified Member. Solar Exchange will review your business qualifications at time of application to ensure applicants pass basic criteria. Qualified applicants will receive a Certified Member logo, which will be displayed in your profile and other pages. To learn more about the Certified Member program, pleae visit the Certified Member page. You can either select the Professional or Enterprise plan to automatically enroll in the Certified Member Program. If you have chosen the Basic, Promo or Standard plan, you can get a membership by paying an additional fee. For more details plan options please check the Plan& Pricing page.

Yes, Solar Exchange offers escrow services powered by Escrow.com, a leading third-party online escrow services provider. Escrow.com acts as a professional third party escrow agent to handle all the payment activities involved in the business transactions at Solar Exchange site. Escrow.com payment platform administers the collection and disbursement of all escrow payments in the contracts executed on Solar Exchange. Escrow services available on the Solar Exchange site allows transactions to happen in a safe, secure and reliable manner over the Internet. The funds are held by Escrow.com until the buyer inspects and accepts the merchandise; or it receives the appropriate written or oral instructions to do so. Once the buyer is satisfied, the payment is released to the supplier.

Escrow.com is a privately held company that has pioneered the process of online escrow services. The company, founded in 1999 by Fidelity National Financial, has established itself as the leading provider of secure business and consumer transaction management on the Internet. Headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, Escrow.com and its operating subsidiaries provide online escrow services that facilitate and accelerate e-commerce by assuring secure settlement. Escrow.com is the recommended transaction settlement service of many of the top names in eCommerce, including eBay, GoDaddy, Cars.com, and AutoTrader.

Escrow.com acts as a professional third party escrow agent to handle all the payment activities involved in the business transactions at Solar Exchange site. Escrow.com’s payment platform administers the collection and disbursement of all escrow payments in the contracts executed on Solar Exchange. Escrow services available on the Solar Exchange site allows transactions to happen in a safe, secure and reliable manner over the Internet. The funds are held by Escrow.com, until buyer inspects and accepts the merchandise; or it receives the appropriate written or oral instructions to do so. Once the buyer is satisfied, the payment is released to the supplier.

Fees for escrow services vary depending on the size of the transaction. Please refer to the fee schedule on Rate Card for details on average transaction costs.

Should you forget your password or have issues with logging onto Solar Exchange, please contact our customer care team to request a reset.

Solar Exchange allows individuals from solar companies to register as buyers, sellers or both.

Auction durations vary. When posting an auction listing, the seller can select the auction duration.

The timing between winning an auction bid settlement through Escrow.com or directly with the seller, in conjunction with shipping/receiving determines when you will receive goods settled through Solar Exchange. We suggest you communicate with the listing seller for all goods that you would like to purchase through Solar Exchange to understand shipping terms and date of receipt.

The method by which shipment takes place is generally determined by the seller. If you have specific shipping requirements, we suggest you communicate with the listing seller to coordinate shipping terms.

Upon winning an auction bid, the seller will generally require payment settlement prior to shipping the materials or product. Solar Exchange suggests buyers and sellers consider using Escrow.com for control and protection of transaction finality.

Upon winning an auction bid, the seller will generally require payment settlement prior to shipping the materials or product. To avoid receiving product that you are not satisfied with, Solar Exchange suggests buyers and sellers to use Escrow.com for control and protection of transaction finality.

The determination of who pays for shipping is generally determined by the seller. If you have specific shipping requirements, we suggest you communicate with the listing seller to coordinate shipping terms.

All auction listings in Solar Exchange are established for settlement in US dollars. Should a seller desire to transact in Euros, Escrow.com allows settlement in both USD and Euros.

A Request for quote or RFQ is a method by which buyers can state specific purchase requirements to source goods based on specific terms. RFQs can be “Open” (available to all suppliers for quoting), or “Sealed” (available to only specific suppliers) for quoting. RFQs are an excellent and low-cost solution to sourcing materials and finished goods.

Yes, when posting an RFQ, you can state requirements, terms, specifications and other purchase criteria and require bidders to respond to each requirement.

Yes, Solar Exchange is a trading platform that supports sale and purchase of both materials and finished goods.

No, the Solar Exchange trading platform is exclusively for solar professionals trading in solar materials and finished goods.

No. Solar Exchange is a trading platform that is only accessible by established solar professionals.

Becoming a Solar Exchange Member is easy. Simply register on http://www.solarexchange.com/ to gain access.

We allow users to rate the success and experience of their buying and selling transaction. Doing so allows the community to see how the success history of members participation. To ensure you receive positive feedback the best practice is to communicate effectively and encourage open communication on all transactions prior to bidding. Should you receive a negative feedback, we encourage you to contact the member and resolve their concerns.

Solar Exchange headquarters is located in the heart of Silicon Valley, in Menlo Park California, with service offices in China, Germany and India.

To learn how your company can advertise on Solar Exchange, click on the Advertise With Us link on the bottom of our homepage.

Individuals interested in investing in Solar Exchange should contact us at investors@solarexchange.com

Currently Solar Exchange only supports Forward auctions. Reverse auctions are coming soon.

We love to get feedback. To suggest improvements to our site and service, simply click on the feedback tab from any page on our site, or contact our Customer Care team.

Membership licenses are granted on a “Named” basis and in accordance with our license agreement, access to Solar Exchange cannot be shared. If you need more than one access, consider alternative Plan options that are available on our Pricing and Plans page.

We use business licenses as a form of validation to ensure that all applicants for Membership are qualified solar professionals. If uploading a business license presents a problem, please speak with our Customer Care team to come up with a reasonable alternative.