While many of the players have been on the list for years, some climbers are more unexpected. “The prominence of French contractors is impressive”, says Wiki-Solar founder Philip Wolfe, “given that their home country is not in the top ten utility-scale solar markets”. Eiffage and Equans (part of Bouygues) are ranked #3 and #10 respectively, thanks to projects not only in France, but also Spain, the UK and other parts of the world.