Although solar energy is called an "emerging industry," 17 years ago Taiwan already had vendors like Sinonar involved in the area. Subsequently, environmentally conscious companies including Photonic Energy Semiconductor, EverBright, and E-Ton Solar Tech, which was strongly supported by ITRI, entered this clean-energy industry.
太陽能雖然被稱之為「新興產業」，但早在 17 年前，台灣就已有像光華科技工業等廠商投入；隨後，則有正懋、永炬光電，以及頗得工研院支持的益通光能等抱持著環保理念的企業，陸續加入這項乾淨能源的產業。