AE Solar
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| Founded | 2003 |
| Headquarters | Königsbrunn, Bavaria, Germany |
Key people | Alexander Maier (CEO) |
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Number of employees | 1,200 (2020) |
| Website | ae-solar |
AE Solar is a German tier 1 solar panels manufacturer founded in Königsbrunn, Germany in 2003, by 3 brothers; Alexander, Victor and Waldemar Maier.[1] The company is headquartered in Königsbrunn and has a presence in more than 95 countries, covering Africa, Asia-Pacific, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America and South America.
As at 2019, AE Solar had three production facilities in Turkey (2021), Georgia (2019) and China (2009);[2][3] with an annual capacity of 2,5GW by the manufacturing factories in Europe and Asia.[citation needed] AE Solar is also a member of the UN Global Compact.[4]
History
AE Solar established as an installation company in 2003 by Alexander Maier and his brothers, Victor and Waldemar in Königsbrunn, Germany. The company launched 50 MW/year PV modules manual assembly manufacturing in 2009 in China's Hongzhe; which was further expanded at the same location to 150 MW/year semi-automated manufacturing line in 2013, then to 250 MW/year expansion in 2016, and then to 525 MW/year fully automated robotic manufacturing line in 2017. As at 2021 AE Solar operated in more than 95 countries worldwide.[5]
Products
AE Solar produces both polycrystalline and monocrystalline photovoltaic modules (solar panels), also the world's first Smart Shading Resistant Hot-spot Free PV module[6] - which uses bypass diodes between each cell to avoid shading consequences.
Awards
- SNEC (2017)[7]
- Top Innovation/PV Magazine (2018)[8]
- Intersolar Finalist (2019)[9]
- Construma Award (2020), Winner for Smart Shading Resistant Hot-Spot Free Modules Technology[10]
See also
References
- ^ "AE Solar: No Hot Spots on its PV Modules". 21 January 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "AE Solar plans gigawatt factory in Turkey | photon.info".
- ^ "Largest factory in Europe manufacturing solar panels in Kutaisi". 27 February 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "AE Solar on unglobalcompact.org". Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Spasić, Vladimir (6 March 2023). "AE Solar plans solar panel factory in Romania". Balkan Green Energy News. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "The world's first Shading Resistant Smart Hot-spot Free PV module at Intersolar North America, 2020". 27 January 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "SNEC2017 "Top 10 Highlights" Awards". Retrieved 25 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Top business model: Großspeicher im Verteilnetz von Smart Power". Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Intersolar Finalist 2019". Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Winner for Smart Shading Resistant Hot-Spot Free Modules Technology". Retrieved 25 May 2020.