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Foreword: from the President and the CEO | page 4

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Solar Market Report 2015 | page 7

SolarPower Europe Team | page 26

Membership Benefits | page 27

SolarPower Europe Members | page 28

SolarPower Europe Sponsor Members | page 53

Members by Headquarter Country | page 54

Members by Activity | page 56

Advertisers’ Index | page 59

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Foreword: From the President and the CEO

Dear Members,

Welcome to the 2015 Market Report and the 2016 edition of the Members Directory. It’s the first time we are combining the Market Report and the Members Directory to bring together two of our flagship publications. The new format provides the details of all our members alongside the key numbers for 2015 to give visibility to both the evolution of the market and the key solar players in Europe. We hope you like this new format and encourage you to provide your feedback to us on the new style.

Firstly, examining the figures, 2015 marked a good year for solar in Europe with an annual growth of some 15%. This is the first time the sector has grown year on year since 2010‑2011, so we should celebrate this achievement. Europe’s solar two‑digit growth in 2015, however, was primarily based on the UK market. Most other European solar markets are still in a transition phase.

Globally 2015 was another record year for solar with a growth of over 25% on 2014, with more than 50 GW connected to the grid – up from 40 GW in 2014. The two biggest markets are located in Asia – China and Japan, while the USA ranked third. China not only added more than twice as much solar as Europe, it also exceeded 40 GW of total installed capacity as a country, taking the number one rank from long‑time leader Germany. At the global level solar is booming with new markets appearing across the globe, all presenting their own unique opportunity for our sector.

With nearly 100 GW of installed capacity, Europe is still the most solarized continent. No other region can boast solar shares as high as Europe – on average nearly 4% of electricity demand comes from solar, and in its most advanced solar markets around 8%. The challenge is now to quickly master the transition phase – from solar markets that grew on feed‑in tariff incentive schemes to new, market‑based frameworks, where prosumers use solar power for self‑consumption in residential, commercial and industrial sectors. In that sense, Europe again is the pioneer of solar. After developing solar, Europe now has to quickly create a smart electricity market design that builds on the strengths of solar power technology to be able to profit from the low cost solar has achieved.

In 2016 policy makers in Europe will play a key role in setting out the future of solar in Europe, with the legislative initiatives on electricity market design and renewable energy targets for the post 2020 period due to be brought forward. These need to build a stable and ambitious investment climate for solar to ensure that growth continues and that solar reaches its potential in Europe.

There is still a lot of work to be done to see a sustainable level of growth achieved in Europe, but the work of SolarPower Europe in 2015 has begun the process to see that objective achieved. The foundation stones laid in 2015 have strengthened the association tremendously in comparison to previous years and with a new dynamic approach in place the successes of 2015 stand us all in good stead to make a difference in 2016.

In relation to this, it is important to reflect on the key achievements of 2015. These are listed below to give you an overview of the increase in delivery and influence of SolarPower Europe:

• The re‑brand of the association to a modern forward looking corporate approach.

• The agreement to allow association members to stand for election to the Strategy Committee


Foreword: From the President and the CEO

and to vote in the AGM, finally giving full inclusivity to all members.

• On policy, the European Commission initiative on solar self‑consumption, fully reflected the asks of SolarPower Europe.

• The successful engagement with the European Commission to see the direction of the electricity market design consultation moving in line with some of our most important ideas on flexibility and increased liquidity in the energy market.

• The adoption of a position on the trade case, one of the largest issues at the European level impacting the sector, where we previously had no voice.

• The instigation of member led taskforces: Operations and Maintenance, a tendering

taskforce and a BIPV taskforce to address the challenges and opportunities in our sector in Europe today.

• The recruitment of around 50 new members, membership rising from 97 in January 2015 to 132 in January 2016.

• The production of country information fiches, supported by national associations, to provide up to date and timely information on regulatory changes to members.

• The completion of the Sophia project, which strengthened and optimised research capabilities in the European solar sector.

• The agreement on the expansion of the Board to reflect more interests in the leadership of the organisation.

These key achievements are by no means an exhaustive list, but provide a flavour of the type of work that has been successfully undertaken in 2015. There will be more to come in 2016.

Following on from the first strategic plan devised for 2015, the Board endorsed the approach for 2016, ensuring that the main focus of the association would be on consolidating in the European solar sector, to create a truly reflective membership fit for solar in Europe today. The plan also highlighted the key importance of advocacy success on the key dossiers already in front of us in 2016: Electricity market design, renewable energy targets for 2030, potentially ending the trade case and opportunities for solar in energy efficiency and buildings initiatives all coming out of the European Commission in 2016. As ever the Board and the Team continue to engage with the highest levels of European policymaking ensuring that your views are well represented on the issues of importance to you.

In 2016 SolarPower Europe will continue its ethos of customer service orientation and innovation to make sure we are leading on the issues that matter to our sector today. Already we have instituted a storage and solar taskforce, aiming to identify the ways in which solar and storage can be promoted to be mutually beneficial. We will also continue to take forward our projects, with three particularly looking at new ways to provide finance for solar in Europe – PV Financing, Solar Bankability and CrowdfundRES. Innovative means will be needed to drive the sector forward as the age of traditional Feed‑in‑Tariffs (FIT) schemes comes to an end. This work is also backed up by the work we are undertaking in the Tendering Taskforce, to make sure that tenders better reflect best practice and a more harmonised approach across Europe.

Enjoy reading the Market Report and Members Directory, we look forward to sharing a hugely successful 2016 with you!

Oliver Schäfer President

James Watson CEO


SolarPower Europe Board Members

Riccardo AmorosoEnel Green Power SpAHead of Solar Joint Ventures

Murray CameronPhoenix Solar AGExecutive Board Member

Jodie RoussellTrina Solar (Schweiz) AGHead of Public Affairs, Europe & North Africa

Jochen Hauff BayWa r.e.Head of Business Development, Energy Industry & Policy

Richard Jackson Lark Energy Operations Director

Seb BerrySolarcenturyHead of External Affairs

Christian WestermeierWacker Chemie AGVice‑President Sales, Marketing & Application Engineering

Conrad BurkeDuPont CorporationGlobal Marketing Director

Christopher BurghardtFirst SolarVice President Business Development Europe & Turkey

Luc Grare REC Solar Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing

Arnaud ChaperonTotal – New Energies Division / Prospective AnalysisInstitutional Relations & Communication Senior Vice‑President

Oliver SchäferSunPower CorporationDirector for Market Development and Policy

PRESIDENT

VICE‑PRESIDENTS

DIRECTORS


Solar Market Report 2015Executive Summary

2015 was an extraordinarily successful year for solar power worldwide. The capacity of new global grid‑connected solar photovoltaic (PV) systems increased by 25% year‑on‑year, while solar in European countries grew by around 15%. In total, the world has so far grid connected an impressive 229 GW of solar capacity.

Globally, for the first time over 50 GW of solar power was connected to the grid in a single year, 25% up from 40.2 GW in 2014 (These numbers refer to grid‑connected solar and are generally lower than data for installed capacities).

In 2015, China, Japan, and the USA were the 3 global solar markets, in the same order as the year before. China was not only again the world’s largest market, adding 15.1 GW capacity, it also took over the helm for the country with the largest total installed solar capacity, reaching 43 GW by the end of 2015. This title had been held by Germany previously.

Europe experienced a first growth year in 2015 for the first time since 2010‑11. It added about 8.1 GW of new on‑grid solar power, a 15% increase over the 7 GW that went online in 2014. With nearly 100 GW of solar installed, Europe was still the world’s largest solar continent in 2015.

The European solar sector is in the middle of a transition phase. Last year’s market growth should not distract from the big solar picture on the Continent: Without the contribution of the UK, with about 3.7 GW, the European solar market would have remained roughly at the 2014 level.

This report, unlike most others, is based on grid‑connected capacities, as this is a better metric to characterize the role of solar in energy systems than installed capacities or shipments. While around 50 GW were grid‑connected in 2015 (research status: March 1, 2016), estimates for installed capacities are as high as 59 GW. The estimates mainly differ because a number of systems were installed towards year’s end, but not grid‑connected or reported.

The report can be downloaded at: www.solarpowereurope.org

Project manager & lead author: Michael Schmela, SolarPower Europe.

Research & co‑authors: Gaëtan Masson, Nhan Ngo Thi Mai, Becquerel Institute.

External contributors: APERe, APREN, assoRinnovabili, BPVA, BSW Solar, CANSIA, CZEPHO, EDORA, ENERPRLAN, ANIE Rinnovabili, HELAPCO, Holland Solar, HUPIA, IEA‑PVPS, JPEA, KOPIA, PV Austria, PV Russia, PV Poland, PV Vlaanderen, RPIA, SAPI, SASIA, SEDA, SEIA, SolarTrade Association, Swissolar, UNEF, WESM.

Supported by: Intersolar.

Information outside Europe has been provided by PV Market Alliance: AECEA (China), Becquerel Institute, CREARA (Latin America), RTS Corporation (Asia) and SPV Market Research (USA).

Disclaimer: Please note that all figures provided in this brochure are valid at the time of publication and will be revised when new and proven figures are available. Please also note that figures for 2015 have been rounded.

SolarPower Europe’s methodology includes only systems connected to the grid and not those that have been installed but not yet connected. The difference between installations and systems connected to the grid can be quite significant in some cases. Installed capacity considers all photovoltaic technologies.

Research & co‑authors:

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Solar Market Report 2015

1. Solar Market Evolution in Europe until 20152015 marked a strong growth year for the European solar market. With 8.1 GW newly grid‑connected solar power, demand grew 15% year‑on‑year. This is the first upward trend since 2011, when annual grid connection peaked at 22.4 GW, following a strong growth period in the first decade of the century that was triggered by Feed‑in‑Tariff programs in Germany, Italy, Spain and a few other countries. On the heels of the

boom cycle and its unsustainable peak, a strong market consolidation followed, with European countries progressively transitioning from Feed‑in‑Tariff driven solar investments to more market‑driven solar installations. Between 2011 and 2014, volumes of new PV grid‑connections in Europe declined each year, reaching a 5‑year low, at 7.1 GW, in 2014.

The base for Europe’s solar power demand in 2015 stems mainly from 3 countries – UK, Germany and France. In 2015, these top 3 markets counted for 75% equal to 6 GW, the year before their share was also 75% but 5.3 GW (see figure 2).

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FIGURE 1: EVOLUTION OF EUROPEAN SOLAR PV GRID‑CONNECTED CAPACITY 2000 – 2015 FOR SELECTED COUNTRIES



The order of the top 3 European markets has remained the same in 2015: The UK took again the first place with an estimated 3.7 GW newly online (official number at the time of writing was 3.5 GW), a number that could be even higher if all systems installed by the end of last year were also connected to the grid in time. Germany stayed on rank 2, installing less than 1.5 GW, significantly missing the official annual target range of 2.4 to 2.5 GW. The long‑time European solar leader’s market was impacted by a new pilot tender scheme for systems above 1 MW. The third largest European market remained France, which installed less than 0.9 GW in 2015, driven by tenders granted in the past and a slightly growing distributed market. France also commissioned the largest PV power plant in Europe last year, a 300 MW utility‑scale system (see figure 3).

All European markets other than the top 2 each added less than 1 GW solar power in 2015. Italy, once a European leader, continues its transition mode, and installed around 300 MW, that’s nearly 100 MW less than in 2014. The Italian example shows how difficult a transition from a high Feed‑in‑Tariff (FiT) to a market‑based environment is, despite the fact that Italy is blessed with high irradiation, high retail power prices, and a regulatory framework

that supports solar market development – at least on paper. Spain, a world market leader in 2008, had completely disappeared from the European PV map for many years: After stopping its FiT scheme, the Spanish Government not only implemented retroactive changes, it also hindered the emerging self‑consumption market with a solar tax and high fines for non‑declared prosumers. While it is good news that Spain more than doubled installations to 49 MW in 2015 from 22 MW in 2014, this is way below the country’s potential. The fate of solar in Spain is similar in several other former high FiT markets: Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Greece. All are only a shadow of what they used to be when they were installing solar in the GW‑range per year. The solar markets in Slovakia and Slovenia have almost completely come to a halt; the same is true for Ukraine, though for a different reason.

There is a group of European countries that can be considered small in absolute numbers, but that are showing more or less stable demand. This includes Austria, which grid‑connected more than 150 MW in 2015, a level that is a little less than the 159 MW added the year before, and Switzerland, where additions decreased –adding 280 MW in 2015, compared to 320 MW in 2014.


FIGURE 2: CAPACITY ADDITIONS AND SHARES OF TOP 3 EUROPEAN SOLAR MARKETS IN 2014 AND 2015 %/MW



Several European countries grew their solar power capacity additions in 2015 compared to 2014. This includes the UK, Netherlands, Turkey, Denmark, Romania, Hungary, Sweden, Poland and Spain (see figure 4).

In a rush to beat the end of the UK’s attractive incentive schemes in March 2016, grid‑connections in the British solar market grew 50% to about 3.7 GW in 2015 from 2.5 GW in 2014.

The strong growth in the Netherlands, estimated at around 25%, from 300 MW in 2014 to about

400 MW in 2015, was mainly driven by the country’s net metering scheme. Denmark’s new additions, which even grew 74% to 180 MW in 2015, were also mainly triggered by net metering. The country also added a 60 MW installation, the largest utility‑scale PV power plant in Scandinavia.

A few emerging European countries also notably increased demand for solar, even if each of them added less than 100 MW in 2015. Based on a combination of tax benefits, other incentives and self‑consumption, annual demand in the Nordic country of Sweden grew to an estimated 60 MW


FIGURE 3: RANKING OF EUROPEAN SOLAR POWER MARKETS IN 2015 AND 2014



in 2015. The Polish market was also up, but the political will to push for solar power remains uncertain; the investments were often financed using EU funds. A volume of 50 MW in 2015 is very disappointing for such a large country that, moreover, has basically no installed solar capacity.

On Europe’s south‑eastern borders, solar power received some appreciation, though less

than originally hoped for. Turkey (traditionally included in the European numbers in this survey) installed for the first time slightly more than 200 MW per year. Complex regulation, including trade regulations, and new taxation have been slowing Turkey from tapping its huge potential (high irradiation, growing power demand, energy security needs) and implementing the existing GW‑level project pipeline much faster.


FIGURE 4: ANNUAL CAPACITY GROWTH IN EUROPEAN SOLAR MARKETS IN 2015 (MW / %)



The European solar sector is in the middle of a transition phase. The 15% market growth in Europe in 2015 should not distract from the big solar picture on the Continent: Without the enormous growth in the UK, the European solar market would have remained roughly at the 2014 level.

Despite the transition struggle of several of the advanced European solar markets, total installed capacities grew from 88.7 GW in 2014 to 96.9 GW by the end of 2015. With Europe approaching the 100 GW level of solar it maintained its title as the world’s largest solar continent in 2015.

Twelve countries in Europe have installed solar power capacities exceeding 1 GW (see figure 6). Adding up this volume results in a total on‑grid capacity of 92 GW. Germany’s PV capacity remains Europe’s largest by far, at nearly 40 GW. Italy follows at half the size, at close to 19 GW. While much smaller, 10 further European countries have also installed GW‑level capacities. This includes the UK (9.1 GW), France (6.7 GW), Spain (5.4 GW), Belgium (3.2 GW), Greece (2.6 GW) and Switzerland, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Romania and Bulgaria (ranging between 1 GW and 1.5 GW each).


FIGURE 6: EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WITH TOTAL SOLAR PV CAPACITIES LARGER THAN 1 GW


FIGURE 5: EVOLUTION OF EUROPEAN TOTAL SOLAR PV GRID‑CONNECTED CAPACITY 2000 – 2015

Twelve countries in Europe have installed solar power capacities exceeding 1 GW (see figure 6). Adding up this volume results in a total on‑grid capacity of 92 GW. Germany’s PV capacity remains Europe’s largest by far, at nearly 40 GW. Italy follows at half the size, at close to 19 GW. While much smaller, 10 further European countries have also installed GW‑level capacities. This includes the UK (9 GW), France (6.7 GW), Spain (5.4 GW), Belgium (3.2 GW), Greece (2.6 GW) and Switzerland, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Romania and Bulgaria (ranging between 1 GW and 1.5 GW each).



2. Solar in the European Electricity SystemSolar is now supplying nearly 4% of electricity demand in Europe. Around 8% of the Italian power consumption is covered by solar. The top 3 European solar electricity consumers – Italy, Greece and Germany – are

producing each more than 7%. With 17 of the EU’s 28 members having solar contribute to more than 1% of their power needs, it is clear: Solar has established itself as an important part of Europe’s power portfolio.


FIGURE 7: SHARE OF SOLAR ELECTRICITY DEMAND COVERED BY SOLAR PV IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IN 2015



In 2015, solar PV again belonged to the two power generation sources that added the largest capacities in Europe. Together with wind power, solar PV contributed nearly 21 GW, equal to 74%, of the newly installed total power generation capacity of over 28 GW in 2015. Unfortunately, in 2015 over 1.4 GW more coal power capacity was added than the year before

(3.3 GW) in Europe, while decommissioning of coal plants stayed at the same level. This shows that while policies to develop renewables are delivering, additional efforts are needed in order to accelerate the retirement of polluting and inflexible generation, which is currently prolonging a situation of overcapacities in Europe.

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FIGURE 8: POWER GENERATION CAPACITIES ADDED IN EU‑28 IN 2015



3. Evolution of European Solar Policies

3.1 Distributed Solar Power Policies – Obstacles & Solutions

In 2015, the European Commission put forward several initiatives towards a European Energy Union. After the Energy Union strategy was adopted in February 2015, which identified 5 key topics (Supply Security, Fully‑integrated Internal Energy Market, Energy Efficiency, Climate Action, Research & Innovation in the field of Climate), the European Commission (EC) launched a consultative communication on market design, a working document on best practices for self‑consumption of renewable energy, a legislative proposal designed to improve the performance of the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) and announced a revision of the Renewable Energy Directive for post 2020. The work on these will continue in 2016 and will affect the development of solar power in Europe. SolarPower Europe has published several position papers in response to the EC’s initiatives.

Several member countries have already started modifying their regulatory frameworks in preparation for a new market design. Germany and UK, for example, will use feed‑in premiums in addition to a remuneration based on electricity market prices to support parts of the solar market. As of 2016, systems between 100 kW and 1 MW in Germany are obliged to

sell excess electricity on the market. In an electricity market characterized by stagnating demand, Member States in the European Union are moving towards tender schemes as a new way of allocating support. Following France’s lead to implement tenders for solar power plants, the UK and Germany launched their first auctions for solar in 2015 as well. As far as this recent experience can tell, the design of tenders is crucial to avoid underbidding strategies as observed in the UK.

Distributed solar power, which has been the backbone for the bulk of the solar sector’s growth in Europe, is moving towards self‑consumption. Prosumers are on the rise. For the time being, however, there are several different policy schemes for distributed solar generation in Europe. The Netherlands are using net‑metering for residential installations. Self‑consumption schemes combined with a decent Feed‑in‑Tariff (or a similar scheme, feed‑in premium or green certificates) for excess solar electricity are applied for both residential and commercial solar systems in Germany and Austria, for example. Other countries have implemented net‑billing schemes, such as Italy and Portugal, but with limited success so far.

SolarPower Europe considers self-consumption the best mechanism to tap distributed solar’s growth potential in Europe in the rooftop segments, as it helps European consumers and businesses to control their energy bills, increases retail competition and makes consumers active players in the energy transition. Self‑consumption is also a key driver for demand‑side flexibility, steering storage, smart appliances and more flexible contracts.

The EC’s working document on self‑consumption of renewable energy from July 2015 clearly advocates for the application of self‑consumption and storage, emphasising that there should be no discriminatory charges for self‑consumption.

But the list of countries that are constraining solar power self‑consumption one way, or the other is long. Austria has imposed a tax on self‑consumed electricity. In Belgium, the region of Flanders has implemented an additional grid fee for



Utility‑scale solar is in the middle of a transition phase in Europe – from a strong growth fuelled by traditional uncapped feed‑in tariff schemes to national tenders with clearly defined volumes.

Europe’s top 3 markets have all prepared or are already using tender schemes for large‑scale solar power plants. The UK utility‑scale solar market, which has been powered by renewable energy obligations (RO), will not be renewed after March 2016 and is making space for an auction process, where a Feed‑in‑Tariff will be offered that is based on electricity market prices with a contract for difference (CFD) to keep a stable remuneration level. In April 2015, Germany started a pilot tender project with three rounds and a total volume of 500 MW for ground mounted systems up to 10 MW each. This awarded around 100 bidders, and lead to the first installations in the same year. France has been applying tenders for some time for

systems above 250 kW – nearly 70% of all French installations in 2015 belonged to that category.

Tender systems are a very good tool for creating transparency in power generation cost, especially for a technology where costs continue to decrease. Despite the burden of the Minimum Import Price (MIP), which kept prices for modules from the world’s largest manufacturing country, China, artificially high, European developers were able to bid at competitive prices. Without the MIP, European developers would offer an even more competitive option for European society to make the transition to a clean power economy. Even in Germany, with rather low irradiation levels, the pilot tender resulted in an average purchase offer from the regulator to the successful bidders at 0.092 Euros per kWh in April 2015, 0.085 EUR in August, and as low as 0.08 EUR per kWh in December.

SolarPower Europe recommends the following regulatory guidelines to unlock the self‑consumption potential cost efficiently:

• Member States should ensure that consumers – residential, commercial and industrial – can freely use the energy they produce while self‑consumed electricity should not be exposed to taxation

• Self‑consumption should be made easily accessible to all consumers

• Prosumer policies should facilitate the reduction of peaks and unlock demand‑side flexibility

• National regulators should design distribution grid tariffs fit for the energy transition

• Market rules should ensure that the excess power can be injected into the grid and properly remunerated

prosumers rather than revising its net‑metering scheme. France debates increasing the share of fixed grid costs and reducing the variable part. In Germany, commercial installations need to pay an EEG levy on self‑consumed electricity. And in Spain self‑consumption has been made de facto impossible.

These barriers are currently reducing the economic benefits for prosumers, very often without consideration for the real amount of money involved. The mutualisation of the unpaid taxes and levies represents for instance so little compared to the budgets of grid operators, that these measures appear as a way to constrain the market rather than fairness for non‑prosumers.

3.2 Utility‑Scale Solar: Moving Toward Tenders



The following chart (see figure 9) shows how a 0.08 EUR/kWh solar power purchase price in Berlin (most of the German bids were awarded to systems in the state of Brandenburg) could be translated to other European capitals – with all other assumptions maintained equal (CAPEX, OPEX and cost of capital). The simplified model shows how cost‑efficient solar has become

throughout Europe under the current regulatory conditions and access to components with punitive import duties on the world’s largest supplying nation. In Madrid, it should be possible to generate solar power at a level of around 0.04 EUR/kWh, which is even less than the world’s lowest subsidy‑free solar PPA that was awarded in early 2015 in Dubai.

Unfortunately, several European countries, where utility‑scale solar provided the base of the solar growth in the past, have yet to establish solar tenders after they abandoned the traditional FIT schemes, such as Spain, Czech Republic or Bulgaria. In addition, these countries and a number of others in Europe have implemented retroactive measures that have damaged the confidence of investors as well as the country attractiveness for energy investments. These measures include FiT cuts for existing installations or later limitation to operating hours, like in Spain. In Belgium, the region of Wallonia has decreased the number of

years of payment for the Green certificates for existing installations. In consequence, the cost of capital for financing solar power plants in such markets is kept at much higher levels than in stable countries, like Germany, countering the cost reduction progress of solar technology and regional advantages.

SolarPower Europe has recently created a task force on solar tenders that strives to establish best practice recommendations in 2016, offering regulators easy access to information need to design well‑functioning auction schemes.

FIGURE 9: THEORETICAL SOLAR GENERATION COST IN DIFFERENT EUROPEAN CITIES WHEN APPLYING CONDITIONS OF GERMAN 2015 TENDERS (EUR/kWh)




Global grid‑connected solar increased about 25% to an estimated 50.1 GW in 2015, from 40.2 GW in 2014. This means that solar market growth significantly gained speed over 2014/15, when grid‑connected capacity increased less then 9%.

The main countries driving global solar growth were again China, Japan and the US. 2015 marked a year that saw new emerging markets that will add notably to the worldwide demand for solar power, especially India.

With solar power being very high on China’s policy agenda, the Asian country connected 15.1 GW of solar power to the grid in 2015 – that’s a 43% year‑on‑year growth over the 10.6 GW added in 2014. This also represents more solar power than any other country added in a single year ever before. However, China’s official number includes several GW installed in 2014 but commissioned in Q1/2015. Supported by a Feed‑in‑Tariff program, around 90% of the new systems are large utility‑scale power plants; the

plans to diversify towards distributed solar have not further progressed in 2015.

Japan is the only other worldwide market with grid‑connections in the 2‑digit GW scale. It added 10 GW in 2015. While still backed by one of the world’s highest Feed‑in‑Tariffs, Japanese solar demand hardly grew from the 9.7 GW added in 2014.

The US kept its third rank, increasing grid‑connected capacity by 12% to 7.3 GW in 2015 from 6.5 GW in 2014. Driven by a 30% Investment Tax Credit (ITC), again over half of the new installations were utility‑scale power plants. Although the other incentive tool, net‑metering, is increasingly being challenged by utilities and regulators, the annual share of residential solar increased by nearly 70% to over 2 GW. The success of residential solar is also a product of innovative business models, such as third party ownership, which allows home‑owners to add solar to their roof without upfront investments.

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FIGURE 10: EVOLUTION OF GLOBAL SOLAR PV ANNUAL GRID‑CONNECTED CAPACITY 2000 – 2015



Three European countries were ranked among the global top 10 in 2015: The UK ranked fourth, Germany was ranked sixth, and France landed at the 10th spot.

For the first time, India belonged to the top 5 solar markets in the world in 2015. It strongly upped its total solar power target to 100 GW by 2022, and created the International Solar Alliance, a group of around 140 countries that target universal access to clean energy, at COP21. The 2 GW of grid connected PV in 2015 is just the beginning of the Indian solar boom.

While the African on‑grid market has been dominated by South Africa, which added

only around 200 MW in 2015, the low cost of solar power has enticed several newcomers to implement this technology as well. Algeria added 270 MW, and Egypt installed a few utility scale PV plants, after announcing an ambitious program targeting 2.3 GW PV by 2017.

In the pacific rim, Australia remained a secure and stable market for solar power demand in 2015 – it added around 900 MW. While the residential market shows first signs of saturation, the market starts to develop toward commercial and industrial applications.

Europe’s share among global solar power markets continues to decline. In 2015, it represented around 16% of the annual global solar market, in 2013 it was almost double, at

29%. Last year, 2 countries, China and Japan, added more solar than the entire European Continent. In 2016, it could be even 4 (China, Japan, USA, India).

China also became the new number one in cumulative capacity additions in 2015. At 43 GW, it sent long‑time leader Germany to the second rank (with close to 40 GW). Japan was ranked

third, reaching around 33 GW, ahead of the USA with around 25 GW. With close to 230 GW, the world’s total grid‑connected solar capacity has increased by almost 30% in one single year.

4.2 Europe & Rest of the World


FIGURE 11: EVOLUTION OF ANNUAL EUROPEAN SOLAR PV GRID‑CONNECTION SHARES COMPARED TO OTHER REGIONS FROM 2010 – 2015



With nearly 100 GW of solar power connected to the grid in 2015, Europe represented 42% of the total global PV capacity at the end of

2015. The share has been constantly decreasing since 2011 (see figure 12). In 2014, Europe still owned 50% of the global on‑grid solar capacity.


FIGURE 12: EVOLUTION OF TOTAL EUROPEAN SOLAR PV GRID‑CONNECTED CAPACITY COMPARED TO TOTAL CAPACITIES IN REST OF WORLD 2010 – 2015



5. Outlook

Nearly 100 GW of solar grid‑connected solar systems in Europe at the end of 2015 is a truly impressive number. The 15% growth last year doesn’t mean a turnaround for the European solar sector after three years of decline. While the once leading European markets are still in a transition phase, the sector’s growth in 2015 is based on the attractive solar incentive program in the UK. In 2016, solar in Europe will again be characterized by large solar volumes supported by the British solar incentive scheme, but it is unlikely that the final three months of the program will suffice to bring demand for solar to the 2015 level. However, 5 trends will shape solar in Europe in 2016:

1. Solar Battery energy storage is evolving into a standard product that is offered in combination with new solar systems, offering a solution for ancillary services and other benefits to grid operators and an attractive tool for prosumers.

2. Self‑consumption is becoming the main incentive for distributed solar in Europe; with solar power prices being much lower than retail power prices in several countries.

3. Tenders are being established in Europe as the dominant scheme for large‑scale solar plants, transparently showing how low solar power prices continue to decrease.

4. New players are becoming very active in solar that have not played a role in the past. This includes traditional utilities or their off‑springs (like E.on) that are actively moving into the space, addressing everything from utility‑scale plants to residential solar. Big retail groups (like IKEA) are expanding into solar.

5. Europe continues to lose market share compared to both leading and emerging solar markets in Asia and America.

The European Commission under its President Jean Claude Juncker has stated the ambitious goal to be the world leader in renewables. While Europe has indeed been the cradle of the global success story of solar power, others have taken over the lead for a technology, that is now able to generate power at a cost lower than most fossil fuels, off‑shore wind, and quickly approaching onshore wind.

The key to the next solar growth cycle in Europe, however, is in the hand of policy makers – taxes or other obstacles will strongly limit self‑consumption, the crucial mechanism to empower prosumers. Tenders need to be restricted to large ground‑mounted PV power plants, organized transparently and regularly, and at volumes that are large enough to keep administration cost for participants as low as possible. The trade measures in place on solar modules and cells imported from China also need to be lifted to stimulate demand in the European market.

But importantly, driving down technology costs is not enough. The market design and the future RES Directive currently being discussed in Brussels in 2016/17 will be key to make solar a major contributor to Europe’s power mix – and the Continent a future global leader in solar again.


MANAGEMENT

Chief Executive Officer: James Watson

Chief Operating Officer: Bruce Douglas

Policy Director: Alexandre Roesch

Executive Advisor: Michael Schmela

COMMUNICATIONS

Political Communications Advisor: Kristina Thoring

POLICY & CONTENT

Senior Policy Advisor: Giorgia Concas

Senior Technology Advisor: Ioannis‑Thomas Theologitis

Policy Analyst: Thomas Doering

ADMINISTRATION

Finance & Human Resources Officer: Bilall Bahia

IT Manager: Michel Bataille

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Business Development & Project Officer: Myrto Papoutsi

Business Development Manager: Daniel Dang

Event Manager: Tina Stojanovic

Business Development Officer: Kira Yukhanova

SolarPower Europe Team


Membership Benefits What do you get as a SolarPower Europe member?

Intelligence Be one step ahead

You will get up‑to‑date information and direct intelligence on current and future regulatory frameworks, the MIP trade case, market developments and technology updates, including access to the full detailed version of our Global Market Outlook report.

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Business Contacts Get closer to the key players in the industry

SolarPower Europe is the ideal networking platform for you to develop effective business contacts. We organise many opportunities throughout the year where our Members meet in an exclusive atmosphere, such as high‑level roundtables, workshops, Task Force meetings and other networking events. One example is our annual Market Workshop.

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Direct Return on Investment Save money with SolarPower Europe membership

You will benefit from significant discounts on registration fees to the main industry events, on purchasing reports from data providers, as well as from preferential rates to advertise with our media partners.

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Visibility Increase your visibility and credibility, maximise your outreach

You will increase your visibility, credibility and maximise your outreach to all our members and the wider energy sector. SolarPower Europe offers discounted sponsorship packages in print, online publications and events.

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Influence Have your voice heard

You can influence the way the solar market is evolving and help position solar power as a key technology in our energy system.

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Participate in our Strategy Committee and specific Task Forces:

• BIPV• Ecodesign• Environmental Footprint

• Operations and Maintenance

• Solar & Storage

• Tendering• Trade • National Associations


SolarPower Europe Members Distribution of SolarPower Europe Members’ Activities across the PV Industry Value Chain


SolarPower Europe Members A

3EKalkkaai 6 Quai à la Chaux B‑1000 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 22 17 58 68 Fax: +32 22 19 79 89 Website: www.3e.euHeadquarter country: BelgiumSystems • Consultancy Firm3E provides consulting and software to develop and optimise performance of PV systems. 3E specialises in technical guidance and due diligence for large‑scale installations, and also realises module assessments at production facilities worldwide. Our software, SynaptiQ, is a comprehensive, independent, multi‑vendor monitoring and management platform for PV asset managers.CEO:Geert Palmers, CEO(+32 22 17 58 68Public Affairs:Antoon Soete, Team Manager – Strategy and Policy(+32 22 17 58 68*[email protected] & Technical:Pieter Joseph, Team Manager – Solar(+32 22 17 58 68*[email protected]:Thomas De Vylder, Communications Manager(+32 22 29 25 28*[email protected]

ABBAffolternstrasse 44 CH‑8050 Zurich, Switzerland Tel: +41 43 317 7111 Website: http://new.abb.com/solarHeadquarter country: SwitzerlandMaterial and Components • BOS (Balance of System) • SystemsABB provides products, systems, solutions and services along the PV value chain that enable generation, transmission and distribution of solar power for grid‑connected and microgrid applications. Our offering includes inverters, low‑voltage products, monitoring and control systems, grid connection, stabilisation and integration products, as well as electrical balance of plant solutions.Public Affairs:Folker Franz, Head of Public Affairs EU(+32 25 05 41 51*[email protected]

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbHDonau‑City‑Straße 1 1220 Donau‑City‑Straße 1, Austria Tel: +43 5055 0668 8 Fax: +43 5055 0659 0 Website: www.ait.ac.atHeadquarter country: AustriaResearch OrganisationThe AIT Austrian Institute of Technology provides research and technological development to realise basic innovations for the next generation of infrastructure related technologies in the fields of health and environment, energy, mobility, and safety and security. These technological research areas are supplemented by the competence in foresight and policy development.

AKTOR S.A.25, Ermou Street GR‑145 64 Kifissia, Attica, Greece Tel: +30 210 818 5200 Fax: +30 210 818 5201 Website: www.biosar.grHeadquarter country: GreeceFabs and EquipmentsAKTOR offers integrated solutions in the areas of design, supply, construction and maintenance of large scale PV systems, acting as a solar EPC contractor worldwide. AKTOR has an extensive project reference list with a total installed capacity exceeding 720 ΜW and a construction backlog for 2016 exceeding 250 MW.CEO:Aris Polychronopoulos, Head of Global Operations(+30 210 818 4161*[email protected] Affairs:Dionysis Kontoulis, Head of Sales(+30 210 818 5281*[email protected]:Dionysis Papapaschalis, Sales Manager(+30 210 818 5233*[email protected]:Katerina Tampourea, PR(+30 210 818 4161*[email protected]:Dimitris Kyriakopoulos, Technical Manager(+30 210 818 4313*[email protected]

ACCELIOS Solar GmbHWeinheimerstrasse 64a D‑68309 Mannheim, Germany Tel: +49 6217 2458 920 Fax: +49 6217 2458 919 Website: http://accelios‑solar.comHeadquarter country: GermanyConsultancy FirmACCELIOS Solar provides commercial and technical advisory services, ranging from business strategy to feasibility studies, due diligences, audits, claims management expert opinions and financial modelling. With our focus on ‘solar bankability’, we provide technical and commercial risk assessments for private and institutional investors, banks, insurance companies, EPCs and component manufacturers.CEO:Matthias Graf von Armansperg, Managing Director(+49 6217 2458 920*armansperg@accelios‑solar.com

ADLER Solar Services GmbHIngolstädter Str. 1‑3 D‑28219 Bremen, Germany Tel: +49 4218 3570 100 Fax: +49 4218 3570 199 Website: www.adlersolar.de/enHeadquarter country: GermanySystems • Consultancy FirmADLER Solar is an independent full service provider for the PV industry. Based in Bremen and Anzing near Munich (Germany), the company offers a broad range of industry services and solutions to ensure the high performance and smooth operation over the entire lifetime of PV plants and components.CEO:Gerhard Cunze, CEOPublic Affairs & Communications:Claas Rohmeyer, PR and Communication(+49 4218 3571 00*[email protected]:Claas Oltmann, Sales Director(+49 4218 3571 00*[email protected]:Heinz Hackmann(+49 4218 3571 00*[email protected]


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APPA – Spanish Renewable Energy Associationc/ Muntaner, 269 1º 1ª (08021 Barcelona), c/ Doctor Castelo, 10 3ªC, E‑28009 Madrid, Spain Tel: +34 914 009 691 Website: www.appa.esHeadquarter country: SpainNational Renewable Energy AssociationThe Spanish Renewable Energy Association (APPA) is the reference association of renewable energy in Spain. It brings together more than 500 companies and entities that carry out all clean technologies like biofuels, biomass, wind, geothermal, hydro, marine, small wind, solar photovoltaic and concentrated solar power. For more information, visit www.appa.es.CEO:Jaume Margarit, Director General(+34 932 419 363Public Affairs & Technical:José María González Moya, Director APPA Fotovoltaica(+34 914 009 691*[email protected]:Eva López Nebot, General Coordinator(+34 914 009 691*[email protected]:Marcelino Muñoz, Communications Director(+34 914 009 691*[email protected]

Applied MaterialsVia Postumia Ovest, 244 I‑31048 Treviso, Olmi di San Biagio di Callalta, Italy Tel: +39 042 279 4401 Website: www.appliedmaterials.comHeadquarter country: USAFabs and EquipmentsApplied Materials is the global leader in providing innovative equipment, services and software to enable the manufacture of advanced semiconductor, flat panel display and solar photovoltaic products.CEO:James C Robson, Corporate Vice President Europe(+49 6023 9260 00Public Affairs:Sebastian Goeke, Public Affairs and Government Relations Europe(+49 6023 9265 38*[email protected]:Giorgio Cellere(+39 042 279 4401*[email protected]

APESF – Associação Portuguesa de Empresas do Sector FotovoltaicoAvenida da República nº 6 7º Esquerdo, P‑1050‑191 Lisboa, Portugal Tel: +351 968 148 451 Website: www.apesf.ptHeadquarter country: PortugalNational PV AssociationThe Portuguese association for the PV sector. APESF is a non‑profit organisation that aims to promote photovoltaic energy in Portugal, while representing and supporting the sector before legal and public authorities, among others. APESF was founded in October 2008.CEO & Technical:Carlos Sampaio, President*[email protected] Affairs:Karl Moosdorf, Vogal*[email protected]:Leonor Barradas, Assistant(+351 968 148 451*[email protected]

APISOLAR – Associação Portuguesa da Indústria SolarTravessa dos Inglesinhos nº 52 R/C, Sala 3, P‑1200‑223 Lisboa, Portugal Tel: +351 215 898 571 Website: www.apisolar.ptHeadquarter country: PortugalNational PV AssociationCreated in 1998, Portuguese Solar Industry Association, APISOLAR, was the first and is still the only national association promoting both the solar thermal and photovoltaic sectors in Portugal. APISOLAR is actively promoting the solar industry close to the relevant Portuguese policy‑making bodies and accordingly cooperating to shaping market deployment policies.CEO:João Carvalho, President(+351 215 898 571*[email protected]:Cláudia Mendes, Communication(+351 215 898 571*[email protected]

ALECTRISSuite 600 San Francisco CA 94108, USA / Industrial Area of Thessaloniki GR‑57022 Sindos, Greece / Piazzale Cadorna 10 I‑20123 Milan, Italy Tel: +39 023 792 0292 Fax: +39 024 550 9903 Website: http://alectris.comHeadquarter country: ItalySystems • Consultancy FirmALECTRIS delivers asset care innovation for the global solar industry. Our end‑to‑end solutions engineer profitability into every solar life cycle stage. With our integrated suite of products, services and award‑winning software, we empower solar operators to increase plant productivity by providing one source for operations, maintenance and management support.CEO:Vassilis Papaeconomou(+30 694 446 4679*[email protected] Affairs & Communications:Glenna Wiseman*[email protected]:*[email protected]:Marco Borrelli*[email protected]

Anie RinnovabiliViale Lancetti, 43 I‑20158 Milano, Lombardia, Italy Tel: +39 023 264 666 Fax: +39 023 453 3137 Website: www.anierinnovabili.anie.itHeadquarter country: ItalyNational Renewable Energy AssociationThe most representative renewables association in Italy. We represent in the PV sector 261 member companies, active in the entire value chain: 149 producers, 35 turnkey builders, 77 technologies constructors. We have operated since 1999 in support of the PV industry, and market at the national and EU level.CEO, Public Affairs, Communications & Sales:Michelangelo Lafronza, General Secretary(+39 023 264 666*[email protected] / [email protected]


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Public Affairs, Communications & Technical:Dr Gerhard Strobl, Director Business Development(+49 7131 6731 90*[email protected]:Werner Bensch, Director Marketing and Sales CPV(+49 7131 6731 90*[email protected]

BayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbHHerzog‑Heinrich‑Straße 9 D‑80336 Munich, Bavaria, Germany Tel: +49 8938 3932 0 Fax: +49 8938 3932 32 Website: www.baywa‑re.comHeadquarter country: GermanyBOS (Balance of System) • Systems • Consultancy Firm • Investor (in projects)BayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbH, a subsidiary of BayWa AG, is responsible for the BayWa Group’s renewable energy business and is based in Munich. It acts as a holding company for various business interests in the areas of solar energy, wind power, bio‑energy and geothermal energy.CEO:Matthias Taft(+49 8992 2239 00*matthias.taft@baywa‑re.comCommunications:Felix Gmelin(+49 8938 3932 5817*felix.gmelin@baywa‑re.com

assoRinnovabili – Association of Producers, Industry and Services of Renewable Energy sectorVia Pergolesi 27 I‑20124 Milano, Italy Tel: +39 026 692 673 Fax: +39 026 749 0140 Website: www.assorinnovabilit.itHeadquarter country: ItalyNational Renewable Energy AssociationassoRinnovabili – Association of Producers, Industry and Services of Renewable Energy sector was set up in 1987. To date, assoRinnovabili counts over 1000 members from hydro, wind, biomass and biogas, and PV sources, with over 2400 plants and an installed capacity of over 13,000 MW.CEO:Agostino Re Rebaudengo, President(+39 068 552 293*[email protected] Affairs:Andrea Zaghi, Research and External Relations Responsible(+39 068 552 293*[email protected]:Claudia Abeli, Communication Responsible(+39 026 692 673*[email protected]:Luisa Calleri, Photovoltaic Area Responsible(+39 068 552 293*[email protected]

AZUR SPACE Solar PowerTheresienstr. 2 D‑74072 Heilbronn, Germany Tel: +49 7131 6726 03 Fax: +49 7131 6727 27 Website: www.azurspace.comHeadquarter country: GermanySilicon and Cells • Modules ProductionAZUR SPACE Solar Power is the European leader and a global player in development and production of multi‑junction solar cells. Our product range covers high‑efficiency solar cells optimised for space and terrestrial CPV applications, as well as components with a higher integration level or even customised solutions.CEO:Dr Klaus‑Dieter Rasch / Jürgen Heizmann, CEOs(+49 7131 6729 94*[email protected] / [email protected]

APREN – Portuguese Renewable Energy AssociationAv. Sidónio Pais nº 18 R/C Esq., P‑1050‑215 Lisbon, Portugal Tel: +351 213 151 621 Website: www.apren.ptHeadquarter country: PortugalNational Renewable Energy AssociationAPREN is a non‑profit association, founded in 1988, with the mission to coordinate, represent and defend the common interests of its Associates, namely participating in the draft of energy policies. In 2015, APREN represented approximately 93 per cent of all installed capacity of renewable electricity sources in Portugal.CEO & Technical:António Sá da Costa, President of the Board(+351 213 151 621*[email protected] / [email protected] Affairs & Communications:Luís Santos, Communication Department(+351 213 151 621*[email protected]

ArcelorMittal Maizières Research SAVoie Romaine F‑57283 Maizières‑lès‑Metz, France Tel: +33 3 87 70 40 00 Fax: +33 3 87 70 40 74 Website: http://corporate. arcelormittal.comHeadquarter country: LuxembourgModules ProductionThe Maizières campus constitutes the Group’s largest research site, with 560 permanent employees. It houses four research centres and an operational support unit. The sophisticated research facilities and equipment enable replication or simulation of steel production and processing, and the creation of future products and solutions.CEO:Frédéric Grein, Directeur Général(+33 3 87 70 41 61*[email protected]:Sylvie Gindre, Head of Communications(+33 3 87 70 40 63*[email protected]:Renaud Vignal, Solar Strategy Manager(+33 4 50 68 66 82*[email protected]


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BSW – Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft e.V.Quartier 207 Französische Str. 23, D‑10117 Berlin, Germany Tel: +49 3029 7778 80 Fax: +49 3029 7778 899 Website: www.solarwirtschaft.deHeadquarter country: GermanyNational PV AssociationRepresenting the interests of around 1000 companies, the German Solar Association is the interest group of the German solar energy and battery sector. Forming a strong community, the association acts as informant and intermediary between business, political and public sectors, representing the common commercial interests within the entire value chain.CEO:Carsten Körnig, CEOPublic Affairs & Technical:Jörg Mayer, Managing DirectorSales:* info@bsw‑solar.deCommunications:David Wedepohl

Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association42 Vitosha Blvd. Floor 2, Office 3, BG‑1000 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: +359 2442 2228 Website: www.bpva.orgHeadquarter country: BulgariaNational PV AssociationThe Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association (BPVA) is a non‑profit organisation with over 250 member companies. BPVA includes PV electricity producers, local and international enterprises that are active in the field of photovoltaics, as well as academic institutes and NGOs. Our main activities are policy‑making/lobbying, information and communication activities/campaigns, educational activities, etc.CEO:Meglena Rusenova, Chairperson*[email protected] Affairs:Jiva Betsinska, Director – Communication and Development(+359 2442 2228*[email protected]:Ralitsa Decheva, Administrative Secretary(+359 2442 2228*[email protected]

BNRG Renewables1B, Plaza 3 Custom House Plaza, Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1, Ireland Tel: +353 1 791 7882 Website: www.bnrg.ieHeadquarter country: IrelandSystems • Investor (in projects)BNRG is a solar development company that develops, constructs and operates utility scale solar PV assets. The company has commissioned over €150 million worth of solar assets in Europe. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with offices in the UK, USA and Africa, the company is continuing to expand its activity into emerging territories.CEO:David Maguire(+353 1 791 7882*[email protected] Affairs:Sabrina Dekker(+353 1 791 7882*[email protected]:Eamonn Moran(+353 1 791 7882*[email protected]:Lousie Cullen(+353 1 791 7882*[email protected]:Conor Grogan(+353 1 791 7882*[email protected]

British Solar RenewablesHigher Hill Farm Butleigh, Somerset BA6 8TW, UK Tel: +44 1458 224 900 Website: www.britishrenewables.comHeadquarter country: UKFabs and EquipmentsBSR generates, stores and supplies clean energy. As the UK’s leading integrated solar company, we have constructed over 365 MWp since the company was launched in 2010. BSR is able to cover all aspects of project delivery, including financing, planning and development, to construction, grid connection and operational maintenance.CEO:Angus Macdonald, CEO(+44 1458 224 900*[email protected] Affairs & Communications:Carly Wilcock, Head of Marketing(+44 1458 224 900*[email protected]

BCI JSC49 Gorski Patnik Str. BG‑1421 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: +359 2964 0770 Fax: +359 2964 0771 Website: www.bci‑energy.comHeadquarter country: BulgariaSystems • Power Sales • Investor (in projects)BCI Plc is an innovative Bulgarian company, established as a company with investment purposes in the field of renewable energy sources, mainly in photovoltaic power plants.CEO:Nedko Mladenov, CEO(+359 2964 0770*mladenov@bci‑energy.comCommunications:Yana Bogoeva, Technical Assistant(+359 2964 0770*bogoeva@bci‑energy.com

Becquerel InstituteRue d’Arlon 69‑71 B‑1040 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 4 78 28 05 11 Website: www.becquerelinstitute.orgHeadquarter country: BelgiumConsultancy Firm • Event Organisers • Related BusinessBecquerel Institute is a research oriented consultancy that provides expert advice, with a particular focus in the fields of PV markets, industry analysis, PV competitiveness within the electricity markets, regulatory and policy analysis, business modelling and financial instruments, and BIPV. Becquerel Institute advises major PV associations and companies worldwide.CEO & Technical:Gaëtan Masson, Director(+32 4 78 28 05 11*[email protected] Affairs, Sales & Communications:Adel El Gammal, Director(+32 4 75 67 68 05*[email protected]


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CRES – Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving19th Km Marathonos Ave. GR‑19009 Pikermi, Greece Tel: +30 210 660 3370 Fax: +30 210 660 3318 Website: www.cres.grHeadquarter country: GreeceGovernmental Institution • Research OrganisationCRES is a public entity, supervised by the Ministry of Environment and Energy. The PV Systems and Distributed Generation Department participates in R&D projects in photovoltaics, distributed generation, smart‑grids, microgrids and storage. Services include: feasibility studies; solar potential estimation and on‑site measurements; and PV cell, module, inverter and systems performance measurements.CEO:Vasilios Tsolakidis(+30 210 660 3222*[email protected] & Technical:Dr Stathis Tselepis, Head of PV Systems and Distributed Generation Department(+30 210 660 3370*[email protected]

CSUN China Sunergy Europe GmbHSchillerstr. 42‑44 D‑60313 Frankfurt a.M., Germany Tel: +49 6996 8697 66 Fax: +49 6996 8697 69 Website: www.csun‑solar.comHeadquarter country: ChinaSilicon and Cells • Modules Production • SystemsEstablished in 2004, CSUN is a NASDAQ‑listed manufacturer of solar modules and cells. CSUN has extensive experience in the PV industry and is known for outstanding innovation, efficiency and quality. Customers are served from three factories in China (Nanjing and Shanghai) and Turkey (Istanbul).Sales:Engin Yaman, General Manager Europe*engin.yaman@csun‑solar.com

Conergy Services GmbHBleichenbrücke 10 D‑20354 Hamburg, Germany Tel: +49 4027 1422 000 Website: www.conergy‑services.comHeadquarter country: GermanySystemsConergy Services is a Hamburg‑based company providing technical and commercial O&M services throughout Europe, Asia and America for more than 15 years and with nearly 1 GW of PV assets under contract. We offer the full O&M scope, including reengineering and repowering, with own staff and field technicians.CEO:Jens Kahnert, Managing Director(+49 4027 1422 000*[email protected] Affairs, Sales & Communications:Bjarn Röse, Senior Manager Business Development(+49 4027 1422 000*[email protected]:Florian Danner, CTO(+49 4027 1422 000*[email protected]

CovemeVia A. Gregorcic 16 I‑34170 S. Andrea, Gorizia, Italy Tel: +39 051 622 6111 Website: www.coveme.com/photovoltaic Headquarter country: ItalyMaterial and Components

Canadian Solar EMEA GmbHLandsberger Str. 94 D‑80339 Munich, Germany Tel: +49 8951 9968 90 Website: www.canadiansolar.comHeadquarter country: CanadaModules Production • BOS (Balance of System) • SystemsFounded in 2001 in Canada, Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) operates as a global energy provider, with successful business subsidiaries in 20 countries. Besides serving as a leading manufacturer of solar PV modules and provider of solar energy solutions, Canadian Solar has a geographically diversified pipeline of utility‑scale power projects.

Capital Stage AGGrosse Elbstrasse 59 D‑22767 Hamburg, Germany Tel: +49 4037 8562 0 Fax: +49 4037 8562 129 Website: www.capitalstage.comHeadquarter country: GermanySystems • Investor (in projects)Capital Stage focuses on the acquisition and operation of PV parks and wind farms. Since 2009, the company has acquired a portfolio in Western Europe, with a generation capacity of over 550 MW. Capital Stage AG is quoted on the German Stock Exchange and is listed on the SDAX index.CEO:Prof. Dr Klaus‑Dieter Maubach, CEOPublic Affairs & Communications:Till Giessmann, Head of Public Relations(+49 4037 8562 242*[email protected]:Sascha Wirth


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Public Affairs & Communications:Polleke Peeters(+31 885 154 556*[email protected]:Wouter van Strien(+31 885 154 893*[email protected]:Wim Sinke(+31 885 154 405 8*[email protected]

EDF ENCoeur Defense – Tour B 100 Esplanade du General de Gaulle, F‑92932 Paris la Defense Cedex, France Tel: +33 1 40 90 50 02 Fax: +33 1 40 90 23 11 Website: www.edf‑energies ‑nouvelles.comHeadquarter country: FranceSilicon and CellsWind, sun, water, plants. These natural resources, available worldwide, can be turned into energy. For each element there is a high performance technology at different stages of perfection. EDF Energies Nouvelles has chosen the most promising.

EDORARue Royale 35 B‑1000 Bruxelles, Belgium Tel: +32 22 17 96 82 Website: www.edora.orgHeadquarter country: BelgiumNational Renewable Energy AssociationEDORA is an independent professional federation aiming to promote the general interests of the renewable energy sector in Belgium (Brussels and Wallonia). Our membership includes wind, hydro, biomass and solar electricity or heat producers, engineering and design departments, manufacturers, distributors and research centres, etc.CEO:Noémie Laumont, General Secretary*[email protected] Affairs:Frank Gérard, Policy Adviser*[email protected]:Monika Michalik*[email protected]

ECN – Energy Research Centre of the NetherlandsPO Box 1, Westerduinweg 3 NL‑1755 ZG Petten, Noord Holland, Netherlands Tel: +31 885 154 334 Fax: +31 885 158 214 Website: www.ecn.nlHeadquarter country: NetherlandsResearch OrganisationECN offers a wide range of R&D activities on PV materials and processing technologies, cell and module design, as well as various collaboration models with industrial partners. The dominating areas in our programme are crystalline silicon and thin film PV technologies, carried out in cooperation with national and international partners.CEO:Dr G Paul Wyers(+31 885 154 407*[email protected]

DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions2, Chemin du Pavillon PO Box 50, CH‑1218 Le Grand‑Saconnex, Geneva, Switzerland Tel: +41 22 717 5111 Fax: +41 22 717 6169 Website: www.photovoltaics. dupont.comHeadquarter country: SwitzerlandMaterial and ComponentsDuPont offers the broadest materials portfolio in photovoltaics. Our capabilities extend from materials to modules, including fundamental PV materials science, and cell and module processing, architecture and testing. We are also a PV system owner and PV electricity user, with PV systems at DuPont sites around the world.Communications:Fiona Paul Pinter, Marketing Communications Manager(+41 22 717 5111*fiona.paul‑[email protected]

Czech Photovoltaic Industry Association (CZEPHO)Drtinova 557/10 CZ‑15000 Prague, Czech Republic Tel: +420 724 486 254 Website: www.solarniasociace.czHeadquarter country: Czech RepublicNational PV AssociationCzech Photovoltaic Industry Association (CZEPHO) is a voluntary professional association that aims to support long‑term and sustainable development of the PV sector in the Czech Republic. CZEPHO assembles more then 300 members and 3000 collaborators, mainly operators of solar power plants, producers of PV components, system providers, suppliers of services, and academies.CEO:Veronika Hamackova, CEO(+420 722 562 453*[email protected] Affairs:Milos Cihelka, Press Agent(+420 602 345 426*[email protected] & Communications:Michaela Lidrychova(+420 602 345 426 / +420 724 486 254*[email protected]:Martin Smolka(+420 732 133 355*[email protected]

Dansk Solcelleforening / Danish PV AssociationMagnoliavej 2‑4 DK‑5250 Odense SV, Denmark Tel: +45 66 173 333 Website: www.solcelleforening.dkHeadquarter country: DenmarkNational PV AssociationDanish PV Association is an industry association for companies that are professionally occupied within PV systems and related technologies. The aim of the Danish PV Association is to put political focus on the industry and work for a better framework for companies occupied within solar energy.


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Ernst Schweizer AG, MetallbauBahnhofplatz 11 CH‑8908 Hedingen, Zurich, Switzerland Tel: +41 44 763 6111 Fax: +41 44 763 6119 Website: www.schweizer‑metallbau.chHeadquarter country: SwitzerlandMaterial and Components • Modules Production • BOS (Balance of System) • SystemsErnst Schweizer has been providing markets with solar mounting systems since the 1990s, including Solrif® and the popular MSP products (MSP‑PR, MSP‑FR‑EW, MSP‑TT). Solrif® is the de facto standard for roof integrated PV (BIPV), with more than 700 MW of Solrif®‑framed modules installed worldwide in tens of thousands of roofs.CEO:Hans Ruedi Schweizer(+41 44 763 6271*doris.szelecsenyi@schweizer‑metallbau.chSales:Helge Hartwig*helge.hartwig@schweizer‑metallbau.chCommunications:Michael Breuer(+41 44 763 6359*michael.breuer@schweizer‑metallbau.ch

ertex solarPeter Mitterhofer Strasse 4 A‑3300 Amstetten, Austria Tel: +43 7472 2826 0 Fax: +43 7472 2826 0629 Website: www.ertex‑solar.at/enHeadquarter country: AustriaModules Productionertex solar opens up completely new architectural façade design possibilities using photovoltaic modules. ertex solar therefore regards itself as the partner of all architects seeking the perfect combination of aesthetics and solar power generation.CEO, Public Affairs, Sales & Communications:Dieter Moor, CEO Marketing and Sales(+43 7472 2826 0612*dieter.moor@ertex‑solar.atTechnical:Martin Aichinger, CEO Production and R&D(+43 7472 2826 0611*martin.aichinger@ertex‑solar.at

ENGIE1‑2 place Samuel de Champlain Faubourg de l’Arche, F‑92930 Paris La Défense Cedex, France Tel: +33 1 56 65 58 70 Website: www.engie.comHeadquarter country: FrancePower SalesENGIE has a diversified production with more than 7800 MW of installed capacities based on renewable energy sources in Europe. The Group is a leading producer of electricity, and photovoltaic power is one of the key factors of this development throughout the world. (GDF SUEZ is now ENGIE).Sales:Michel Picollet, Photovoltaic Development Director*[email protected]

Enphase EnergyHub Business Bat 2 905 Rue d’Espagne BP 128, F‑69125 Lyon, France Tel: +33 4 74 98 29 56 Fax: +33 4 74 98 38 15 Website: www.enphase.comHeadquarter country: USABOS (Balance of System) • SystemsEnphase Energy, a global energy technology company, is leading the charge to bring smart, connected solar energy to every home, business and community. The company delivers simple, innovative and reliable energy management solutions that advance the worldwide potential of renewable energy.CEO:Peter van Berkel, General Manager for Europe, the Middle East and AfricaCommunications:Anna Valeria Porta, EMEA PR Manager(+39 333 486 2364*[email protected]:Douwe Renkema, Product Management Director EMEA(+44 7825 751 886*[email protected]

Enel Green Power SpaViale Regina Margherita, 125 I‑00198 Rome, lazio, Italy Fax: +39 068 305 4394 Website: www.enelgreenpower.comHeadquarter country: ItalyModules Production • Systems • Power SalesEGP is dedicated to the development/management of RES in Europe, America, Africa and Asia, with 10,600 MW of installed capacity, and an annual production of almost 32 TWh in 2014 from water, sun, wind and earth heat.CEO:Francesco Venturini, CEOCommunications:(+39 068 305 5699*[email protected]

Enerplan, syndicat des professionnels de l’énergie solaireLe Forum Bâtiment B 515 Avenue de la Tramontane, Athélia IV, F‑13600 La Ciotat, PACA, France Tel: +33 4 42 32 43 20 Fax: +33 4 42 08 44 94 Website: www.enerplan.asso.frHeadquarter country: FranceNational PV AssociationEnerplan: solar energy professional union in France. Enerplan represents the interests of the entire solar thermal and photovoltaic sector in France, such as: industrials, distributors, engineering companies, installers and solar energy producers.CEO:Richard Loyen, General Delegate(+33 4 42 32 43 20*[email protected]


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FortumPO Box 1 Keilaniementie 1, Espoo, FI‑00048 Fortum, Finland Tel: +358 10 451 1 Website: www.fortum.comHeadquarter country: FinlandPower SalesFortum is a utility company whose activities cover the generation and sales of electricity and heat, as well as related expert services. Fortum’s operations focus on the Nordic countries, Russia, Poland and the Baltics. Fortum’s core competence areas are CO2‑free hydro, other renewables, nuclear, efficient CHP production and energy markets.CEO:Pekka Lundmark, President and CEOPublic Affairs:Anne‑Malorie Geron, VP European Affairs*anne‑[email protected]:Jouni Tolonen, Solar Business Manager*[email protected]:Eero Vartiainen, Solar Technology Manager*[email protected]

Forty Eight51 Rue Dejoncker 1060 Brussels, Belgium Website: http://fortyeight.brussels Headquarter country: BelgiumConsultancy Firm

Fronius International GmbHFroniusplatz 1 A‑4600 Wels, Austria Tel: +43 7242 2413 000 Fax: +43 7242 2413 013 Website: www.fronius.comHeadquarter country: AustriaBOS (Balance of System) • SystemsFronius International is an Austrian company that is active in the fields of welding technology, photovoltaics and battery charging technology. Around 91.5 per cent of its products are exported through 21 Fronius subsidiaries and sales partners/representatives in over 60 countries. With its innovative products and services, Fronius is the global innovation leader.CEO:Elisabeth Engelbrechtsmüller‑Strauß

First Solar GmbHRheinstraße 4 D‑55116 Mainz, Germany Tel: +49 6131 1443 0 Fax: +49 6131 1443 500 Website: www.firstsolar.comHeadquarter country: USAModules Production • SystemsFirst Solar is a leading global provider of comprehensive photovoltaic solar solutions. With an installed capacity of over 10 gigawatts worldwide – from mega utility‑scale solar plants to commercial and industrial rooftop systems – the company’s integrated power plant solutions deliver an economically attractive alternative to fossil fuel electricity generation today.CEO:James A HughesPublic Affairs:Andreas Wade, Director Sustainability(+49 3033 8430 933*[email protected]:Christopher Burghardt, VP Business Development Europe and Turkey(+49 3020 8894 224*[email protected]:Sarah Junior, Manager Marketing Communications(+49 6131 1443 156*[email protected]:Karim Asali, Technical Director Europe(+49 6131 1443 550*[email protected]

Flisom AGÜberlandstrasse 129 CH‑8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland Tel: +41 44 824 3000 Website: www.flisom.chHeadquarter country: SwitzerlandFabs and Equipments • Modules Production • SystemsFlisom produces high efficiency, flexible, CIGS thin film solar modules on plastic foil using proprietary roll‑to‑roll manufacturing systems. Flisom has an exclusive research partnership with Empa – Swiss Federal Laboratories for Material Science and Technology, known for developing world record efficiencies (20.4 per cent) flexible solar cells.CEO:Ulfert Rühle(+41 44 824 3000Sales:* [email protected]

EUROBAT142 Avenue Jules Bordet B‑1140 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 27 61 16 53 Fax: +32 27 61 16 99 Website: www.eurobat.orgHeadquarter country: BelgiumInternational Renewable Energy AssociationEUROBAT has 52 members, comprising more than 90 per cent of the battery industry in Europe. EUROBAT works with all stakeholders, such as battery users, governmental organisations and media, to develop new battery solutions in areas of hybrid and electro‑mobility, as well as grid flexibility, renewable energy storage and demand response services.CEO:Alfons Westgeest, Executive Director(+32 27 61 16 53*[email protected] Affairs & Communications:René Schroeder, EU Affairs Manager(+32 27 61 16 53*[email protected]:Erwin Marckx, Market Committees Manager(+32 27 61 16 53*[email protected]

Finnish Solar Energy SocietyAurinkoteknillinen Yhdistys ry PO Box 3, FI‑06151 Porvoo, Finland Tel: +358 400 458 790 Website: www.aurinkoteknillinen yhdistys.fiHeadquarter country: FinlandNational PV AssociationOur main goal is to promote the use of solar energy in Finland. The association negotiates with officials and arranges seminars and exhibitions. Members are from private companies, private persons and institutions. The association arranges seminars and meetings concerning solar energy.CEO:Christer Nyman(+358 400 458 790*[email protected]


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Sales:Frawsen Gari(+46 73 347 623 0*[email protected]:Frawsen Gari(+46 73 347 623 0*project‑[email protected]

GENSEDBayar Cad., No: 84 K: 4 D: 8, TR‑34742 Kozyatagi/Istanbul, Kadikoy, Turkey Tel: +90 216 455 3500 Fax: +90 216 455 1671 Website: www.gensed.orgHeadquarter country: TurkeyNational PV AssociationFounded in 2009, GENSED (Turkish Solar Energy Industry Association) is the largest organisation of the photovoltaics (solar electricity) sector in Turkey, and is composed of many private and corporate member persons who are actively in the field.CEO:Prof. Dr Sener Oktik, Chairman(+90 216 455 3500*[email protected] Affairs:Melike Delice, Coordinator(+90 216 455 3500*[email protected]

GeoModel SolarPionierska 15 SK‑83102 Bratislava, Slovakia Tel: +421 24 319 1708 Fax: +421 24 319 1707 Website: http://geomodelsolar.euHeadquarter country: SlovakiaSystems • Consultancy Firm • Related BusinessGeoModel Solar is an independent international consultancy and technological company specialising in solar resource assessment and photovoltaic energy simulation. The company operates a new generation system, SolarGIS, which includes a high‑resolution solar and meteo database linked to online software tools for site prospection, planning, monitoring and forecasting of photovoltaic power.CEO:Marcel Suri, Managing Director(+421 24 921 2422*[email protected] Affairs:Daniel Ranusa, Business Development(+421 24 319 1708*[email protected]:Harsh Goenka, Sales and Marketing(+421 24 319 1708*[email protected]

Technical:Corinna Krebs(+49 7613 8811 213*[email protected]

Gari EcoPowerAmiralsgatan 20 SE‑211 55 Malmö, Sweden Tel: +46 73 334 762 30 Website: www.gariecopower.comHeadquarter country: SwedenSystems • Consultancy FirmGari EcoPower aims to be a worldwide player to provide power for all through democratising access to energy sources, such as green electricity, clean water, clean air and clean soil. Today, Gari EcoPower provides business across Sweden, with energy services and sustainable technologies such as solar power.CEO:Frawsen Gari, CEO(+46 73 347 623 0*[email protected] Affairs & Communications:Frawsen Gari(+46 73 347 623 0*[email protected]

g2e glass2energy saZ.I. Le Vivier 16 CH‑1690 Villaz‑St‑Pierre, Switzerland Tel: +41 24 441 9952 Website: www.g2e.ch/ company_informationsHeadquarter country: SwitzerlandFabs and Equipments • Material and Components • Silicon and Cells • Modules Productiong2e glass2energy sa is a Swiss company with a DSC licence of a new type of transparent and coloured photovoltaic cell, based on advances made by Professor Grätzel of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). The company manufactures modules in transparent glass up to 1m by 1m and laminates them on facade glass.CEO & Sales:Stefan Müller, CEO(+41 24 424 2036*[email protected]:Asef Azam, CTO(+41 24 441 9953*[email protected]

Public Affairs:Andrea Schartner, PR(+43 7242 2413 965*[email protected]:* pv‑[email protected]

Fundacion TECNALIA Research & InnovationC/ Mikeletegui 2 Parque Tecnologico de Donosti, E‑20009 San Sebastián, Spain Tel: +34 946 430 850 Website: www.tecnalia.comHeadquarter country: SpainResearch OrganisationTECNALIA is the first private applied research centre in Spain and one of the most important in Europe. We get ahead of future challenges by turning technology‑based business opportunities into competitive advantage to transform knowledge into GPD, to improve people’s quality of life by generating business opportunities for companies.CEO:Paco Cano, Solar Area Director, Division of Energy and Environment(+34 946 430 850*[email protected]:Alberto Bonilla, Marketing Director, Division of Energy and Environment(+34 946 430 850*[email protected]:Eduardo Román, PV Manager, Division of Energy and Environment(+34 946 430 850*[email protected]

FWTM GmbH & Co. KGRathausgasse 33 D‑79098 Freiburg, Baden‑Württemberg, Germany Tel: +49 7613 8811 101 Fax: +49 7613 8811 199 Website: www.fwtm.freiburg.deHeadquarter country: GermanyGovernmental InstitutionThe management and marketing of the city of Freiburg, including economic affairs and national and international affairs, is coordinator of the business network Cluster Green City Freiburg, and coorganiser of Intersolar Europe, Intersolar North America, Intersolar South America, Intersolar China, Intersolar Middle East and Intersolar India.CEO:Bernd Dallmann, CEO(+49 7613 8811 100*[email protected]:Annika Reinke(+49 7613 8811 106*[email protected]


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photovoltaics, market research, and lobby work aiming at the fast and sustainable development of PV in Greece.CEO:Sotiris Kapellos(+30 210 957 7470*[email protected]:Stelios Psomas(+30 210 957 7470*[email protected]

Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Global Photovoltaics Business UnitHeraeusstr. 12‑14 D‑63450 Hanau, Hessen, Germany Tel: +49 6181 350 Website: www.heraeus‑ photovoltaics.comHeadquarter country: GermanyMaterial and ComponentsHeraeus is a globally active, privately‑held precious metals and technology group. Heraeus supplies front‑side and back‑side metallisation pastes for solar cells in crystalline and thin film PV technologies, as well as the complete package of sputtering targets for CIGS, a/µ‑Si, CdTe and crystalline photovoltaic cells.CEO:Andreas Liebheit, Head of Global Business Unit Photovoltaics(+49 6181 350*[email protected] Affairs:Michael Treutel, Senior Vice President of Marketing(+49 6181 3522 95*[email protected]:Joerg Schielke, Head of Sales EMEA(+49 6181 3550 51*[email protected]:Verena Klotz, Marketing Manager EMEA and Americas(+49 6181 3555 22*[email protected]:Markus Deckelmann, Application Engineering EMEA(+49 6181 3552 72*[email protected]

Headquarter country: TurkeyNational PV AssociationGünder, which was founded in 1991, maintains studies in development of industry, science and technology in the field of solar energy by establishing the regulatory framework and raising awareness.CEO:Dr Kemal Gani Bayraktar(+90 532 427 6350*[email protected] Affairs & Communications:Faruk Telemcioglu(+90 312 418 1887*[email protected]

Hanwha Q CELLS GmbHSonnenallee 17‑21 D‑06766 Bitterfeld ‑ Wolfen, Germany Tel: +49 3494 6699 2214 8 Website: www.q‑cells.comHeadquarter country: South KoreaSilicon and Cells • Modules Production • SystemsHanwha Q CELLS emerged as a new global solar power leader from combining Hanwha SolarOne and Hanwha Q CELLS. It is headquartered in South Korea (Executive Headquarters) and Germany (R&D Headquarters), and is the world’s largest solar cell manufacturer, as well as one of the largest module manufacturers.CEO:Seongwoo NamPublic Affairs:Oliver Beckel, Director Public Affairs(+49 3494 6699 2214 8*o.beckel@q‑cells.comSales:Sales Office(+49 3494 6699 2214 8Communications:Jochen Endle, Director Corporate Communications(+49 3494 6699 1012 1*j.endle@q‑cells.com

HELAPCO – Hellenic Association of PV CompaniesFidiou 11 GR‑106 78 Athens, Greece Tel: +30 210 957 7470 Fax: +30 210 970 7440 Website: www.helapco.grHeadquarter country: GreeceNational PV AssociationHELAPCO is a non‑profit organisation. It was established in 2002 by the majority of key PV companies. The aims of the organisation are: the promotion of solar power and particularly

GOLDBECK Solar GmbHGoldbeckstraße 7 D‑69493 Hirschberg a.d. Bergstrasse, Germany Tel: +49 6201 8777 5501 Fax: +49 6201 8777 5509 Website: www.goldbeck‑solar.deHeadquarter country: GermanySystemsGOLDBECK realises technical and commercial solutions for utility‑scale photovoltaic plants for investors and owners/operators, including intrinsic‑consumption throughout Europe. The scope of services includes engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), and operation and maintenance (O&M) services of turnkey photovoltaic plants, both on open land and commercial rooftops.CEO:Joachim Goldbeck(+49 6201 8777 5500*[email protected] Affairs:Tanja Alecke, Assistant(+49 6201 8777 5501*[email protected] & Communications:Matthias Lienekampf, Head of International Sales(+49 6201 8777 5501 / +49 6201 8777 5571 *[email protected]:Marcel Stöber, Head of Operations(+49 6201 8777 5510*[email protected]

Green DealflowEsplanaden 18 DK‑1263 Copenhagen, Denmark Tel: +45 40 265 061 Website: https://greendealflow.comHeadquarter country: DenmarkInvestors (in projects) • Related BusinessCEO:Kenn Righolt (+45 51 170 021*[email protected]

Günder International Solar Energy Society ‑ Turkey sectionBestekar Sokak No: 15/12 Kavaklidere, TR‑06680 Ankara, Turkey Tel: +90 312 418 1887 Fax: +90 312 418 0838 Website: www.gunder.org.tr

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Sales:Ruud Frijstein, Business Manager Solar(+31 622 409 903*[email protected]

IHS3‑5 Huxley Close Wellingborough, Northamptonshire NN8 6AB, UK Tel: +44 1933 402 255 Website: www.technology.ihs.comHeadquarter country: USAConsultancy FirmIHS is a global information company offering information, analytics and expertise to organisations around the world. Our global team includes subject matter experts and industry specialists with broad, comprehensive experience.

ImecKapeldreef 75 B‑3001 Leuven (Heverlee), Belgium Tel: +32 16 28 12 11 Fax: +32 16 22 94 00 Website: www.imec.beHeadquarter country: BelgiumResearch OrganisationImec performs world‑leading research in nanoelectronics and provides R&D solutions for next generation solar cells. Imec leverages its scientific knowledge with the innovative power of its global partnerships in ICT, healthcare and energy to provide the building blocks for a better life in a sustainable society.CEO:Luc Van den Hove(+32 16 28 13 23*[email protected] Affairs & Communications:Katrien Marent, External Communications Director(+32 16 28 18 80*[email protected]:Philip Pieters, Business Development Director(+32 16 28 18 80*[email protected]:Jef Poortmans, Department Director Solar and Organic Technologies(+32 16 28 13 02*[email protected]

iChoosrOudezijds Voorburgwal 282 NL‑1012 GL Amsterdam, Netherlands Tel: +31 202 621 231 Website: www.ichoosr.comHeadquarter country: NetherlandsRelated BusinessiChoosr is an independent consumer collective. Together with community leaders like councils, we organise group purchase schemes for consumers. Currently active in the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK and Austria, and eager to expand further. Up to 2016, we have realised 14 solar schemes, helping over 20,000 customers to get a great deal.CEO:Cas Bijlholt, Director(+31 641 543 102*[email protected]

ib vogt GmbHHelmholtzstraße 2‑9 D‑10587 Berlin, Germany Tel: +49 3039 7440 0 Fax: +49 3039 7440 10 Website: www.vogt‑solar.comHeadquarter country: GermanySystemsEstablished in 2002, ib vogt is specialised in the development, design and engineering, financing, EPC and operation of solar power, and provides turnkey solar power plant solutions to end investors internationally. The company focuses on tailor made solar power plant solutions that maximise life cycle performance and returns for their investors.CEO:Dagmar Vogt, Managing Director and Owner / Anton Milner, Managing Director (Corporate Development) / Carl von Braun, CFO(+49 3039 7440 0*[email protected] Affairs & Communications:Torsten Bierdel(+49 3039 7440 0*[email protected]:Jens Kompauer, Director International Business Development(+49 3039 7440 0*[email protected]:Olaf Salzwedel, Director Solar Power Plants(+49 3039 7440 0*[email protected]

Holland SolarArthur van Schendelstraat 550 NL‑3511 MH Utrecht, Netherlands Tel: +31 302 328 008 Website: www.hollandsolar.nlHeadquarter country: NetherlandsNational PV AssociationHolland Solar is the Dutch association for photovoltaic and thermal solar energy, with 130 members and growing. The association aims to promote solar energy in its home market, and to assist its members in their business development in the Netherlands and export markets. Holland Solar acts as a knowledge and lobby platform.Public Affairs:Erik Lysen, Chairman(+31 302 328 008*[email protected]:Saskia ‘t Hart(+31 302 328 008*[email protected]:Gerard van Amerongen, Director(+31 648 624 487*[email protected]

HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES Düsseldorf GmbHSüdwestpark 60 D‑90449 Nürnberg, Germany Tel: +49 9112 5522 3053 Fax: +49 9112 5522 3090 Website: www.huawei.com/solarHeadquarter country: ChinaBOS (Balance of System)Huawei, a leading global information and communication technology solutions provider, is committed to creating maximum value for customers, with products and solutions deployed in over 170 countries, serving more than one third of the world’s population. Combining digital information technology, internet technology and PV generation technology, Huawei provides innovative FusionSolar Smart PV solution and inverters, with a wide application in Europe, Africa, Asia‑Pacific, etc.CEO:Guoguang Chen, GM of Smart PV Europe Business*[email protected]:Steven Zhou(+49 9112 5522 3006*[email protected]

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National PV AssociationThe Irish Solar Energy Association was founded in May 2013. ISEA is committed to bringing attention to the value of solar energy’s contribution to Ireland’s economic and environmental future. ISEA is committed to contributing to the development of viable renewable energy policies that support the development of solar in Ireland.Public Affairs:David Maguire, Chairman(+353 1 791 7882*[email protected]

ISRA VISION / GP SOLARGottlieb‑Daimler‑Straße 5 D‑78467 Konstanz, Germany Tel: +49 7531 9422 70 Fax: +49 7531 9422 710 Website: www.gpsolar.comHeadquarter country: GermanyFabs and Equipments • Material and Components • Silicon and Cells • SystemsAs a leading global specialist for optical inspection, ISRA VISION/GP SOLAR is setting the standard for automatic process and quality control in the photovoltaic industry. Our innovative solutions for all photovoltaic applications, from wafers and cells to strings and modules, offer our customers the highest performance and reliability in manufacturing.CEO:Enis Ersü(+49 6151 948 0*[email protected] Affairs:Juliane Engelbrecht, BU Marketing Manager(+49 6151 948 627*[email protected] & Technical:Dr Eric Rüland, Business Unit Solar – Managing Director / Guido Eberhardt, Business Unit Solar – Managing Director(+49 7531 94227 0 / +49 30 42104 700*[email protected] / [email protected]

International Battery & Energy Storage Alliance (IBESA)Adenauerallee 134 D‑53113 Bonn, Germany Tel: +49 2289 7143 36 Website: www.ibesalliance.orgHeadquarter country: GermanyInternational Renewable Energy AssociationAs the first international network of excellence in the field of battery and energy storage, IBESA enables an international and practice‑oriented transfer of knowledge, while offering a worldwide network, contacts along the value chain of different business sectors, exclusive high quality market research, and the complete marketing and public relation package.CEO:Markus A W Hoehner, CEO & FounderSales:Angeline Rast, Project Manager(+49 2289 7143 79*[email protected]:Lisa Forens, Projects Manager(+49 2289 7143 36*[email protected]

Iris Hellas P.C40 Dodekanisou Str. GR‑56728 Thessaloniki, Greece Tel: +30 231 080 9414 Website: www.irishellas.comHeadquarter country: GreeceMaterial and Components • BOS (Balance of System) • SystemsIris Hellas is the exclusive distributor of the award winning and patent nanotechnology product named SolarSkin. It’s the only certified product for the PV market which fully restores, repairs and protects the glass of the PV modules, and also helps resolve the serious problems caused by dust, urban pollution, etc.CEO:Aristotelis Biliouris, CEO(+30 231 080 9414*[email protected] Affairs:Evdoxia Lykidou(+30 231 080 9414*[email protected]

ISEA – Irish Solar Energy AssociationGround Floor, Unit 1B Custom House Plaza 3, IFSC Dublin 1, Ireland Tel: +353 1 791 7882 Website: www.irishsolarenergy.orgHeadquarter country: Ireland

In Sun We Trust42 Avenue Alexandre F‑92000 Nanterre, France Tel: +33 6 85 58 40 34 Website: www.insunwetrust.solarHeadquarter country: FranceRelated BusinessIn Sun We Trust is an online platform providing support to anyone willing to go solar. We provide an instant, reliable and free estimate of the solar potential of your roof, before putting you in touch with a carefully chosen, nearby installer. Going solar has never been that easy.CEO:David Callegari, CEO(+33 6 85 58 40 34*[email protected]

INES – Institut National de L’Energie Solaire60 avenue du Lac Leman BP 258, F‑73375 Le Bourget du Lac, France Tel: +33 4 79 79 20 00 Website: www.ines‑solaire.orgHeadquarter country: FranceResearch OrganisationINES is one of the first European centres dedicated to research, training and evaluation on solar energy. The research topics at INES cover the whole value creation chain for solar systems and their integration into the building. It meets today more than 400 people on‑site, 22,000sqm.CEO, Public Affairs & Technical:Philippe Malbranche, CEA(+33 4 79 25 39 75 / +33 6 70 74 46 81*[email protected]:Delphine Cherpin(+33 4 79 25 39 75*[email protected]:Estelle Bonhomme(+33 4 79 26 53 28*estelle.bonhomme@ines‑solaire.org


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KGAL GroupTölzer Straße 15 D‑82031 Grünwald, Germany Tel: +49 8964 1430 Website: www.kgal‑group.comHeadquarter country: GermanyInvestor (in projects)KGAL Group, a German‑based asset and investment manager, has been initiating and managing long‑term real capital investments with sustainable, stable yields since 1968. The company’s portfolio of services in the main asset categories of real estate, aviation and infrastructure comprises the design and management of funds for institutional investors.Technical:Thomas Laumont, Head of PV Investments*[email protected]

Lark Energy Commercial InstallationsFuture Business Centre, London Road Peterborough, Lincolnshire PE2 8AL, UK Tel: +44 1733 475 550 Website: www.larkenergy commercial.co.ukHeadquarter country: UKSystems • Event Organisers • Investor (in projects)Lark Energy Commercial is a multi‑award winning UK solar company. We specialise in the development, design, installation and maintenance of high quality commercial and utility‑scale solar PV systems. We have installed over 250 MWp of solar in the UK – enough clean energy for 65,000 households.Public Affairs:Jayne Gosnell, PA to the Managing Director(+44 1733 666 610*[email protected]:Guy Morrison, Sales Manager(+44 1733 666 610*[email protected]:Amy Thorley, Marketing Manager(+44 1733 666 610*[email protected]:Sam Boutorabi, Senior System Design Manager(+44 121 506 9520*[email protected]

Communications:Alexandra Holub, Senior Marketing Specialist Europe(+49 8914 3324 617*[email protected]:Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Senior Technical Manager Europe(+41 41 748 0017*[email protected]

Kenergia Sviluppo SRLVia di Settebagni 390 I‑00139 Rome, Italy Tel: +39 068 713 3775 Fax: +39 069 933 5879 Website: www.kenergiasviluppo.comHeadquarter country: ItalyBOS (Balance of System) • Systems • Consultancy FirmKenergia Sviluppo (KS) is a leader in Italy in the O&M sector for photovoltaic power plants. Since its foundation in 2008, the company has provided services to over 400 MWp, largely owned by primary Italian and international investors. KS employs specialised technical personnel, and owns and sells a proprietary SCADA system.CEO:Paolo V. Chiantore, CEO(+39 335 569 9621*[email protected]:Paolo Di Ciaccio, CTO(+39 068 713 3775*[email protected]

JA Solar Holdings Co., LtdNo. 36, Jiang Chang San Road, Zhabei Shanghai 200436, China Tel: +86 21 6095 5999 / +86 21 6095 5888 [email protected] Website: www.jasolar.comHeadquarter country: ChinaSilicon and Cells • Modules ProductionJA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd is a world leading manufacturer of high‑performance solar power products that convert sunlight into electricity, for residential, commercial and utility‑scale power generation. The company was founded in May 2005 and publicly listed on the NASDAQ in February 2007. JA Solar has been the world’s leading cell producer since 2010, and has firmly established itself as a tier 1 module supplier.CEO:Baofang Jin, Executive Chairman and CEOPublic Affairs:Zhen Zhou, Office Manager(+49 8932 7298 917*[email protected]:Philipp Matter, VP of European Sales(+49 8932 7298 917*[email protected]:Guo Shu, Marketing Manager(+86 21 6095 5781*[email protected]:Ante Dujic, European Product Manager(+49 8932 7298 913*[email protected]

JinkoSolar GmbHFreisigner Str. 9 D‑85716 Unterschleißheim, Germany Tel: +49 8914 3324 60 Website: www.jinkosolar.comHeadquarter country: ChinaSilicon and Cells • Modules ProductionJinkoSolar is the third biggest module manufacturer worldwide. The company is NYSE listed (code: JKS) and is continuously working on solar innovations. JinkoSolar has a state‑of‑the‑art research facility in China, and production operations in South Africa, Malaysia and China.Public Affairs:Sebastian Liu, IR Director(+86 21 6061 1792*[email protected]:Frank Niendorf, General Manager Europe(+41 41 748 0018*[email protected]


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MAKE CONSULTINGSonder Alle 9 DK‑8000 Aarhus C, Denmark Website: www.consultmake.com/about‑usHeadquarter country: DenmarkConsultancy Firm

Communications:Susan Porter, Communications Manager(+1 740 368 7750*[email protected]:Janne Oksanen, Global Technical Director, Photovoltaics(+358 26 266 844*[email protected]

Luvata Pori OyKuparitie, PO Box 60 FI‑28101 Pori, Finland Tel: +358 26 266 111 Fax: +358 26 265 309 Website: www.luvata.comHeadquarter country: FinlandMaterial and ComponentsLuvata’s PV connector ribbon, branded Sunwire®, is a hot‑dipped, tin‑plated, high‑conductivity copper flat wire used for inter‑connecting and cross‑connecting c‑Si and thin film modules. With four production facilities manufacturing Sunwire on three continents, Sunwire is recognised internationally for its consistent quality, extremely low yield strength, and excellent spooling and straightness.Sales:Tero Horttana, Director – Global PV Accounts, Product Group Manager(+358 26 266 926*[email protected]

MANAP Industry Association (Hungarian Photovoltaic Industry Association)Mester utca 87. H‑1095 Budapest, Hungary Tel: +36 18 009 107 Fax: +36 18 009 108 Website: www.manap.huHeadquarter country: HungaryNational PV AssociationThe target of MANAP (Hungarian Photovoltaic Industry Association) is to shape the regulatory environment for PV electricity in Hungary, unifying domestic researchers, developers, manufacturers, constructors and users dealing with solar cells.CEO:Adam Szolnoki, President(+36 18 009 107*[email protected] Affairs:Elvira Kazi Kiss*[email protected]

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Website: http://renewables. messaritis.comHeadquarter country: GreeceSystems • Consultancy Firm • Investor (in projects)Messaritis Renewables provides integrated and tailor‑made business advisory, as well as technical services (EPC, O&M) to the solar industry. The company is ISO 9001 certified, while all technical services provided conform to the IEC62446 standard for verifying safe installation and correct operation of solar plants.CEO:John Messaritis, CEO(+30 210 866 2048*[email protected]:Panagiotis Douvikas(+30 210 866 2048*[email protected]:Tasos Patsiotis(+30 210 866 2048*[email protected]

meteocontrol GmbHSpicherer Straße 48 D‑86157 Augsburg, Germany Tel: +49 8213 4666 0 Website: www.meteocontrol.comHeadquarter country: GermanyFabs and Equipments • BOS (Balance of System) • SystemsAs independent consultant and technical service provider, meteocontrol accompanies photovoltaic projects over the whole product life cycle. meteocontrol is also one of the leading providers of professional monitoring and controlling of photovoltaic systems. With innovative monitoring solutions and competent consulting, meteocontrol saves and optimises photovoltaic systems’ income, worldwide.CEO:Robert Pfatischer, Managing DirectorPublic Affairs:Nadja Sagnotti, Product Management & MarketingSales:Julius Schärdinger, Head of Sales

Multi‑Contact AGStockbrunnenrain 8 CH‑4123 Allschwil, Basel, BL, Switzerland Tel: +41 61 306 5555 Fax: +41 61 306 5556 Website: www.multi‑contact.comHeadquarter country: SwitzerlandFabs and Equipments • Material and Components • BOS (Balance of System)

Martifer Solar S.A.Zona Industrial, Apartado 17 P‑3684‑001 Oliveira de Frades, Portugal Tel: +351 232 811 381 Website: www.martifersolar.comHeadquarter country: PortugalSystemsMartifer Solar is a leading, fully‑integrated player in the global photovoltaic market, focused on AFP (asset funding and placement), development, EPC, O&M service and trading. Martifer Solar is a Portuguese‑based company, and has engineered and constructed more than 670 MW and managed more than 600 MW in O&M service.

MasarWework Weteringschans 165 NL‑1017 XD Amsterdam, Netherlands Tel: +358 503 553 574 Website: http://masar.ioHeadquarter country: NetherlandsBOS (Balance of System) • Systems • Investor (in projects)Masar is a smart energy company, primarily focusing on the Middle East and North Africa, and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The company specialises in mobile and distributed solar power generation with its flagship product, Masar Box (a container‑based, fully‑functional, 50 KW solar power plant ready within less than 60 minutes).CEO:Mo El‑Fatatry(+358 503 553 574*[email protected]

Merck KGaAFrankfurter Strasse 250 D‑64293 Darmstadt, Germany Tel: +49 6151 7260 47 Website: www.merckgroup.comHeadquarter country: GermanyMaterial and Components • Silicon and CellsMerck is a leading science and technology company for innovative and top‑quality high‑tech products in healthcare, life science and performance materials. Merck provides innovative, user‑friendly materials, and formulae for today’s and next generation solar cells.

Messaritis Renewables LtdKifisias Ave. 162‑164 GR‑15126 Athens, Marousi, Greece Tel: +30 210 866 2048 Fax: +30 210 861 5972


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society has accreditation to train certified PV installers. Cooperation with national associations.CEO & Public Affairs:Dr Stanislaw M Pietruszko, President(+48 605 099 781 / +48 226 798 870*pietruszko@pv‑polska.pl / info@pv‑polska.pl

PowerHub2 St. Clair Avenue West Suite 1700 Toronto, Ontario M4V 1L5, Canada Tel: +1 800 984 5929 Fax: +1 888 217 0240 Website: www.powerhub.comHeadquarter country: CanadaSystems • Consultancy Firm • Related BusinessPowerHub is a simple, cloud‑based asset management solution designed by and for renewable energy professionals. PowerHub lets users stay organised and manage the demands of their portfolios easily, and gain insights from centralising everything.CEO:Etienne Lecompte(+1 800 984 5929*[email protected]

Primrose Solar Management LTD15 Portland Place London W1B 1PT, UK Tel: +44 20 7290 0651 Website: www.primrosesolar.comHeadquarter country: UKPower SalesPrimrose Solar invests in the acquisition and construction of shovel‑ready, ground mounted solar farms. At the start of 2016, we have 156 MW across 11 sites in the UK, and we are adding additional capacity in the UK whilst also seeking to expand overseas.CEO:Giles Clark, CEO(+44 7872 602 912*[email protected]

CEO:Tim P Ryan, CEO(+49 8135 9380 00*[email protected] Affairs:Dr Murray Cameron, Member of the Executive Board, SolarPower Europe (+49 8135 9380 00*[email protected]:Joachim Fleing, Investor Relations Representative(+49 8135 9383 15*[email protected]

Photovoltaic AustriaNeustiftgasse 115 A, Top 19 A‑1070 Wien, Austria Tel: +43 1522 3581 Fax: +43 1522 3581 32 Website: www.pvaustria.atHeadquarter country: AustriaNational PV AssociationPV‑Austria is the leading advocate for improving the framework conditions and the competitiveness of photovoltaic systems in Austria. Politically independent, we speak for our members and campaign for the issues that most influence the PV industry’s performance by regularly interacting with ministries, building strong networks, disseminating information and initiating workshops.CEO:Dr Hans Kronberger(+43 1522 3581*[email protected] Affairs:Vera Liebl(+43 1522 3581*[email protected]

Polish Society for Photovoltaics (PV POLAND)Polskie Towarzystwo Fotowoltaiki ul. Pralatowska 5 lok. 50, PL‑03‑510 Warsaw, Poland Tel: +48 605 099 781 Website: www.pv‑poland.plHeadquarter country: PolandNational PV AssociationPV POLAND serves as a focal point to organise training, experts’ meetings, workshops conferences and disseminate information, and takes part in shaping legislation. It also helps to design, supervise installation and monitor PV systems. The

Multi‑Contact, the inventor of the original MC3 and MC4 connector systems, is a leading provider of PV connection solutions worldwide. Thanks to our unique MC‑Multilam technology, our connectors are exemplary in terms of energy efficiency, reliability and lifespan. Specialised in custom design, we develop optimum solutions for individual requirements.CEO:Franco Delvecchio, CEOPublic Affairs:Nicole Flück, Product Marketing & Communication(+41 61 306 5555*n.flueck@multi‑contact.comSales & Technical:Benjamin Viesel, Senior Manager Global Sales Photovoltaics(+41 61 306 5555*b.viesel@multi‑contact.comCommunications:Olivier Haldi, Global Business Development Photovoltaics(+41 61 306 5555*o.haldi@multi‑contact.com

Nexant1 King’s Arms Yard London EC2R 7AF, UK Tel: +44 20 7950 1600 Website: www.nexant.comHeadquarter country: USASystems • Consultancy FirmNexant is a globally recognised consulting and services provider to the energy and chemicals sectors. We offer independent advice to investors across the solar value chain, backed by in depth knowledge, including strategic planning, market assessment, transaction support (project finance and M&A), commercial analysis, technology assessment and single topic reports.Sales:Matthew Morton, Consultant*[email protected]

Phoenix Solar AGHirschbergstraße 4 D‑85254 Sulzemoos, Germany Tel: +49 8135 9380 00 Fax: +49 8135 9384 29 Website: www.phoenixsolar.comHeadquarter country: GermanySystemsPhoenix Solar AG – which is based at Sulzemoos, near Munich, Germany – is an internationally operating photovoltaic system provider. The group develops, plans, constructs, and manages the operation of large photovoltaic power plants and, on a smaller scale, is a specialist wholesaler for complete solar power plants, solar modules and accessories.


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National Renewable Energy AssociationREA was established in 2001 as a not‑for‑profit trade association to represent businesses participating in the UK renewable energy sector. REA helps its members build commercially and environmentally sustainable businesses, whilst increasing the contribution of renewable energy from solar PV, most other renewable energy technologies and energy storage.CEO:Dr Nina Skorupska CBE (+44 20 7925 3570*nskorupska@r‑e‑a.netPublic Affairs:James Court (+44 20 7925 3570*jcourt@r‑e‑a.netCommunications:Daniel Brown(+44 20 7925 3570*dbrown@r‑e‑a.netTechnical:Lauren Cook(+44 20 7925 3570*lcook@r‑e‑a.net

Reuniwatt14, Rue de la Guadeloupe F‑97490 Sainte‑Clotilde, Reunion Island, France Tel: +262 692 644 313 Website: www.reuniwatt.comHeadquarter country: FranceSystems • Consultancy Firm • Related BusinessReuniwatt offers cutting edge tools to forecast the production of solar plants, from the next minute to several days ahead. These predictions are available worldwide, from a single plant to entire regions. Reuniwatt also provides customised services to make weather data available to solar energy stakeholders.CEO:Nicolas Schmutz, CEO(+262 692 644 313*[email protected] Affairs:Marion Lafuma, Business Manager(+33 6 71 25 98 95*[email protected] & Communications:Etienne Buessler, Key Account Manager(+33 6 71 25 98 95 / +33 6 71 53 67 19*[email protected]:Sylvain Cros, CSO(+33 6 79 33 20 88*[email protected]

RBF – Renewable Business Facilitator4 Rue du Poirier B‑1348 Louvain‑la‑Neuve, Belgium Tel: +32 10 23 39 01 Website: www.energyplatform.euHeadquarter country: BelgiumNational PV AssociationRBF is a national association in the Brussels and Walloon regions of Belgium. We represent 160 companies, mostly installers, but also distributors, manufacturers, suppliers and consultants. We organise an event once a year with attendance of 200 to 300, and we are constantly seeking sponsors for it.CEO:David Germani, Coordinator(+32 47 46 95 24 1*[email protected]

REC Solar EMEA GmbHLeopoldstr. 175 D‑80804 Munich, Germany Tel: +49 8944 2385 90 Fax: +49 8944 2385 999 Website: www.recgroup.comHeadquarter country: NorwaySilicon and Cells • Modules Production • SystemsCelebrating its 20th anniversary in 2016, REC is a leading European brand of solar panels with 1.3 GW solar panel production capacity at end‑2015. Founded and headquartered in Norway, REC has manufacturing from polysilicon to wafers, cells, panels and turnkey solar solutions, helping to meet the world’s growing energy needs.CEO:Steve O’Neil, CEOPublic Affairs:Stella Willborn, Public Affairs Manager*[email protected]:Luc Graré, Senior Vice President*[email protected]:Agnieszka Schulze, Head of Global PR(+49 8954 0467 225*[email protected]:Cemil Seber, Director, Product Marketing and Global Expansion*[email protected]

Renewable Energy Association (REA)25 Eccleston Place London SW1W 9NF, UK Tel: +44 20 7925 3570 Fax: +44 20 7925 2715 Website: www.r‑e‑a.netHeadquarter country: UK

Public Power SolutionsWaterside Park Darby Close, Cheney Manor Industrial Estate, Swindon SN2 2PN, UK Tel: +44 1793 953 200 Website: https://publicpowersolutions.co.ukHeadquarter country: UKGovernmental InstitutionPublic Power Solutions (PPS) is a provider of innovative sustainable waste and power solutions. As a local authority‑owned company, we bring together the best of the public and commercial sectors to deliver solutions that benefit both the customer and the local communities to which they serve.CEO:James Owen, Commercial Director(+44 1793 953 200*[email protected]:Steve Cains, Head of Power Solutions(+44 1793 953 200*[email protected]:Cheryl Sloan, Business Manager(+44 1793 953 200*[email protected]

PV CYCLEBd. Brand Whitlock 114 B‑1200 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 28 80 72 50 Fax: +32 28 80 72 51 Website: www.pvcycle.orgHeadquarter country: BelgiumInternational PV Association • Research OrganisationPV CYCLE is a collective compliance and waste management scheme for WEEE and battery products. Founded in 2007 by and for the PV industry, PV CYCLE set the benchmark for PV waste treatment. The organisation offers its services globally, including Europe’s biggest PV markets, Germany, Italy, France, Spain and the UK.CEO & Public Affairs:Jan Clyncke, Managing Director(+32 28 80 72 50*[email protected]:Pia Alina Lange, PR & Communications Manager(+32 28 80 72 53*[email protected]:Olmina Della Monica, Operations & Treatment Manager(+32 28 80 72 55*[email protected]


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SHAMS TECHNOLOGYZ.A. Kheireddine Immeuble Peugeot, 1er Etage, 2015 Le Kram, Tunisia Tel: +216 71 182 777 Website: www.shams.tnHeadquarter country: TunisiaMaterial and Components • SystemsSHAMS TECHNOLOGY is a Tunisian projects development company, operating in the renewable energy field, with a solar focus through photovoltaic project design and implementation within residential, professional and industrial sectors. Since 2016, SHAMS sells its own PV panels, produced in its production facility.

SINTEF Materials and ChemistryRichard Birkelands vei 2B Postboks 4760, Sluppen, N‑7465 Trondheim, Norway Tel: +47 40 003 730 Website: www.sintef.noHeadquarter country: NorwayResearch OrganisationSINTEF is the largest independent research organisation in Scandinavia. Every year, SINTEF supports the development of 2000 or so Norwegian and overseas companies via our research and development activity. SINTEF materials and chemistry offers a high level of expertise in the fields of materials science, applied chemistry and applied biology.CEO:Alexandra Bech Gjørv(+47 91 806 193*[email protected] Affairs & Communications:Petter Haugan(+47 90 133 285*[email protected]:(+47 90 133 285Technical:Eivind Øvrelid(+47 98 230 449*[email protected]

Schenker AGLanger Kornweg 34E D‑65451 Kelsterbach, Germany Tel: +49 6107 7416 1 Fax: +49 6107 7418 5 Website: www.dbschenker.com/ho‑en/industries/semicon_solar.htmlHeadquarter country: GermanyPower SalesWith flexible and comprehensive logistics solutions, we provide multi‑faceted support for the global semiconductor and solar industry. From transportation management through production supply and value added services, such as crating or quality inspections, to optimising the entire supply chain (including equipment logistics, spare parts and after sales services).Communications:Rolf Adam(+49 6107 7416 1*[email protected]

Schneider ElectricHead Office, 35 Rue Joseph Monier F‑92500 Reuil Malmaison Cedex, France Tel: +33 1 41 29 70 00 Website: http://solar.schneider‑electric.comHeadquarter country: FranceBOS (Balance of System) • SystemsSchneider Electric is the global specialist in energy management and automation. With revenues of €25 billion in FY 2014, our 170,000 employees serve customers in over 100 countries, helping them to manage their energy and process in ways that are safe, reliable, efficient and sustainable.CEO:Serge GoldenbergPublic Affairs:Bertrand Deprez, Vice‑President EU Government Affairs(+32 22 13 31 21*bertrand.deprez@schneider‑electric.comSales:Pierre‑Em Frot, Vice President – Global Business Solar Power Plants & Large Energy Storage*pierre‑em.frot@schneider‑electric.comCommunications:Karen Mitchell, Senior Marketing Communications Manager, Solar Business*karen.mitchell@schneider‑electric.comTechnical:Oliver Laufmann, Key Account Manager Solar Services Central, Northern and Southeast Europe*oliver.laufmann@schneider‑electric.com

RWE Innogy GmbHGildehofstrasse 1 D‑45127 Essen, Germany Tel: +49 2011 2144 99 Fax: +49 2011 2143 72 Website: www.rwe.comHeadquarter country: GermanyPower Sales • Investor (in projects) • Related BusinessRWE Innogy is responsible for the renewables business within the RWE Group and operates a capacity of around 4 GW, including wind onshore and offshore power, solar power, hydroelectric power, and some biomass mainly located in Germany, the UK, Spain, Poland, Italy and the Netherlands.CEO:Dr Hans Bünting

S&B LawyersPO Box 4732 Al Salah Tower, Level 3, 31952 Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia Website: www.sb‑lawyersweb.com/index.htmlHeadquarter country: Saudi ArabiaLaw Firm

Sapa Building SystemsMartelarenlaan 38 B‑3010 Leuven, Belgium Tel: +32 51 72 96 66 Website: www.sapagroup.comHeadquarter country: NorwayMaterial and Components • Modules Production • BOS (Balance of System)Sapa Building Systems brands, develops and sells fenestration and facade aluminium solutions. Making our systems better in thermal, BIPV, sound, and air‑tightness is a key part of our innovation and improves the holistic performance of buildings. Our brand portfolio, Sapa Building System, Technal and Wicona, ensures a proper response to the global market.Public Affairs & Communications:Lill Kleven, Director Global Marketing*[email protected]:Jean‑Marc Moulin, Group Product Manager Energy Solutions(+32 4 78 87 37 58*[email protected]


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Solarbaba – Turkish Solar Energy SocietyGoztepeli Apt N3 D11 K11 Vardar Sk Omerpasa Cd, Caddebostan, Kadıkoy, TR‑34000 Istanbul, Turkey Tel: +90 531 219 7989 Website: www.solarbaba.comHeadquarter country: TurkeyNational PV AssociationSolarbaba, founded in 1996, is a Turkish solar association with the objective to make Turkey a global and sustainable solar player and market.CEO:Ates Ugurel, Founder(+90 531 219 7989*[email protected] Affairs:Merve Duzagac, Business Development(+90 531 219 7989*[email protected]:Oyku Senlen, International Relations(+90 549 550 4563*[email protected]

Solarcentury50 Great Sutton St, Clerkenwell London EC1V 0DF, UK Tel: +44 20 7549 1000 Fax: +44 20 7549 1001 Website: www.solarcentury.comHeadquarter country: UKModules Production • SystemsSolarcentury is one of the most respected solar companies in the world. We work with investors to develop, build and run solar farms. We work with businesses to finance and install solar rooftops. We work with retailers, utilities and social housing providers to run solar programmes for homes.CEO:Frans Van Den Heuvel, CEO(+44 20 7549 1000*[email protected] Affairs:Seb Berry(+44 20 7549 1000*[email protected]:Neil Perry, CFO(+44 20 7549 1000*[email protected]:Susannah Wood, CMO(+44 20 7549 1000*[email protected]:Jon Sturgeon, Head of Product Development(+44 20 7549 1000*[email protected]

Solar Trade Association53 Chandos Place London WC2N 4HS, UK Tel: +44 20 3637 2945 Website: www.solar‑trade.org.ukHeadquarter country: UKNational PV AssociationThe Solar Trade Association’s mission is to empower the UK’s solar transformation. We are paving the way for solar to deliver the maximum possible share of UK energy by 2030, by enabling a bigger and better solar industry. We represent both the solar PV and solar thermal industries.CEO:Paul Barwell, CEO*enquiries@solar‑trade.org.ukPublic Affairs:Leonie Greene, Public Affairs(+44 20 3637 2945*enquiries@solar‑trade.org.ukSales:Business Development Officer(+44 20 3637 2945*membership@solar‑trade.org.ukCommunications:Sonia Dunlop(+44 20 3637 2945*news@solar‑trade.org.ukTechnical:David Pickup, Business Analyst(+44 20 3637 2945*enquiries@solar‑trade.org.uk

SolarAccess InvestmentsLaan van Westenenk 733 NL‑7334 DL Apeldoorn, Netherlands Tel: +31 557 440 020 Fax: +31 570 504 159 Website: www.solaraccess.comHeadquarter country: NetherlandsSystems • Power SalesSolarAccess Investments is an international experienced developer of large scale solar power plants, providing full service solutions for renewable solar energy production. We are owners, managers and operators of photovoltaic installations, and we are active all over Europe and expanding our activities to Africa, South America and Asia.CEO:Olaf van de Sar, CFO(+31 557 440 020*[email protected] & Communications:Dany de Zeeuw(+31 652 607 299*[email protected]:Harold Vogels, COO(+31 570 504 150*[email protected]

Solairedirect115 Rue Réaumur F‑75082 Paris Cedex 02, France Tel: +33 1 40 06 34 06 Website: www.solairedirect.frHeadquarter country: FranceSystems • Power SalesSolairedirect is a solar power company operating across four continents. The company was founded in 2006 with the mission of making solar power more competitive than other energy sources. Solairedirect is part of Engie group.CEO:Stéphane Jallat, Managing Director(+33 1 40 06 19 85*[email protected]:Paola de Lestanville, Communication Manager*[email protected]:Laurent Dalle Nogare*[email protected]

Solar Promotion GmbHPO Box 100 170 D‑75101 Pforzheim, Germany Tel: +49 7231 5859 80 Fax: +49 7231 5859 828 Website: www.intersolarglobal.comHeadquarter country: GermanyEvent OrganisersWith events spanning four continents, Intersolar is the world’s leading exhibition series for the solar industry and its partners. It has united people and companies for 25 years from around the world, with the aim of increasing the share of solar power in our energy supply.CEO:Markus Elsässer, CEO(+49 7231 5859 80*[email protected] Affairs:Robert Schwarzenböck, Press Contact(+49 8974 7466 23*[email protected]:Kristin A Steffen, Project Manager(+49 7231 5859 80*[email protected]

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Steadysun SASSavoie Technolac 17 Avenue du Lac Léman, BP 40328 F‑73377 Le Bourget du Lac Cedex, France Tel: +33 9 70 75 34 16 Website: http://steady‑sun.com/contactHeadquarter country: FranceSystemsSteadysun proposes solar power forecast solutions to predict the production of solar plants. The solutions cover a time horizon, ranging from a few minutes to several days in advance, for a single site to a complete country. Steadysun’s solutions are deployed at more than 350 customer sites in 12 countries.CEO & Public Affairs:Xavier Le Pivert, CEO(+33 9 70 75 34 51*xavie.lepivert@steady‑sun.comSales:Jean Marc Eyraud, VP Sales & Marketing(+33 9 70 75 34 52*jeanmarc.eyraud@steady‑sun.comCommunications:Mourad Zeghilet, EMEA Area Manager(+33 6 79 72 03 68*mourad.zeghilet@steady‑sun.com

SunEdisonAlcalá 44 E‑28014 Madrid, Spain Tel: +34 915 242 670 Fax: +34 911 726 621 Website: www.sunedison.comHeadquarter country: USASystems • Power SalesSunEdison is the largest global renewable enegy developing company that is transforming how energy is generated, distributed and owned. SunEdison manufactures solar technology, develops, finances, owns, and operates solar and wind power plants, delivering predictably priced electricity to its residential, commercial, government and utility customers. SunEdison provides 24/7 asset management.CEO:Javier Areitio Bereincua, General Manager for EMEA(+34 915 242 670Public Affairs & Communications::Juan Ignacio Moreno, Senior Marketing & Communications Manager(+34 915 242 670*[email protected] / [email protected]:José M Rodríguez‑Batllori(+34 915 242 670

Solutronic Energy GmbHKelterstr. 59 D‑72669 Unterensingen, Germany Tel: +49 7022 9788 0 Fax: +49 7022 9788 150 Website: www.solutronic‑energy.deHeadquarter country: GermanySilicon and Cells • BOS (Balance of System)Solutronic Energy mainly focuses on research and development, production and sales of intelligent and efficient energy storage systems, solar inverters, generators and electronic components. Our team has a wealth of experience and competence in the sector grid integration and grid feed‑in, thus providing high‑quality and well designed system solutions.CEO:Reinhard Lenz, CEO(+49 7022 9788 112*r.lenz@solutronic‑energy.deSales:Marco Gollnick, Sales(+49 7022 9788 132*m.gollnick@solutronic‑energy.deCommunications:Helen Reiser, Marketing(+49 7022 9788 131*h.reiser@solutronic‑energy.de

sonnen GmbHIm Innovationspark Allgäu Am Riedbach 1, D‑87499 Wildpoldsried, Germany Tel: +49 8304 9293 3400 Fax: +49 8304 9293 3401 Website: www.sonnenbatterie.deHeadquarter country: GermanyBOS (Balance of System)Headquartered in the Bavarian energy village of Wildpoldsried, sonnen GmbH wants to enable all people to determine their own energy future. That means, among other things, the inexpensive production and storage of renewable energy, and the intelligent networking of producers and consumers.CEO:Christoph Ostermann, CEO(+49 8304 9293 3400Sales:Marcel Meub, Sales Director DACH(+49 8304 9293 3400Communications:Mathias Bloch, PR Manager(+49 8304 9293 3426*[email protected]:Christian Mayr, Head of Quality, Organization and IT(+49 8304 9293 3400

SolarclarityFlevolaan 21 NL‑1382 JX Weesp, Netherlands Tel: +31 294 769 028 Website: www.solarclarity.nlHeadquarter country: NetherlandsSystemsSolarclarity is an international specialised distributor of PV products. We supply installers and resellers throughout Europe and the Caribbean with a select range of solar modules, inverters, mounting systems and monitoring equipment. With our team of dedicated professionals who understand each market and its rules, we operate in more than 15 countries around the globe.CEO & Public Affairs:Peter Desmet, CEO(+31 294 769 028*[email protected]:Mark Vinke, Sales Manager(+31 294 769 028*[email protected]:Renee Bruinsma, Marketing Manager(+31 294 769 098*[email protected]:Wico Gerritsen, Product Manager(+31 294 769 120*[email protected]

SolarEdgeWerner‑Eckert‑Str. 6 D‑81829 Munich, Germany Tel: +49 8945 4597 0 Fax: +49 8945 4597 49 Website: www.solaredge.comHeadquarter country: IsraelBOS (Balance of System) • SystemsSolarEdge provides an intelligent inverter solution that has changed the way PV systems harvest and mange power. SolarEdge’s DC optimised inverter system maximises power generation at the module level, while lowering the cost of PV energy produced. The SolarEdge system consists of power optimisers, inverters and a cloud‑based monitoring platform.CEO:Guy Sella, Founder, CEO, G&A(+972 9 957 6620 ext. 134Public Affairs & Communications:Jessica Fishman, Communication and Media(+972 9 957 6620 ext. 353*[email protected] & Technical:Alfred Karlstetter, General Manager, Europe(+49 8945 4597 46*[email protected]


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Syndicat des Energies Renouvelables – French Renewable Energy Organization13‑15 Rue de la Baume F‑75008 Paris, France Tel: +33 1 48 78 05 60 Website: www.enr.frHeadquarter country: FranceNational PV AssociationSER‑SOLER rassemble près de 200 acteurs du photovoltaïque répartis sur l’ensemble de la chaîne de valeur: centres de recherche et d’innovation, industriels, développeurs et installateurs, bureaux d’études, professions support. En particulier, SER‑SOLER représente plus de 75% des capacités françaises de production de modules et/ou de cellules photovoltaïques.CEO:Damien Mathon, Délégué Général*[email protected]

TCO Solar63 Rue de Forbin F‑13002 Marseille, France Tel: +33 9 82 58 54 73 Fax: +33 9 81 40 49 45 Website: www.tco‑solar.comHeadquarter country: FranceSystems • Power Sales • Consultancy FirmTCO Solar provides tailor‑made solutions for operations and maintenance, full asset management, monitoring (industry scale SCADA) and development, plus related consultancy. Based in Marseilles and Hamburg, the company has long‑standing international experience in PV and wind sectors: it operates more than 60 MW in Europe and currently develops more than 100 MW.CEO:Patrick Wurster, CEO(+33 9 82 58 54 73*info@tco‑solar.comPublic Affairs:Maryluz Colas, COO(+33 9 82 58 54 73*info@tco‑solar.comTechnical:Wolfgang Rosenberg(+33 9 82 58 54 73*info@tco‑solar.com

Svensk SolenergiHolländergatan 17, 1st Floor SE‑111 60 Stockholm, Sweden Tel: +46 73 391 111 0 Website: www.svensksolenergi.seHeadquarter country: SwedenNational PV AssociationSvensk Solenergi includes more than 100 professional member organisations representing Swedish research and industrial interests. The association pursues its objective of actively ensuring that solar energy plays an important role in a sustainable Swedish energy system, and that member organisations are recognised for their technological and innovative leadership in Europe.CEO:Andrew Machirant, Board MemberPublic Affairs & Communications:Johan Lindahl, Spokesperson and Public Affairs(+46 84 417 091*[email protected]:( +46 84 417 091*[email protected]

SwissolarNeugasse 6 CH‑8005 Zürich, Switzerland Tel: +41 44 250 8833 Fax: +41 44 250 8835 Website: www.swissolar.chHeadquarter country: SwitzerlandNational PV AssociationSwissolar brings together interest groups in research, production, economy, and politics that are active in solar generated heating and electricity. The 500 members are manufacturers, installers and planners. The use of solar energy installations is promoted through information, promotion and implementation methods that guarantee high quality.CEO, Public Affairs & Communications:David Stickelberger, Managing Director(+41 44 250 8833*[email protected]:Christian Moll, PV Division Manager(+41 44 250 8839*[email protected]

SunPower Corporation9/11 Allée de l’Arche F‑92671 Courbevoie, France Tel: +1 800 786 7693 Fax: +33 1 49 97 17 00 Website: www.sunpower.comHeadquarter country: USAModules Production • BOS (Balance of System)SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB) designs, manufactures and delivers the highest efficiency solar cells and solar panels available today. Offering its customers the highest reliability and guaranteed performance, SunPower serves the residential, business, government and utility markets. SunPower has offices in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.CEO:Tom Werner(+1 408 240 5500*[email protected] Affairs:Luis Torres, Managing Director Market Development and Policy(+34 917 820 746*[email protected]:(+34 917 820 746Communications:Natalie Wymer, Sr. Director, Corporate Communications(+1 408 240 5500*[email protected]

SUPSICampus Trevano CH‑6952 Canobbio, Switzerland Tel: +41 58 666 6351 Website: www.supsi.ch/isaacHeadquarter country: SwitzerlandResearch OrganisationPhotovoltaic research at SUPSI started more than 30 years ago. The institute covers several research areas in the field of renewable energy and rational use of building energy. The photovoltaic sector offers services in the fields of performance testing, lifetime and energy rating, together with competences on BIPV and simulation.CEO:Dr Roman Rudel(+41 58 666 6350*[email protected] Affairs & Sales:Gianfranca Quadri(+41 58 666 6351*[email protected] & Technical:Dr Francesco Frontini(+41 58 666 6320*[email protected]


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voestalpine SADEF nvBruggesteenweg 200 B‑8830 Gits, Belgium Tel: +32 51 26 12 11 Website: www.sadef.comHeadquarter country: BelgiumBOS (Balance of System)Manufacturing of steel components and structures.CEO:Peter Verbrugge, Managing Director(+32 51 26 12 11Public Affairs:Delphine Collie, Marketing(+32 51 26 12 11*[email protected] & Communications:Henk Poleyn, Sales Manager(+32 51 26 12 11*[email protected]:Marc Depauw, Head of Engineering(+32 51 26 12 11*[email protected]

Wacker Chemie AGJohannes‑Hess‑Straße 24 D‑84489 Burghausen, Germany Tel: +49 8677 8386 370 Fax: +49 8677 8868 6370 Website: www.wacker.comHeadquarter country: GermanyMaterial and Components • Silicon and CellsWacker Polysilicon is a leading supplier of hyperpure polysilicon to the worldwide semiconductor and photovoltaic industries. Our well‑known superior quality and excellent performance has made us a supplier of choice for all major wafer producers, and we continue to grow with those dynamic markets.CEO:Ewald Schindlbeck, President Wacker Polysilicon(+49 8677 8329 03Public Affairs:Ulf Gerder, Senior Manager Public Affairs(+49 3024 3424 11*[email protected]:Dr Karl Hesse, Vice President Process Development(+49 8677 8322 19

Communications:Michael Katz, MarComms Manager(+49 8912 2849 260*[email protected]:Stefan Ringbeck, Product Marketing Manager(+41 43 299 6829*[email protected]

UL InternationalAdmiral‑Rosendahl‑Straße 9 D‑63263 Neu‑Isenburg, Germany Tel: +49 6948 9810 0 Fax: +49 6948 9810 161 Website: www.ul.comHeadquarter country: USARelated Business • Consultancy FirmUL is an independent, global safety science company with more than 120 years of expertise in standards development, testing and certification. UL operates internationally, offering a comprehensive range of services to help manufacturers gain the compliance and performance credentials they need to compete in the global market place. Visit www.ul.com.CEO:Edvard Jensen, Global Business Lead*[email protected] Affairs:Dagmar Ebaugh, PR Manager*[email protected]:Artur Mantey, Engineering Leader(+49 6948 9810 424*[email protected]

UNEF – Unión Española FotovoltaicaCalle Velázquez, 18, 7º – Izda E‑28001 Madrid, Spain Tel: +34 917 817 512 Fax: +34 917 816 443 Website: www.unef.esHeadquarter country: SpainNational PV AssociationSpanish Photovoltaic Union (UNEF) is the main PV association in Spain.CEO:José Donoso, General Director(+34 917 817 512*[email protected] Affairs:Sissy Martin, Secretary(+34 917 817 512*[email protected]:Paula Perez‑Gandaras, Communication(+34 917 817 512*[email protected]:Lucia Dólera(+34 917 817 512*[email protected]

Total24, Cours Michelet F‑92069 Paris La Défense 10, France Tel: +33 1 47 44 72 94 Website: www.total.comHeadquarter country: FranceModules ProductionTotal is the majority shareholder of SunPower, a leading solar technology and energy services provider delivering high‑efficiency, long‑term, guaranteed performance solar panels. Total is also actively engaged in R&D projects via a network of partnerships with globally recognised R&D centres in France (IPVF, LPICM), Belgium (IMEC) and the US.Public Affairs:Luc de Marliave(+33 1 47 44 72 94*luc.de‑[email protected]:John Robinson(+33 1 47 44 72 94*john‑[email protected]:Ghyslaine Desbois(+33 1 47 44 26 49*[email protected]:Emmanuel Come(+33 1 47 44 41 61*[email protected]

Trina SolarRichtistrasse 11 CH‑8304 Wallisellen, Switzerland Tel: +41 43 299 6800 Fax: +41 43 299 6810 Website: www.trinasolar.comHeadquarter country: ChinaSilicon and Cells • Modules Production • Systems • Investor (in projects)Trina Solar is a global leader in photovoltaic modules, solutions and services. Founded as a PV system integrator, Trina Solar today drives smart energy together with installers, distributors, utilities and developers worldwide. The company’s industry‑shaping position is based on innovation excellence, superior product quality, vertically integrated capabilities and environmental stewardship.CEO:RongFang Yin, Head of MBU Europe(+41 43 299 6868*[email protected] Affairs:Jodie Roussell, Head of Public Affairs Europe & Africa(+41 43 299 6825*[email protected]:Alvaro Garcia‑Maltras, Sales Director Southern Europe & Africa(+34 911 335 936*[email protected]


SolarPower Europe MembersW

Younergy Solar LtdEPFL Innovation Park, Batiment C CH‑1015 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41 22 548 1529 Website: www.younergy.comHeadquarter country: SwitzerlandSystems • Power Sales • Investor (in projects)Younergy offers power purchase agreements that allow residential customers, corporations, and other public and private property owners to benefit from affordable solar electricity with no upfront investment. Younergy maintains and operates the solar systems for the duration of the contract.CEO:Pedro Miranda, CEO(+41 79 539 9532*[email protected]:Jean‑Paul Noujeim, CMO(+41 76 337 3466*[email protected]

Zimmermann PV Stahlbau GmbH & Co. KGPetrusstraße 1 D‑88436 Oberessendorf, Germany Tel: +49 7355 9330 63 Website: http://pv‑stahlbau.de/enHeadquarter country: GermanyBOS (Balance of System)Supplier for Ground Mount Solar Mounting Systems. Supply capacity of up to 30 MW of mounting systems per week.CEO:Robert ZimmermannPublic Affairs & Communications:Tarcisio CasonatoSales & Technical:Holger Krug

Yingli Green Energy Europe GmbHJosephspitalstrasse 15 D‑80331 München, Germany Tel: +86 31 2892 9800 Website: www.yinglisolar.comHeadquarter country: ChinaSilicon and Cells • Modules ProductionYingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited is one of the world’s leading solar panel manufacturers. Yingli Green Energy’s manufacturing covers the entire photovoltaic value chain. Headquartered in Baoding, China, Yingli Green Energy has more than 30 regional subsidiaries and branch offices.CEO:Darren Thompson, President Europe*[email protected] Affairs & Communications:Carolin Stähler, Marketing Communications Manager Europe(+49 1738 9960 35*[email protected]:Ralph Schneider, Head of Commercial(+49 1621 3669 84*[email protected]:Thomas Rössler, Head of Technical Europe(+49 1621 3621 56*[email protected]

Wärtsilä CorporationJohn Stenbergin Ranta 2, PO Box 196 FI‑00531 Helsinki, Finland Tel: +358 107 090 000 Website: www.wartsila.comHeadquarter country: FinlandRelated BusinessWärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine and energy markets. In 2015, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled €5 billion, with approximately 18,900 employees. Wärtsilä has operations in more than 200 locations in nearly 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki.

WIPSylvensteinstr. 2 D‑81369 München, Germany Tel: +49 8972 0127 35 Fax: +49 8972 0127 91 Website: www.wip‑munich.de / www.photovoltaic‑conference.comHeadquarter country: GermanyResearch OrganisationWIP has been active in PV solar projects and PV solar promotion since 1982. An interdisciplinary team bridges the gap between research and project implementation. WIP contributes to PV policy, strategy and PV platform activities. WIP has been organising international conferences and exhibitions for 30 years.CEO:Peter Helm, Managing Director(+49 8972 0127 75*peter.helm@wip‑munich.dePublic Affairs:PR Secretariat(+49 8972 0127 35Technical:Ingrid Weiss(+49 8972 0127 41*ingrid.weiss@wip‑munich.de


SolarPower Europe Sponsor Members

SPONSORS


SolarPower Europe Members by Headquarter Country

IRELANDBNRG RenewablesISEA - Irish Solar Energy Association

ISRAELSolarEdge

ITALYALECTRISAnie RinnovabiliassoRinnovabili – Association of

Producers, Industry and Services of Renewable Energy sector

CovemeEnel Green Power SpaKenergia Sviluppo SRL

LUXEMBOURGArcelorMittal Maizières Research SA

NETHERLANDSECN - Energy Research Centre of the

NetherlandsHolland SolariChoosrMasarSolarAccess InvestmentsSolarclarity

NORWAYREC Solar EMEA GmbHSapa Building SystemsSINTEF Materials and Chemistry

POLANDPolish Society for Photovoltaics (PV

POLAND)

PORTUGALAPESF – Associação Portuguesa de

Empresas do Sector FotovoltaicoAPISOLAR – Associação Portuguesa

da Indústria SolarAPREN – Portuguese Renewable

Energy AssociationMartifer Solar S.A.

SAUDI ARABIAS&B Lawyers

SLOVAKIAGeoModel Solar

SOUTH KOREAHanwha Q CELLS GmbH

ENGIEIn Sun We TrustINES - Institut National de L’Energie

SolaireReuniwattSchneider ElectricSolairedirectSteadysun SASSyndicat des Energies Renouvelables

– French Renewable Energy Organization

TCO SolarTotal

GERMANYACCELIOS Solar GmbHADLER Solar Services GmbHAZUR SPACE Solar PowerBayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbHBSW – Bundesverband

Solarwirtschaft e.V.Capital Stage AGConergy Services GmbHFWTM GmbH & Co. KGGOLDBECK Solar GmbHHeraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG,

Global Photovoltaics Business Unitib vogt GmbHInternational Battery & Energy Storage

Alliance (IBESA)ISRA VISION / GP SOLARKGAL GroupMerck KGaAmeteocontrol GmbHPhoenix Solar AGRWE Innogy GmbHSchenker AGSolar Promotion GmbHSolutronic Energy GmbHsonnen GmbHWacker Chemie AGWIPZimmermann PV Stahlbau GmbH &

Co. KG

GREECEAKTOR S.A.CRES – Centre for Renewable Energy

Sources and SavingHELAPCO – Hellenic Association of PV

CompaniesIris Hellas P.CMessaritis Renewables Ltd

HUNGARYMANAP Industry Association (Hungarian

Photovoltaic Industry Association)

AUSTRIAAIT Austrian Institute of Technology

GmbHertex solarFronius International GmbHPhotovoltaic Austria

BELGIUM3EBecquerel InstituteEDORAEUROBATForty EightIMECPV CYCLERBF - Renewable Business Facilitatorvoestalpine SADEF nv

BULGARIABCI JSCBulgarian Photovoltaic Association

CANADACanadian Solar EMEA GmbHPowerHub

CHINACSUN China Sunergy Europe GmbHHUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES Düsseldorf

GmbHJA Solar Holdings Co., LtdJinkoSolar GmbHTrina SolarYingli Green Energy Europe GmbH

CZECH REPUBLICCzech Photovoltaic Industry Association

(CZEPHO)

DENMARKDansk Solcelleforening / Danish PV

AssociationGreen DealflowMAKE CONSULTING

FINLANDFinnish Solar Energy SocietyFortumLuvata Pori OyWärtsilä Corporation

FRANCEEDF ENEnerplan, syndicat des professionnels

de l’énergie solaire


SolarPower Europe Members by Headquarter Country

SPAINAPPA - Spanish Renewable Energy

AssociationFundacion TECNALIA Research &

InnovationUNEF - Unión Española Fotovoltaica

SWEDENGari EcoPowerSvensk Solenergi

SWITZERLANDABBDuPont Photovoltaic SolutionsFlisom AGg2e glass2energy saMulti-Contact AGErnst Schweizer AG, Metallbau

SUPSISwissolarYounergy Solar Ltd

TUNISIASHAMS TECHNOLOGY

TURKEYGENSEDGünder International Solar Energy

Society - Turkey sectionSolarbaba – Turkish Solar Energy

Society

UKBritish Solar RenewablesLark Energy Commercial InstallationsPrimrose Solar Management LTD

Public Power SolutionsRenewable Energy Association (REA)Solar Trade AssociationSolarcentury

USAApplied MaterialsEnphase EnergyFirst Solar GmbHIHSNexantSunEdisonSunPower CorporationUL International


SolarPower Europe Members by Activity

JA Solar Holdings Co., LtdJinkoSolar GmbHREC Solar EMEA GmbHSunPower CorporationTotalTrina SolarYingli Green Energy Europe GmbH

Thin Film ModulesEnel Green Power SpaFirst Solar GmbHFlisom AG

BOS (BALANCE OF SYSTEM)Cables and ConnectorsEnphase EnergyMulti-Contact AG

InvertersABBEnphase EnergyFronius International GmbHHUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES Düsseldorf

GmbHSchneider ElectricSolarEdgeSolutronic Energy GmbH

Mounting SystemsBayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbHMasarmeteocontrol GmbHSapa Building SystemsErnst Schweizer AG, MetallbauSolarEdgeSunPower Corporationvoestalpine SADEF nvZimmermann PV Stahlbau GmbH &

Co. KG

Power Control ToolsABBEnphase EnergyKenergia Sviluppo SRL

StorageABBCanadian Solar EMEA GmbHEnphase EnergyFronius International GmbHSchneider ElectricSolarEdgeSolutronic Energy GmbHsonnen GmbH

TrackersSunPower Corporationvoestalpine SADEF nv

Merck KGaAErnst Schweizer AG, Metallbau

SILICON AND CELLSCellsAZUR SPACE Solar PowerCSUN China Sunergy Europe GmbHEDF ENHanwha Q CELLS GmbHISRA VISION / GP SOLARJA Solar Holdings Co., LtdJinkoSolar GmbHREC Solar EMEA GmbHSolutronic Energy GmbHTrina Solar

IngotsJinkoSolar GmbHYingli Green Energy Europe GmbH

Organic TechnologiesEDF ENg2e glass2energy saMerck KGaA

SiliconEDF ENJinkoSolar GmbHREC Solar EMEA GmbHWacker Chemie AGYingli Green Energy Europe GmbH

WafersEDF ENISRA VISION / GP SOLARJinkoSolar GmbHREC Solar EMEA GmbHTrina SolarYingli Green Energy Europe GmbH

MODULES PRODUCTIONBIPV ModulesArcelorMittal Maiziers Research SAertex solarFlisom AGg2e glass2energy saSapa Building SystemsErnst Schweizer AG, MetallbauSolarcentury

CPV ModulesAZUR SPACE Solar PowerSunPower Corporation

CSI ModulesCanadian Solar EMEA GmbHCSUN China Sunergy Europe GmbHHanwha Q CELLS GmbH

FABS AND EQUIPMENTSEquipmentsAKTOR S.A.Applied Materialsg2e glass2energy saISRA VISION / GP SOLARmeteocontrol GmbHMulti-Contact AG

Turnkey LinesAKTOR S.A.British Solar RenewablesFlisom AGg2e glass2energy sa

MATERIAL AND COMPONENTSAluminiumSapa Building SystemsErnst Schweizer AG, MetallbauSHAMS TECHNOLOGY

BacksheetsCovemeDuPont Photovoltaic Solutions

CoatingIris Hellas P.C

EncapsulationDuPont Photovoltaic SolutionsMerck KGaASHAMS TECHNOLOGY

FoilsDuPont Photovoltaic Solutions

Junction Box and Connection SystemsABBMulti-Contact AG

Pastes / MetallisationDuPont Photovoltaic SolutionsHeraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG,

Global Photovoltaics Business Unit

Raw Materialsg2e glass2energy saISRA VISION / GP SOLARLuvata Pori OyMerck KGaAWacker Chemie AG

OthersHeraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG,

Global Photovoltaics Business UnitIris Hellas P.CLuvata Pori Oy



∞ Project Development and EPC, as well as

∞ full PV Plant & Asset Management,

∞ Operations & Maintenance, ( from O&M- Management to full service ) based on

∞ cutting-edge Remote Monitoring / Solar SCADA

∞ and related consultancy

tco-solar.com making renewables work

e.g. 1.3 MW Corsica

e.g. 18.8 MW Saxony-Anhalt

Making…

∞ broad Cross-Sectoral Technical Competences

∞ International Management ∞ longstanding Expertise

in Solar and Wind

… Renewables…

… woRk.

Lark Energy Commercial InstallationsMartifer Solar S.A.Messaritis Renewables LtdPhoenix Solar AGReuniwattSchneider ElectricSHAMS TECHNOLOGYSolarcenturySolarEdgeTCO Solar

Quality Control and TestingADLER Solar Services GmbHALECTRISConergy Services GmbHGOLDBECK Solar GmbHISRA VISION / GP SOLARKenergia Sviluppo SRLmeteocontrol GmbHReuniwatt

System DevelopersBCI JSCBNRG RenewablesCSUN China Sunergy Europe GmbHEnel Green Power SpaGari EcoPowerGOLDBECK Solar GmbHHanwha Q CELLS GmbHib vogt GmbHLark Energy Commercial InstallationsMasarPhoenix Solar AGPowerHubREC Solar EMEA GmbHSolairedirectSolarAccess InvestmentsSolarcenturySunEdisonTrina Solar

System Monitoring3EABBALECTRISConergy Services GmbHEnphase EnergyFirst Solar GmbHFronius International GmbHGeoModel SolarGOLDBECK Solar GmbHHanwha Q CELLS GmbHib vogt GmbHKenergia Sviluppo SRLLark Energy Commercial InstallationsMartifer Solar S.A.Messaritis Renewables Ltdmeteocontrol GmbHPhoenix Solar AGPowerHub

OthersIris Hellas P.CMasar

SYSTEMSAdditional Services3EADLER Solar Services GmbHALECTRISBCI JSCCanadian Solar EMEA GmbHConergy Services GmbHEnel Green Power SpaGeoModel SolarGOLDBECK Solar GmbHHanwha Q CELLS GmbHib vogt GmbHMartifer Solar S.A.Masarmeteocontrol GmbHNexantPhoenix Solar AGSHAMS TECHNOLOGYSolairedirectSolarAccess InvestmentsSteadysun SASSunEdisonTCO Solar

BIPV DevelopersFlisom AGMartifer Solar S.A.Ernst Schweizer AG, MetallbauSHAMS TECHNOLOGYSolarcenturySunEdison

Operation and Maintenance

ABBADLER Solar Services GmbHALECTRISBayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbHBCI JSCBNRG RenewablesCapital Stage AGConergy Services GmbHFirst Solar GmbHGeoModel SolarGOLDBECK Solar GmbHib vogt GmbHIris Hellas P.CKenergia Sviluppo SRL

ALECTRIS



Czech Photovoltaic Industry Association (CZEPHO)

Dansk Solcelleforening / Danish PV Association

Enerplan, syndicat des professionnels de l’énergie solaire

Finnish Solar Energy SocietyGENSEDGünder International Solar Energy

Society - Turkey sectionHELAPCO – Hellenic Association of PV

CompaniesHolland SolarISEA - Irish Solar Energy AssociationMANAP Industry Association (Hungarian

Photovoltaic Industry Association)Photovoltaic AustriaPolish Society for Photovoltaics (PV

POLAND)RBF - Renewable Business FacilitatorSolar Trade AssociationSolarbaba – Turkish Solar Energy

SocietySvensk SolenergiSwissolarSyndicat des Energies Renouvelables

– French Renewable Energy Organization

UNEF - Unión Española Fotovoltaica

National Renewable Energy AssociationsAnie RinnovabiliAPPA - Spanish Renewable Energy

AssociationAPREN – Portuguese Renewable

Energy AssociationassoRinnovabili – Association of

Producers, Industry and Services of Renewable Energy sector

EDORARenewable Energy Association (REA)

Research OrganisationsAIT Austrian Institute of Technology

GmbHCRES – Centre for Renewable Energy

Sources and SavingECN - Energy Research Centre of the

NetherlandsFundacion TECNALIA Research &

InnovationIMECINES - Institut National de L’Energie

SolairePV CYCLESINTEF Materials and ChemistrySUPSIWIP

TCO SolarUL International

Event OrganisersBecquerel InstituteLark Energy Commercial InstallationsSolar Promotion GmbH

Investors (in projects)BayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbHBCI JSCBNRG RenewablesCapital Stage AGGreen DealflowKGAL GroupLark Energy Commercial InstallationsMasarMessaritis Renewables LtdRWE Innogy GmbHTrina SolarYounergy Solar Ltd

Law FirmsS&B Lawyers

Related BusinessBecquerel InstituteGeoModel SolarGreen DealflowiChoosrIn Sun We TrustPowerHubReuniwattRWE Innogy GmbHUL InternationalWärtsilä Corporation

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSGovernmental InstitutionsCRES – Centre for Renewable Energy

Sources and SavingFWTM GmbH & Co. KGPublic Power Solutions

International PV AssociationsPV CYCLE

International Renewable Energy AssociationsEUROBATInternational Battery & Energy Storage

Alliance (IBESA)

National PV AssociationsAPESF – Associação Portuguesa de

Empresas do Sector FotovoltaicoAPISOLAR – Associação Portuguesa

da Indústria SolarBSW – Bundesverband

Solarwirtschaft e.V.Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association

ReuniwattSolairedirectSolarcenturySolarEdgeSteadysun SASSunEdisonTCO SolarYounergy Solar Ltd

WholesalersBayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbHBNRG RenewablesEnel Green Power SpaMessaritis Renewables LtdPhoenix Solar AGSolarclarity

POWER SALESPower Sales and VA ServicesBCI JSCEnel Green Power SpaENGIEFortumPrimrose Solar Management LTDRWE Innogy GmbHSchenker AGSolairedirectSolarAccess InvestmentsSunEdisonTCO SolarYounergy Solar Ltd

UtilitiesENGIEFortumRWE Innogy GmbHSolairedirect

OTHERSConsultancy Firms3EACCELIOS Solar GmbHADLER Solar Services GmbHALECTRISBayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbHBecquerel InstituteForty EightGari EcoPowerGeoModel SolarIHSKenergia Sviluppo SRLMAKE CONSULTINGMessaritis Renewables LtdNexantPowerHubReuniwatt


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