AE Solar

AE Solar is a German TIER1 solar panels manufacturer, which was founded by Alexander Maier and his brothers in Königsbrunn, Germany, in 2003.[1] Headquartered in Königsbrunn, the company has a presence in more than 95 countries, covering Africa, Asia-Pacific, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America and South America. AE Solar has an annual capacity of 2,5GW by the manufacturing factories in Europe and Asia, as well, with branches in Mexico (since 2017), Brazil (since 2018) and Saudi Arabia (since 2018).[2]

AE Solar
Industry
Founded2003
HeadquartersKönigsbrunn, Bavaria, Germany
Key people
Alexander Maier (CEO)
Products
Number of employees
1,200 (2020)
Websiteae-solar.com

By 2019, AE Solar has three production facilities in Turkey (2021),[3] Georgia (2019)[4] and China (2009). Also global sales teams in Georgia, Germany, Turkey, China, Mexico, Brazil, Saudi Arabia.

AE Solar is the member of the UN Global Compact.[5]

History
AE Solar Factory in China.

AE Solar established as an installation company in 2003 by Alexander Maier and his brothers, Victor and Waldemar in Königsbrunn, Germany. The company launched 50 MW/year PV modules manual assembly manufacturing in 2009, China's Hongzhe with further expansion at the same location to 150 MW/year semi-automated manufacturing line installed in 2013, to 250 MW/year expansion in 2016, 525 MW/year fully automated robotic manufacturing line installed in 2017. By 2021 AE Solar operates in more than 95 countries worldwide.[6]

Products

AE Solar produces both polycrystalline and monocrystalline photovoltaic modules (solar panels), also the world's first Smart Shading Resistant Hot-spot Free PV module,[7] which use bypass diodes between each cell to avoid shading consequences. AE Solar integrates NFC-Chips in its PV modules against counterfeit to protect the product authenticity.

Awards
  • SNEC (2017)[8]
  • Top Innovation/PV Magazine (2018)[9]
  • Intersolar Finalist (2019)[10]
  • Construma Award (2020), Winner for Smart Shading Resistant Hot-Spot Free Modules Technology[11]

See also

References
  1. "AE Solar: No Hot Spots on its PV Modules". 21 January 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "AE Solar – the Largest Manufacturer of PV Modules Under one Roof in Europe". Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. "AE Solar plans gigawatt factory in Turkey | photon.info".
  4. "Largest factory in Europe manufacturing solar panels in Kutaisi". 27 February 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. "AE Solar on unglobalcompact.org". Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  6. Spasić, Vladimir (6 March 2023). "AE Solar plans solar panel factory in Romania". Balkan Green Energy News. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  7. "The world's first Shading Resistant Smart Hot-spot Free PV module at Intersolar North America, 2020". 27 January 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  8. "SNEC2017 "Top 10 Highlights" Awards". Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  9. "Top business model: Großspeicher im Verteilnetz von Smart Power". Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  10. "Intersolar Finalist 2019". Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  11. "Winner for Smart Shading Resistant Hot-Spot Free Modules Technology". Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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