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AE Solar
Industry
Founded2003
HeadquartersKönigsbrunn, Bavaria, Germany
Key peopleAlexander Maier (CEO)
Products
Number of employees1,200 (2020)
Websiteae-solar.com

AE Solar is a German tier 1 solar panels manufacturer founded in Königsbrunn, Germany in 2003, by 3 brothers; Alexander, Victor and Waldemar Maier. The company is headquartered in Königsbrunn and has a presence in more than 95 countries, covering Africa, Asia-Pacific, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America and South America.

As at 2019, AE Solar had three production facilities in Turkey (2021), Georgia (2019) and China (2009); with an annual capacity of 2,5GW by the manufacturing factories in Europe and Asia. AE Solar is also a member of the UN Global Compact.

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 in China's Hongzhe; which was further expanded at the same location to 150 MW/year semi-automated manufacturing line in 2013, then to 250 MW/year expansion in 2016, and then to 525 MW/year fully automated robotic manufacturing line in 2017. As at 2021 AE Solar operated in more than 95 countries worldwide.

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 - which uses bypass diodes between each cell to avoid shading consequences.

Awards

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

See also

References

  1. "AE Solar: No Hot Spots on its PV Modules". 21 January 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "AE Solar plans gigawatt factory in Turkey | photon.info".
  3. "AE Solar weiht 500 Megawatt-Modulfabrik in Georgien ein". 27 February 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. "AE Solar on unglobalcompact.org". Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. Spasić, Vladimir (6 March 2023). "AE Solar plans solar panel factory in Romania". Balkan Green Energy News. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  6. "The world's first Shading Resistant Smart Hot-spot Free PV module at Intersolar North America, 2020". 27 January 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  7. "SNEC2017 "Top 10 Highlights" Awards". Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  8. "Verschattungen, na und? – pv magazine top innovation für AE Solar". 22 June 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  9. "Intersolar Finalist 2019". Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  10. "Winner for Smart Shading Resistant Hot-Spot Free Modules Technology". Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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