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German solar panel manufacturer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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As at 2019, AE Solar had three production facilities in Turkey (2021), Georgia (2019) and China (2009);[2][3] with an annual capacity of 2,5GW by the manufacturing factories in Europe and Asia.[citation needed] AE Solar is also a member of the UN Global Compact.[4]

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History

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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.[5]

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Products

AE Solar produces both polycrystalline and monocrystalline photovoltaic modules (solar panels), also the world's first Smart Shading Resistant Hot-spot Free PV module[6] - which uses bypass diodes between each cell to avoid shading consequences.

Awards

  • SNEC (2017)[7]
  • Top Innovation/PV Magazine (2018)[8]
  • Intersolar Finalist (2019)[9]
  • Construma Award (2020), Winner for Smart Shading Resistant Hot-Spot Free Modules Technology[10]

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