Centrosolar, based in Munich, Germany, was one of the leading stock exchange listed solar companies in
Europe. The company produced
photovoltaic
Photovoltaics (PV) is the conversion of light into electricity using semiconducting materials that exhibit the photovoltaic effect, a phenomenon studied in physics, photochemistry, and electrochemistry. The photovoltaic effect is commercially us ...
systems for private houses and industrial properties. Centrosolar marketed standard grid-connected systems and non-grid-connected
solar power generators.
In 2008, following 10 months of construction, Centrosolar opened a 47,000 square-meter, 150 MW solar module factory in
Wismar, Germany. The €23 million facility has created 250 new jobs in Wismar.
In 2014 the company declared bankruptcy. The German production facility was purchased by
CS Wismar. Centrosolars subsidiaries in France and The Netherlands were acquired by the German solar producer
Solarwatt and continued business as ''Solarwatt France SARL'' and ''Solarwatt BV''.
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See also
* List of photovoltaics companies
* Renewable energy commercialization
References
External links
Centrosolar's Kirsch Says Sales May Beat Estimates
Solar energy companies of Germany
Photovoltaics manufacturers
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