Powered by the sun - Some words about us
SCHOTT Solar has over 52 years experience in solar technology. The company develops, manufactures and markets highly efficient receivers, a key component for Concentrated Solar Power plants with parabolic trough technology, as well as innovative, high-quality photovoltaic products. With crystalline solar wafers, solar cells, solar power modules and a-Si thin film modules, SCHOTT Solar provides core components in the value chain for the photovoltaic generation of energy.
SCHOTT Solar regards itself as a market and technology leader for receivers for Concentrated Solar Power plants with parabolic trough technology. Based on many years of research and development competence, the company also considers itself as one of the cutting-edge, integrated quality providers of photovoltaic products, both in crystalline photovoltaics and in thin film technology.
Shareholders
SCHOTT Solar AG has been a fully-owned subsidiary of the international SCHOTT AG technology group since 2005.
Management and employees
Managing Board:
Dr. Martin Heming (CEO), Hans-Peter Karpenstein, Dr. Jürgen Kaiser-Gerwens, Dr. Gerrit Sames.
Employees:
Currently, SCHOTT Solar employs more than 2,300 people worldwide, 100 of them in research and development.
Global presence
Facilities are located in Germany (Mainz, Alzenau, Jena, Putzbrunn and Mitterteich) as well as in the Czech Republic, Spain and the USA. Additionally, SCHOTT Solar can rely on SCHOTT's international sales network.
Our business divisions
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) division
SCHOTT Solar develops, manufactures and markets highly efficient receivers, one of the key components for Concentrated Solar Power plants using parabolic trough technology. The receivers are currently produced in Mitterteich, Aznalcóllar (Spain) and in Albuquerque (NM, USA).
Photovoltaics (PV) business division
SCHOTT Solar develops, manufactures and markets innovative and high quality photovoltaic products and contributes to essential parts of the value chain with crystalline solar wafers, solar cells, solar electricity modules and a-Si thin film modules in the Photovoltaics business division.
The photovoltaic products are currently produced in Alzenau, Jena, Putzbrunn, Valašské Mezirící (Czech Republic) and in Albuquerque (NM, USA).
