Bosch Solar Energy

Bosch Solar Energy AG
Public (FWB: ES6)
Industry Renewable Energies, Photovoltaics
Founded 1997
Headquarters Erfurt, Germany
Key people
Holger von Hebel(CEO)
Juergen Pressl(COO)
Peter Schneidewind(CSO)
Volker Nadenau(CTO)
Number of employees
1517 (as of 1 February 2010)
Website www.bosch-solarenergy.de

Bosch Solar Energy AG was a German solar wafer and solar cell manufacturer, based in Erfurt, which specialized in crystalline silicon-based photovoltaic (PV) products, as well as thin-film modules using amorphous silicon and CIGS absorber materials. The company consisted of the various divisions for silicon, wafers, solar cells and modules, research and production facilities in Germany and France and plans were made to open a production line in Malaysia.[1] It has been listed on the German stock exchange since 30 September 2005 and on 19 December 2005 its shares were admitted to the TecDAX. The enterprise was founded in 1997 as ErSol Solarstrom GmbH & Co. KG.

In 2013, Robert Bosch GmbH announced that it will exit from the solar business. The parent company also sold its shares of Aleo Solar.[1]

History

Timeline:

Formation of company as Ersol Solarstrom GmbH & Co. KG
Initial public offer
Robert Bosch GmbH becomes majority shareholder
Groundbreaking for new production facility in Arnstadt
Change of name into Bosch Solar Energy AG
Takeover of: aleo Solar AG (68,7% majority shareholding) and Johanna Solar Technologie GmbH (> 60% majority shareholding)
Robert Bosch GmbH announced, the company will exit its solar business and sell or shut down all of these operations.[1]

Structure and products

Bosch Solar Energy is subdivided into four different divisions according to product groups. The various subsidiaries are responsible to these divisions:

monocrystalline solar cell
(p- and n-type)
(p- and n-type)

Management board

The management board of Bosch Solar Energy AG consists of four members:

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Bosch exits solar business". Photon. 25 March 2013. Retrieved July 2015.

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