SOLARA and Centrosolar Group AG
CENTROSOLAR Group AG is a listed photovoltaic company with a focus on roof-top systems. Our core business is in complete plug-and-play installations for roofs on private houses and key components such as mounting systems and solar glass. The CENTROSOLAR Group is one of the industry’s leading companies with more than 1,000 employees in Europe and the United States and a sales volume of 309m EUR (2009).
The programme comprises complete PV-systems, modules made of crystalline cells and thin film technology, building-integrated PV-installations, inverters, roof-mounted and roof-integrated mounting systems as well as low-iron solar glass with an anti-reflective coating. Another area of our expertise lies in project planning for solar installations on commercial buildings.
CENTROSOLAR has its own PV-module production facility in Wismar (Germany) and a solar glass production site in Furth (Germany). Both production facilities have been expanded considerably in recent years. Centrosolar Sonnenstromfabrik in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is one of the most modern factories in Germany, with a current annual production capacity of 155 MWp. This corresponds to the amount of electricity needed to cover the demand of 70,000 households. Our own research and development department continuously works on product innovations and identifying savings potential.
All companies in the CENTROSOLAR Group AG distinguish themselves through many years of experience in the photovoltaic industry and rank amongst the pioneers of the sector. They hold leading positions in their respective segments within the European market. A number of awards, such as the Bavarian Innovation Prize 2008 and the German Solar Award 2005 are testimony to our excellence.
In addition to subsidiaries in Germany, CENTROSOLAR has branches across Europe and in the United States. We generate 50 percent of our sales abroad. We have subsidiaries in Spain, Italy, France, Greece, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United States. In America, we have an office in Arizona and a recently opened office in San Francisco.
With the SOLARA brand by Centrosolar, CENTROSOLAR covers the rising demand for solar modules for stand-alone systems, both for leisure applications and the electrification of rural areas.