HelioSphera explained

HelioSphera
Type:	Privately held company
Foundation:	2007^[1]
Location City:	Athens
Location Country:	Greece
Locations:	5 (including sales offices in Hamburg, Germany; and Milan, Italy)
Key People:	Stavros Konstantinidis, CEO and President of the Board of Directors; Christos Trizoglou, General Manager
Industry:	Solar power generation
Products:	Photovoltaic solar panels and modules, Thin-film micormorph-tandem technology modules
Num Employees:	Approximately 180

HelioSphera S.A. is a Greek company founded in 2007, with major stakeholders in Greece and the United States of America. Its headquarters is in Athens, Greece, and its production facility is in Tripoli, Greece. The company's primary product is photovoltaic solar panels^[2] and modules, made of micromorph thin-film^[1] with an annual capacity of 60MWp.^[3] The company has significant expertise in solar manufacturing.

History

In January 2008 ground was broken in Tripoli, Greece for the company's production facility. The Micromorph thin-film plant was built in 18 months, from an investment of 180m Euros. The state-of-the-art, 27,000 m² facility, with a clean room of over 1500 m² launched production in September 2009.^[4] A month later the certification process according to IEC61646 and IEC61730 was completed by TÜV-Rheinland, with two mounting solutions for BIPV and ground mounted systems offered. Production started in the fourth quarter of 2009, and the ramp-up was completed in the third quarter of 2010. In 2010, 92% of the production was exported, and projects in Germany, Italy, Slovakia, France, Greece, Belgium, Israel, the Czech Republic, Japan and elsewhere have been commissioned, including large scale ground mounted systems and medium to small scale rooftop installations.

Products

The company's micromorph modules are manufactured to perform in low light conditions, partial shading or high temperatures. HelioSphera S.A. was one of the first companies to start module production in Greece, is the only thin film (micromorph-Si) producer in Greece.

Further reading

• Web site: HelioSphera: Technological excellence at European level . ΗΜΕΡΗΣΙΑ . December 17, 2011 . May 31, 2012. el.
• Peter Key (November 30, 2009). "HelioSphera solar panel plant in Phila. expected to create 400 jobs". Philadelphia Business Journal. Accessed May 2011.
• Web site: HelioSphera picks Philadelphia for solar panel plant . Business Courier (Cincinnati) . December 3, 2009 . May 31, 2012 . Key, Peter.
• News: Monroe loses bid for solar project . Middletown Journal . January 6, 2010 . May 31, 2012 . (Staff writer).
• Web site: HelioSphera S.A. . 2011-11-30 . Hellenic Network for Corporate Social Responsibility.

External links

• • Web site: Greek Parliament Approves HelioSphera Manufacturing Subsidy . Renewableenergyworld.com . March 25, 2009 . May 31, 2012.
• Web site: HelioSphera Plans 160MW Solar Factory in Philly . Greentechmedia.com . December 1, 2009 . May 31, 2012 . Wang, Ucilia.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Company Overview of HelioSphera S.A. . https://archive.today/20130118152327/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=61381324 . dead . January 18, 2013 . Bloomberg . May 31, 2012.
2. Web site: From sunny forecast to dark clouds: The city solar project that didn't happen . The Inquirer . September 25, 2011 . May 31, 2012 . Maykuth, Andrew.
3. Web site: HelioSphera: Short Profile . Heliosphera.com . May 31, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120614121131/http://www.heliosphera.com/page.asp?p=3 . June 14, 2012 .
4. News: HelioSphera to build $500 million, 160MW solar PV module plant in Philadelphia Navy Yard complex . 2011-11-30 . Photovoltaics International (Journal) . Tom Cheyney . December 1, 2009.