IPVEA now known as SOLARUNITED
In an extraordinary meeting in Amsterdam during the 29th EU PVSEC, members of the International Photovoltaic Equipment Association (IPVEA) unanimously approved the association's new vision, expansion plans and associated re-branding.
"The concept behind IPVEA'S new name expansion is that we want to unite the whole solar industry value chain as well as associated industries, such as energy storage, utilities and grid operators, through a collaborative approach," says "SOLARUNITED" President Eric Ast, who also serves as Senior Manager of Global Business Development at Multi-Contact.
"This organization unifies leaders across the solar industry and associations, and our company is proud to contribute to this important first ever global initiative," notes CSUN's EMEA General Manager Engin Yaman, one of the newest members of the organization.
"SOLARUNITED" Board Member Richard Moreth, Head of PV Sales at Vitronic adds that this is an important move for the organization. "The association remains focused strongly on technology but now with the involvement of key stakeholders we can provide more opportunity to improve quality and reliability," explains Moreth.
This move also allows the integration of more players. "The primary benefit of the new Solar United is that it provides a non-competitive environment for all national and regional organizations that have not collaborated yet in an official way," says SOLARUNITED Managing Director Bryan Ekus.
As a next step, SOLARUNITED will assemble strategy committees to focus on the most important issues for the industry with leaders and experts throughout the solar value chain. The organization welcomes the participation of additional solar companies, which can join through the recommendation of current members.
