Sonnedix Axel Thiemman, CEO, Sonnedix
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onnedix is a global solar Independent Power Producer (IPP). The business develops, builds, finances, owns, and operates solar power plants across OECD countries.
The business operates in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Poland, Japan, Chile, the UK and the US. “We currently have 1.8 gigawatts operational, 400 megawatts under construction and 5 gigawatts that will go into production over the next 3 years,” shared Mr Thiemann. To equate these numbers to something physical, in 2021 the electricity that Sonnedix produced was enough to provide electricity to around 650,000 households.
When we started, solar energy was still a niche market... Green energy is now becoming the provider of choice, the most efficient and cost effective.
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“With the expansion to 7GW, Sonnedix will be able to supply more than 2.6 million households with solar driven electricity,” said Mr Thiemann.
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Established in 2009, Sonnedix is still a relatively young business in an equally young sector of a mature market. “When we started, solar energy was still a niche market, a lot of which was run on subsidies. Green energy is now becoming the provider of choice, the most efficient and cost effective,” said Mr Thiemann. However, in 2021, still less than 4% of energy generated was from solar power. “There is definitely a growth opportunity in this arena,” he said. Sonnedix currently has 424 projects in operation, construction or development, developed, financed, constructed and operated by a dedicated and engaged team of over 430 worldwide.
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