Michael Schmela

Job Title: Executive Advisor
Company: SolarPower Europe
Country: Belgium

Michael is Executive Advisor to the CEO and a member of the leadership team. Alongside his business development work, Michael heads SolarPower Europe's award-winning market intelligence team. He is lead author of the annually published Global Market Outlook and EU Market Outlook, and works closely with Policy Analyst Raffaele operating the Solar & Storage workstream. Michael has been working in solar for over 20 years. After co-founding Photon-Magazine in 1996, he served in various positions within the Photon group, primarily as Editor-in-Chief of Photon International. In 2014, Michael started MISCHCO, a company offering strategy consulting and communication services to solar companies. In 2016, TaiyangNews, a digital news platform for the solar industry that Michael founded, went online. Michael studied Geology/Palaeontology at Bonn University, Geology at RWTH Aachen, and Mineralogy at Frankfurt University. He speaks German and English.

June 18, 2024Introdction & Global Market Outlook for Solar Power 2024-2028

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Session

Global & European Decarbonization Strategies: Challenges & Solutions on Solar's Path to Become the World's Major Power Source

Tuesday, June 18, 2024, 11:30 am - 01:00 pm

ICM München Room 14 A

As solar energy continues its strong global growth trajectory, exceeding all expectations, more and more obstacles are appearing on the long way towards completing the energy transition. The question is: what is needed to unleash solar's full potential in Europe and globally, and what can realistically be achieved?This session will discuss: Global Market Outlook for Solar Power 2024—2027 (report launch) Solar power's role in European and global decarbonization strategies Solutions for unlocking the vast potential of solar

Further Content

Dr. Korbinian Kramer, Coordinator for Solar Thermal Energy, Fraunhofer ISE

Shadowy Existence - How Solar Thermal Energy Is Helping to Shape the Energy Transition

The smarter E Podcast Episode 171 | Language: German

April 4, 2024

We talk about this with the symposium's technical director, Dr. Korbinian Kramer from Fraunhofer ISE in Freiburg.

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