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Shareholder meeting
On 05.04.2023 an important meeting with the chairman of our shareholder Mr. Prof. Peng took place in Shanghai. Various topics relating to our company were discussed. Important decisions were made that will contribute significantly to the further positive development of the company. A great opportunity to support the shareholders activities to raise investments for the thin film photovoltaic technologies were [...]
New Managing Director
We are pleased to announce that we have appointed a new management team. Since 01.01.2023, Dr. Bastian Siepchen has taken over the position of Managing Director together with Mr. Xinjian Yin. Dr. Siepchen has extensive experience of photovoltaic technology. We are excited about the opportunity to work with Mr. Siepchen and are certain that he will have a positive impact [...]
CTF Solar measures internal record efficiency of 20.46 %
The CTF Solar R&D team in Dresden has measured a new internal record cell with an efficiency of 20.46 %. For the production of this solar cell only the standard processes were used, which are also available in the production lines, offered by CTF Solar. The cell has an area of 1 cm² and is on a commercial TCO float [...]
Generational change in CTF’s management team
Dr Michael Bauer became the new CEO of CTF Solar on 01/09/2020. He has assumed the position formerly held by Dr Michael Harr, the company’s co-founder and long-time CEO. Dr Harr remains managing director as the new CTO. Dr Bauer joined the company in March 2020 and served in the positions of managing director and CTO. The switch of positions [...]
Continuous Growth forces CTF Solar to move to a new Site in Dresden.
Dresden, Germany, 1 Aug. 2020 Since CTF Solar established its business site in Dresden in 2012 our company has grown continuously. Starting with just three researchers working in rooms of the Fraunhofer Institute für Organische Elektronik, Elektronenstrahl- und Plasmatechnik – FEP - and using their lab facilities the number of scientists and engineers at the Dresden site has grown to [...]
CTF Solar opens office in China
Chengdu, China, 18 Jan. 2019 CTF SOLAR has opened its own permanent representation in Chengdu, China. On 18 January 2019 the new office in Chengdu was officially opened by Dr. Michael Harr, CEO, who was accompanied by Prof. Peng Shou, President of CTF SOLAR’s parent company, CTIEC. Xinjian Yin, Prof. Peng and Dr. Michael Harr with guests, viewing the [...]