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

The World’s Leading Exhibition for the Solar Industry

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Sessions

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

Eduard Schlutius, CEO, reev

Intelligent ChargingSsoftware - Solutions for the Electric Fleet

The smarter E Podcast Episode 172 | Language: German

April 18, 2024

We talk with Eduard Schlutius, CEO of reev.

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.

Publication

Download the "MENA Outlook Report 2022"

The Middle East and Africa Outlook Report 2022 looks into the current state of energy trends in the Middle East and Africa and the overall health of the sector at large.

Exhibition Program

Full Exhibition Program Overview

Join us for the exhibition forums, stages, side events and more.

Accompanying Program

Test Drive

Don't miss the opportunity to take one of the electric cars for a spin right from the exhibition site.