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6 | 7 THE COMPANYGrowththrouGh innovationHow it all beganThe seeds to Sulfurcell’s success were sewn when thecompany was founded in July 2001 by Nikolaus Meyer –now the company’s Chief Executive Officer – togetherwith colleagues from the Hahn-Meitner Institute. Thecompany’s founders seized the opportunity to apply thelatest research on thin-film technology to solar modulesin industrial production. That was the beginning of thesuccess story, which continues today.The production line commenced operations in 2004.One year later Sulfurcell presented the first prototype.Production and commercial marketing of the modulesbegan soon after in 2005. Since joining the market, theBerlin company has considerably expanded its productioncapacities. 75,000 solar modules were already sold andinstalled by the beginning of 2010. This makes Sulfurcellone the world’s three most important manufacturers ofCIS semiconductors. The company has also won severalawards for its groundbreaking research and productdevelopment – including the 2006 Innovation AwardBerlin-Brandenburg.»Sulfurcell is a promising young company with very innovative technology. Thanks tothe extensive technological know-how of its staff and the ambitious expansion plan,we can expect Sulfurcell to become a major German photovoltaic manufacturer inthe coming years. As such Sulfurcell is helping to ensure that Germany remains oneof the world leaders in photovoltaics in future, too.«Gerhard Stryi-hipp, Fraunhofer institute for Solar Energy Systems iSE, head ofEnergy Policy, Member of the Supervisory Board of Sulfurcell Solartechnik Gmbh