Der hohe Auftragseingang wird hauptsächlich durch die steigende Nachfrage nach Midsummer-Endprodukten auf dem US-amerikanischen Markt bestimmt

(WK-intern) – Record order intake for Midsummer in 2018

Swedish solar energy technology leader Midsummer, announces a record high order intake for 2018. Midsummer received orders for SEK 265 million [USD 29,3m; EUR 25,8m] last year. The high order intake is driven mainly by the increasing demand for Midsummer’s end products in the US market, where Midsummer’s partner Sunflare has released several new innovative products.

Midsummer, a developer of advanced solutions for the production and installation of thin film solar cells, received orders for SEK 265 million in 2018 [USD 29,3m; EUR 25,8m]. This is the highest order intake in the company’s history. The reason for the record order intake is the increasing demand for Midsummer’s end products from the Californian market and the southwestern part of United States.

“California is a huge market and the state is far ahead of other regions in both regulatory and technical terms,” said Sven Lindström, CEO and founder of Midsummer. “All new homes built in California must have solar power installed from January 1, 2020 and the state has nearly half of US total installed solar power capacity. Our partner Sunflare is investing heavily in this region and has launched several new innovative products in this market that has received great interest.”

Solar energy accounts for nearly 17 percent of California’s total energy production. The amount of installed solar energy is expected to double in the US in five years and more than half of all new electricity in the United States today comes from solar energy. The payback time for a solar energy system in California is shorter than four years while the systems have a technical lifetime of at least 25 years.

“We are witnessing a true revolution in renewable energy, with the United States as the driver, and the potential is simply enormous, not just in the southwestern United States but throughout the world. Solar energy is very competitive, even without subsidies and also in cold countries. We believe that the future lies in BIPV, building-integrated solar panels, which can easily be integrated with or attached to roofs, walls, vehicles, tents, over landfills, etc. in urban environments and close to the end consumers. The only limit is production capacity. It would necessitate 435 of our DUO machines to manufacture solar panels to cover just five percent of California’s membrane roofs”, said Mr. Lindström.

Read CEO Sven Lindström’s six expected global trends in renewable energy and solar energy 2019 here.

Midsummer’s DUO system has taken the position as the most widespread manufacturing tool for flexible thin film solar cells in the world. Midsummer is today the world leader in being able to produce light, flexible, robust thin film solar panels with high-energy efficiency.

Midsummer had revenues of SEK 115 million in 2017 [USD 12,7m; EUR 11,2m] and SEK 165 million [USD 18m; EUR 16m] in the first nine months of 2018, with operating profits of SEK 25 million [USD 2.8m; EUR 2.4m], and SEK 30.7 million [USD 3.4m; EUR 3m], respectively. Midsummer’s annual report will be presented on March 22.

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