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Global Solar Energy Expands Executive Team
The CIGS solar module manufacturer has appointed experienced thin-film solar researcher Urs Schoop to spearhead Innovations in flexible solar solutions for the building Industry.
Global Solar Energy, a manufacturer of high-efficiency Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide (CIGS) solar material and an emerging leader in building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), has appointed Urs Schoop as the Company’s new chief technology officer (CTO).
As CTO, Schoop will leverage his extensive expertise in the research and development of CIGS solar cell production in order to direct the successful execution of Global Solar’s technology roadmap.
“Dr. Schoop’s position as Global Solar’s CTO will help launch the Company to the next level of product development, and help us continue to be a technology innovator in the emerging BIPV industry,” said Jeffrey Britt, president and CEO of Global Solar.
“Dr. Schoop’s extensive experience in flexible thin-film solar and large scale manufacturing is critical to advancing our engineering and technical capabilities. We look forward to benefiting from his new role, which will help drive the success of Global Solar and the overall BIPV market.”
Prior to his appointment as CTO, Schoop was the director of Global Solar’s R&D department where he helped the Company improve cell efficiency, extend its long term reliability and uncover more cost-effective deposition techniques for cell production. Schoop also helped develop Global Solar’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Tucson, Arizona.
“Global Solar is making major business and technological strides in renewable energy technology that improves flexible solar solutions and provides a BIPV backbone for the building and roofing industry,” said Schoop. “With Global Solar’s unique sustainable and flexible BIPV solutions for rooftops, we are at the cutting edge of the emerging BIPV era. I am honoured to be a part of this exciting and important venture.”
Prior to joining Global Solar, Schoop was a senior scientist with American Superconductor in Boston, Massachusetts where he scaled processes and equipment from the R&D stage up to production for thin-film superconducting wire. He has been active in the thin-film industry and academia for more than 15 years.
