Featured in Europe’s solar reshuffle – 11-2014

Moving on O&M

First Solar/skytron: At Intersolar Europe, First Solar announced that it was to acquire Germany’s monitoring platform and service provider skytron energy. Almost immediately questions were raised as to how skytron will operate as a service provider to third parties outside of the First Solar family. Skytron energy’s managing director Stefan Degener says that, on the contrary, skytron can now leverage First Solar’s strength and knowledge to grow.

pv magazine: At what stage is the acquisition of skytron energy by First Solar? Stefan Degener: The transaction closed early July so we are in the integration phase right now, but it is fairly limited. It is planned that skytron continues its business and its brand going forward. So skytron will continue to sell monitoring …

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