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Vehicle integrated, in production

Producing solar products for integration into a range of electric vehicles will be a fundamentally new development and production process, says Robert Händel, the CEO and founder of Opes Solutions. The offgrid and solar mobility producer has developed its first two vehicle-integrated photovoltaic (VIPV) modules and is preparing for the market opportunity ahead.

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Jonathan Gifford

11 Feb 2022

Robert Händel: “You must go quickly from manual production to produce samples, to pilot production, and then develop automation station by station.” | Image: Opes Solutions

Last we spoke, you were working in the offgrid field and making modules for solar street lighting. How would you describe the company’s focus now?We are still in solar street lighting and we work with market leaders. More generally we’re making customized modules, and since we started, we have made 7 million modules or more. …

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