Michael Schmela

Executive Advisor, Managing Director

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

About

Experience

  • Committee Chairman Intersolar Europe Conference at Intersolar
    Dec 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

    Responsible for content creation of the Intersolar Europe Conference, part of the Smarter E, Europe's largest trade fair for solar and battery storage

  • Managing Director at TaiyangNews
    Mar 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 4 mos

    Founder and Managing Director of TaiyangNews (www.taiyangnews.info), a digital solar news platform that was launched in April 2016. TaiyangNews is publishing in-depth reports and market surveys on the latest in solar silicon to module technology - from processing materials, production equipment to product trends (to download our free reports, check: http://taiyangnews.info/reports/)

  • Executive Advisor & Director of Market Intelligence at SolarPower Europe (former: EPIA - European Photovoltaic Industry Association)
    Feb 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 5 mos

    Member of the Leadership Team of SolarPower Europe (formerly: European Photovoltaic Industry Association, EPIA). Advising and supporting the CEO to reach SolarPower Europe's vision that "solar energy is the leading contributor to the European Electricity Market." Responsible for SolarPower Europe's Market Intelligence Team. Since 2016, main author of SolarPower Europe's flagship report - the annually published Global Solar Market Outlook (GMO). (To download the latest GMO 2021-2026, check: https://www.solarpowereurope.org/insights/market-outlooks/global-market-outlook-for-solar-power-2022).

  • Managing Director at Mischco - Michael Schmela Consulting & Communications
    Dec 2014 - Present · 11 yrs 7 mos

    Strategy consulting & communications. Using my vast experience in solar and media to support with our team companies and organisations in the solar sector.

  • Blogger at sunnybloke
    May 2014 - Present · 12 yrs 2 mos

    I invite you to travel with a sunny bloke the world of solar power. Please check my comments on the solar sector at https://twitter.com/sunnybloke, LinkedIn or the TaiyangNews.info website - and enjoy.