Since 1983, Prof. Peter Adelmann has been actively involved in the photovoltaic (PV) sector. Beginning in 1988, he served as a lecturer and later became a professor at the University of Applied Sciences Ulm, while also taking on guest professorships at various universities across Asia and Africa. From 1990 to 2000, he worked as Manager and General Manager of Steca, where he founded the company's solar department. He then went on to found and lead Phocos AG as CEO for eight years. Since 2005, he has been a member of the IEC standardization committee (WG3 - solar components). In addition, he has been working as a senior consultant for organizations such as GIZ, the World Bank and the UN. Between 2010 and 2015, he was a visiting professor for 'Off-grid Solar Systems' at SERIS/NUS in Singapore. Since 2011, he has been the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of fosera GmbH & Co. KGaA, followed by founding roles as Director and CEO of the Institute for Decentralized Electrification, Education and Entrepreneurship (id-eee) in 2012, Vice Chairman of the Board of BOS AG in 2014, and Chairman of the Board of fothermo AG since 2020.
June 23, 2026Welcome & Introduction
