The energy storage division, which was under the temporary assignment of Frank Fuchs, is one of the new and key business fields the SCHMID Group will be concentrating on in order to enter future markets and further expand the product portfolio.
Prof Dr Ralf Lüdemann has been with SolarWorld for the last 10 years and has been active in the photovoltaics business for more than 20 years.
After studying physics at the University of Karlsruhe, Ralf Lüdemann earned his doctorate at the University of Konstanz. He worked for seven years at Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems in Freiburg, establishing and heading the innovative production technology for photovoltaics business unit.
In 2000 he was assigned to the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, where he was responsible for technology transfer.
In 2002 Ralf Lüdemann joined SolarWorld to build up the first solar cell line.
Besides his responsibility as managing director of Deutsche Cell GmbH he became managing director of SolarWorld Industries Deutschland GmbH, the former Shell Solar Industries Deutschland.
Since 2005 he was in charge of merging all R&D activities in the SolarWorld group into one company, SolarWorld Innovations GmbH.
Ralf Lüdemann is honorary professor at the Technical University of Freiberg and member of the board of trustees of Fraunhofer ISE.
