Chemical Engineer with a focus on operation and industrialization of innovative technologies. Karl Friedrich has more than 15 years of track record in highly automated PV manufacturing. As a COO at Shell Solar and as COO / VP Industrial Operations at Concentrix / Soitec Solar he built the most modern mass production facilities for silicon solar cells and for CPV modules from scratch. Realizing factories in Gelsenkirchen and Freiburg, Germany, and San Diego, USA, Karl Friedrich managed budgets of € 300 million.

Before entering into PV manufacturing business, he was an operations manager in the chemical industry, leading a production site with hundreds of tons of chemicals and related high safety and quality requirements.

Karl Friedrich received a diploma as a chemical engineer at the Technical University of Karlsruhe, Germany.

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06.03.2023

Industry Growth Forum

NexWafe CEO Davor Sutija will present ultra-thin, high efficiency, monocrystalline green solar wafers on the Commercialization Stage.

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06.03.2023

Tech Tour Green Energy 2023

CEO Davor Sutija will present NexWafe's engineered green wafers during the event.

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06.03.2023

PV Cell Tech

NexWafe CEO Davor Sutija will participate on a panel titled, "Global Diversification of Cell Manufacturing: Supply-Chains & Raw Materials" at 2:00 pm local time on March 15.

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06.03.2023

ESMC General Meeting

The General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the European Solar Manufacturing Council.

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06.03.2023

EcoSummit (Zoom)

At the event, NexWafe CEO Davor Sutija will present, "Green Solar Wafers" at 10:10 AM local time.

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23.02.2023

Norway & the UK Business Summit

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23.02.2023

McKinsey Green Business Building Summit (GBB Berlin 23)

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