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Gehrlicher SolarAmerica Corporation
Gehrlicher Solar America Corpora-tion is the United States subsidiary of one of the world’s largest independent solar integrators, Gehrlicher Solar AG. Our office was founded in 2010 and is headquar-tered in Springfield, New Jersey, which allows us to serve the entire East coast.
In 2011, we expanded our business to Arizona, one of the top three solar markets in the country with abundant sunshine, air-conditioning driven peak-loads, a fast growing population and access to the California and Southwest markets.
Gehrlicher provides high performance utility-scale and distributed generation systems as well as Power Purchase Agreements to utilities, develop-ers, municipalities, educational institutions and commercial customers.
We are active on a national level, pursuing both turnkey and investor-funded projects.
Gehrlicher USA specializes in the full lifecycle of commercial solar projects, including development, construction, financing, operation and mainte-nance. To date, we have numerous completed and ongoing projects besides our recently launched U.S. distribution business to offer solar modules, inverters and our own components from the GehrTec® product portfolio.
»Gehrlicher is synonymous with efficient installations and high quality components.«
Company Profile
Tempe, AZ
Springfield, NJ
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Our parent organization, Gehrlicher Solar AG, is headquartered in Ger-many and has over 300 employees in over 12 countries including France, Spain, Great Britain, Brazil, India, Italy, Turkey, and South Africa.
Since 1994 to this day, the family business is managed by the founder of the company. Klaus Gehrlicher is one of the pioneers of the German photovoltaic industry.
Globally, our senior management team has exten-sive experience within the renewable energy
industries. Gehrlicher Solar has installed over 300 megawatts of solar photovoltaic systems for enti-ties ranging from commercial and residential cus-tomers to farms and utilities.
The company has a record of having installed one commercial rooftop solar system per day in 2010, and it has installed a number of large solar farms, each sized at 10 megawatts or more.
Gehrlicher Solar AG has annual revenues in ex-cess of $400 million. In addition to its Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) and distribu-tion businesses, it also manages various photovol-taic funds with institutional investors that may offer funding to clients for solar photovoltaic systems.
Klaus GehrlicherCEO and Founder of Gehrlicher Solar AG
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»Our goal is to make your projects profitable.«
Our Business Overview
5 kWp system installed in St. Croix, Virgin IslandsGround-mounted system installed in Massachusetts
Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)
Our EPC services include the development, financing, and construction of solar photovoltaic systems. Our team has substantial experience with rooftop, ground-mounted, and carport sys-tems. In the past year, we successfully completed the installation of projects aggregating to over 20 megawatts across the country.
We offer our customers multiple alternatives for turnkey or investor-funded solar projects.
Components & Systems Distribution
We are able to benefit our customers by leverag-ing our global purchasing power and economies of scale, offering highly competitive pricing for solar modules and other major system components in-cluding inverters and racking systems.
We also offer our own products, including the GehrTec® family of mounting systems as well as all components needed to install solar photovoltaic systems for residential and small-scale commer-cial customers.
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»Gehrlicher Solar America is your partner throughout the entire process, from financing right up to the turnkey system.«
Engineering, Procurement and Construction
Gehrlicher’s years of photovoltaic experience allow us to provide our customers with market expertise, favorable long-term business relationships and a competitive portfolio known for continuous innovation.
Gehrlicher stands for experience and quality in products and services . When planning and building
photovoltaics systems, we proceed with utmost precision and demand the highest level of quality. We ensure long-term yield-oriented execution pro-viding maximum use of the system technology and therefore maximum economic returns.
Energy Park in Lauingen, Germany 25.7 MWp
Components and Systems Distribution
Our 25,000 square foot distribution center is based in Springfield, NJ. We provide residential and com-mercial segments with wholesale panels, inverters, racking systems and complete kits.
Our position as an international wholesaler and sys-tem integrator ensures us reasonable prices and the appropriate volume of high quality components, something that benefits our customers directly.
Through our contacts with the world’s top manu-facturers, we continually expand our product port-folio with new, innovative product choices. We can supply you with components or complete systems, including our own proven GehrTec® product family at competitive prices.
With our strong market position, proven partner-ships, long-term supply contracts, and important role as a major buyer, our customers profit addi-tionally from market price fluctuations and con-stant cost negotiations with manufacturers. This way, we are able to respond flexibly to current market situations.
»We take on the responsibility for supplying you with sustainable and efficient energy.«
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Warehouse in Springfield, NJ
Project Integration: Realization and Management
Our Partners
Solar Modules Inverters Racking
Project realization from a single source The Gehrlicher Group’s turnkey projects begin with quality planning and preparation. From project rights development to detailed technical engineer-ing, we enter the project at the earliest stages.
Project Development
• Development and acquisition of project rights• Legal, Technical, Resources, Environmental
licenses
Technical Engineering
• Solar plant engineering and design • DC + AC technical planning• Local norms and requirements processes • Coordination with the Gehrlicher Solar construc-
tion crew Flexibility & Reliability • Flexible approach to customers’ demands and
power plant specifications• Long-term partnerships with leading global
manufacturers of solar modules and inverters• International wholesaler and system integrator
benefits• High quality components at the best prices• High degree of security with respect to planning
and delivery• Continuous expansion of product portfolio with
new, innovative product choices• Extensive experience with alternative technolo-
gies providing the best solution: C-Si, Thin-Film modules; and PV, CPV, Rooftop, Shade-Structure, Single-Axis Tracker, Fixed-Tilt.
»We assemble the best andensure continuous supply.«
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Technical Legal
Resources Environmental
Our Value Proposition
With our flexible business model, based on strategic relationships with technology providers, Gehrli-cher Solar America guarantees project success.
We offer the complete downstream value chain: from project development to planning, EPC, proj-ect financing and operations & maintenance. Our European legacy and know-how is complemented by a high-class, U.S. experienced EPC and sales
team because, while Gehrlicher Solar has built over 300 megawatts of photovoltaics globally, our U.S. team has overseen another 100 megawatts of projects with world-class customers and utilities.
We are backed up by a syndicated loan facility from major European banks. Therefore, if you want to know about PV alternatives, what the best solution is for you, or just need further assistance in financing, contact our Gehrlicher Solar America representatives today. We are your partner throughout the entire process: from financing right up to the turnkey system.
»The Key Point: our flexible business model.«
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Operation & maintenance
Project realisation
Technical design
Financial partners selection
2. Project engineering & construction
System engineering and planning Technical integrity Structural integrity BOS optimization Performance integrity
Technology supply DC+AC construction Sub-contracting Grid connection Transfer to client
Monitoring Preventative maintenance Claims and repairs Documentation Warranties management
3. Project management
Equity partners Debt partners Bridge financing Insurances and bonds
Project finance
Solar fund management and administration
1. Project development
Technical Legal
Resources Environmental
Solar irradiation Local technical req’s. Environmental assessment Legal and regulatory permits, licenses, and approvals
PV solar project value chain: development, construction, management
Project Management Office
Stefan Parhofer Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Stefan Parhofer is currently serving as CEO of Gehrlicher Solar America Corporation. He started his career at Siemens Corporate Research on thin film technologies and then worked for three years at Siemens Management Consulting, a top-level consult-ing group within Siemens, led by Dr. Klaus Kleinfeld (now CEO of Alcoa Inc.). In 2000, Dr. Parhofer was re-cruited by SimonsVoss Techno logies AG, a high tech company in the security technology business where he was responsible for strategy and served as Managing Director of a successful spin-off. In 2007, he was hired to become CFO of a Solar-CPV company based in Munich and joined Gehrlicher in 2009. Dr. Parhofer holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Dresden and a MBA from Babcock Graduate School at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Matthew McGovern Chief Financial Officer
Dr. McGovern is the CFO of Gehrlicher Solar America Corp. In 2008, he co-founded AMK Capital Advisors, a clean technology focused corporate financial advisory firm. Prior to launching AMK, Dr. McGovern served as an officer and then Managing Partner of the SBI Group from 2001 to 2008. SBI is an investment banking and asset management firm focused on high growth com-panies in the US and Asia. In this role, he oversaw the management of investment banking, principal trading
and asset allocation. Before joining SBI, Dr. McGovern was a member of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young’s private equity arm, the New Ventures Group. In this role, he was involved in the deployment of firm capital and structuring of corporate investments. Dr. McGovern serves as a financial advisor to and director of multiple companies, including Electronic Recyclers Internatio-nal. He holds a master’s degree in Organi zational Behavior and a doctorate in Organizational Develop-ment from the College of Organizational Studies at CSPP. Dr. McGovern received his BS from Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio.
Jerry Shinn Chief Project Officer
Jerry Shinn is the Chief Project Officer for Gehrlicher Solar America Corp. Prior to joining Gehrlicher, he was General Manager for Gloria Solar in the United States. From mid 2010 to April 2011, his team designed and built over 12+MW of projects throughout the U.S. for companies including IKEA (8 locations), Tucson Electric Power (1.9MW) and ConEd Development (1.8MW). Prior to Gloria Solar, Mr. Shinn served in senior executive po-sitions for several high technology companies special-izing in CRM, corporate real estate management and a manufacturing company that designed, manufactured and marketed products to electrical contractors. Mr. Shinn holds a BS in Biology from Oberlin College and an MS in Accounting from New Hamp shire College. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Piscata-quog Watershed Association, a regional land trust.
»Our knowledge is based on experience.«
Our Management Team
Stefan Parhofer Chief Executive Officer
Matthew McGovern Chief Financial Officer
Jerry Shinn Chief Project Officer
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References
System Rooftop
Nominal Output 645 kW
Modules 2744 Yingli YL 235
Annual energy output 785,010 kWh
Annual CO2 offset 541 metric tons
System Rooftop
Nominal Output 693 kW
Modules 2665 Yingli YL 260
Annual energy output 848,816 kWh
Annual CO2 offset 585 metric tons
System Rooftop
Commissioning 2011
Nominal Output 323 kW
Modules 1344 Yingli 240
Annual energy output 393,523 kWh
Annual CO2 offset 271 metric tons
System Ground-mounted
Nominal Output 151 kW
Modules 644 Yingli 235
Annual energy output 186,500 kWh
Annual CO2 offset 129 metric tons
NJR Clean Energy Ventures. Edison, New Jersey
NJR Clean Energy Ventures. Edison, New Jersey
KMT Solar LLC. Swedesboro, New Jersey
Weston Solutions Inc. North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
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System Rooftop
Nominal Output 1.08 MW
Modules 4200 Yingli 240
Annual energy output 1,220,668 kWh
Annual CO2 offset 842 metric tons
System Ground-mounted
Nominal Output 1.25 MW
Modules 5376 Yingli
Annual energy output 1,694,176 kWh
Annual CO2 offset 1168 metric tons
System Rooftop
Nominal Output 1.2 MW
Modules 4760 Yingli 240
Annual energy output 1,220,688 kWh
Annual CO2 offset 842 metric tons
System Ground-mounted
Nominal Output 2.6 MW
Modules 9504
Annual energy output undisclosed
Annual CO2 offset undisclosed
IKEA. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Person County, North Carolina
IKEA. Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
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Gehrlicher Solar America Corp. 21 Fadem Road Springfield, NJ 07081 (USA) Phone: 908-219-4379 Toll-free: 877-844-9174 Fax: 908-219-4375 [email protected]
www.gehrlicher.us
Brazil (Salvador) France (Paris)Fuerteventura (Las Palmas)Germany (Munich, Coburg)Great Britain (Birmingham)
South Africa (East London)Czech Republic (Prague)Turkey (Istanbul)USA (Springfield)
India (Mumbai)Italy (Milan)Romania (Bucharest)Spain (Madrid, Murcia)