SMA Solar Technology Snapshot
SMA Solar Technology helps its customers harvest the power of the sun. Founded in 1981, the company focuses on making a wide range of photovoltaic inverters, components of solar power systems that help convert sunlight into electricity. SMA Solar Technology, which sells its products to private, commercial, and institutional owners of solar power plants, serves customers such as Airbus, Bayer, Siemens, and Volkswagen. The company also makes electronics and components, such as battery chargers for railway coaches, through SMA Railway Technology. The firm operates through subsidiaries in 16 countries. Customers outside of Germany make up about 45% of sales.
