SMA Solar Technology AG

Energy that Changes

SMA Solar Technology AG - Energy that Changes

As a leading global specialist in photovoltaic system technology, SMA is setting the standards today for the decentralized, digital and renewable energy supply of tomorrow. More than 4,000 SMA employees in 20 countries have devoted themselves to this task. Our innovative solutions for every type of photovoltaic application offer people and companies worldwide greater independence in meeting their energy needs. In collaboration with our partners and customers, we are helping people transition to a self-sufficient, decentralized and renewable energy supply.

SMA headquarters in Niesteltal/Kassel, Germany
Sunny Central production in Germany
Topping-out ceremony for the Gigawatt Factory at Sanderhäuser Berg, Germany
SMA electronics production at its site in Niestetal, Germany
Electrician with Sunny Boy Smart Energy hybrid inverter
SMA was founded in 1981 by Prof. Werner Kleinkauf and former Managing Board members Günther Cramer, Peter Drews and Reiner Wettlaufer
Chief Financial Officer Barbara Gregor at the 2023 anniversary of SMA's stock exchange listing
SMA trainees getting to know each other
SMA is a member of the initiative "Open to Diversity"
Commissioning of the SMA eCharger for PV-optimized charging
Rainbow lighting on the factory at Sandershäuser Berg during Pride Month 2022
One of numerous charging stations on SMA company premises
Production of the SMA EV Charger at the production site in Niestetal
A glimpse into development
SMA obtains up to 100% of its electric current from renewable energy, the majority from its own PV systems
SMA Service—providing assistance all around the world
Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the 40th anniversary of SMA
Sunny Central inverter in the SMA test hall for electromagnetic compatibility
With expertise on-site: the SMA field service
The construction site of the Gigawatt Factory
Specialist training takes place at the Solar Academy
Jürgen Reinert with Logistics employees
SMA electronics production

Technological leadership

For over 40 years, SMA has been setting technological trends and driving the development of renewable energies. With our groundbreaking inverter technology, we have made significant contributions in seeing that renewable energies leave the pioneer phase behind and increasingly become the norm worldwide.

Helping shape the energy supply of the future

With the digitization of the energy industry, we are now entering the energy world of the future. Photovoltaics are playing an important role, given that they will soon be the most cost-effective energy source in all regions.

To exploit their full potential, we will need to connect photovoltaics with storage, e-mobility and other sectors and integrate them into the entire system. Here, SMA has a key role to play. Our vast experience and comprehensive expertise make us a sought-after partner for leading companies from other areas. Today, SMA is developing sophisticated system solutions perfectly tailored to the needs of the “electricity prosumers” of tomorrow.

Since 2008, SMA Solar Technology AG, has been listed on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (S92) and is listed in the TecDAX index and MDAX index. Our technology has won multiple awards and is protected by approximately 1,600 patents and utility models.

Facts and Figures

Headquarters: Niestetal, Germany

Global presence: sales and service subsidiaries in 20 countries

Founded: 1981

Number of employees: over 4,000

2023 sales: 1,904.1 million euros

Selected Awards

2024

Winner of the German Brand Awards in the categories: "Brand Innovation of the Year" and "Industry, Machinery, Technology"

Gold status in the Best Managed Companies Awards for the fourth time in a row as Best Managed Company

Capital Magazine and Statista name SMA one of the Most innovative companies in Germany

kununu Top Company 2024

Ranked 10th in the Global 100 of most sustainable companies published by Corporate Knights

2023

Green Letter of the Albright Foundation for a balanced ratio of men and women on the SMA Board

EcoVadis Gold Medal for successful sustainability management

Best Managed Company Award, awarded by Deloitte, FAZ and the Federation of German Industries (BDI)

Capital Magazine and Statista name SMA one of the Most innovative companies in Germany

Nominated for the German Sustainability Award 2023

2022

Highest sustainability rating (AAA) by rating agency MSCI ESG Research

EcoVadis Gold Medal for successful sustainability management

Capital Magazine and Statista name SMA one of the Most innovative companies in Germany

2021

Finalist for the German Sustainability Award 2022

2020

TOP100 – Top-Innovator 2020

2018

smarter E Award 2018 für ennexOS in der Kategorie "Smart Renewable Energy"

ees Award 2018 für Sunny Central Storage in der Kategorie "Electrical Energy Storage"

2017

Intersolar AWARD 2017 for the SMA Sunny Tripower CORE1 in the "Photovoltaics" category

2016

Top Employer for Engineers

ees Award 2016 for the Sunny Boy Storage

Intersolar AWARD 2016 for photovoltaic diesel hybrid system on the Caribbean island of St. Eustatius in the category „Outstanding Solar Projects“

2014

Top Employer for Engineers

Intersolar AWARD 2014 for the SMA Fuel Save Controller in the "Photovoltaics" category

2013

Intersolar AWARD for the Sunny Boy Smart Energy inverter with integrated storage

Smart Energy Award 2013, “Energy Information Communications Technology” category, for the SMA Smart Home comprehensive energy management solution

Great Place to Work®: TOP 5 Best Workplaces in Germany, “Companies with more than 5,000 employees” category

2012

Great Place to Work®: 1st Place Best Workplaces in Germany, “Companies with more than 5,000 Employees” category

2011

Best Innovator Award in the Renewables category, Award from A.T. Kearney and WirtschaftsWoche

Great Place to Work®: TOP 10 Best Workplaces in Europe, “Companies with more than 500 Employees” category

Great Place to Work®: 1st Place, Best Workplaces in Germany, “Companies with more than 5,000 employees” category

2010

German Job Creation Award

Intersolar AWARD for the Sunny Central 800CP central inverter

Great Place to Work®: TOP 5 Best Workplaces in Europe, “Companies with more than 500 Employees” category

1st Place Energy Efficiency Award 2010 for the world’s largest inverter factory, which is also CO2-neutral Bad Staffelstein Innovation Award for the Sunny Tripower three-phase string inverter

Great Place to Work®: TOP 5 Best Workplaces in Germany, “Companies with 501 to 5,000 Employees” category and special award for “Lifelong Learning”

2009

Great Place to Work®: TOP 10 Best Workplaces in Europe, “Companies with more than 500 Employees” category and special award for “Fair Remuneration”

Great Place to Work®: TOP 10 Best Workplaces in Germany, “Companies with 501 to 5,000 Employees” category and special award for “Life-Long Learning”

Top Employer for Engineers

2008

German Fairness Award 2008

Great Place to Work® Europe: TOP 10 Best Workplaces in Europe “Companies with more than 500 Employees” category

Great Place to Work®: TOP 5 Best Workplaces in Germany, “Companies with 501 to 5,000 Employees” category

2007

European Solar Prize in the “Industrial Enterprises” category

Bad Staffelstein Innovation Award for the Sunny Backup System

2006

“Winner of “Entrepreneur” Industry category, nomination for “World Entrepreneur of the Year 2007”

Great Place to Work®: TOP 5 Best Workplaces in Europe, “Companies with more than 1,000 Employees” category and special prize for “Best Practices for Involvement of Employees in Corporate Social Responsibility Activities”

Great Place to Work®: TOP 5 Best Workplaces in Germany, “Companies with 501 to 5,000 Employees” category and special prize for “Lifelong Learning”