30 Years of renewable success

1979

Founding of the office for the Engineering of Alternative Energy by Dr. Helmut Vogt and partners along with Marius Eriksen, Graduate Engineer

1983

Change of legal form to Engineering Office for Energy Planning (Ingenieurbüro für Energieplanung) from which the IFE name originates

1994

Planning of the first wind farm in area of Inte, 14 WEA Enercon E40

1996

Opening of regional offices in Prenzlau (Brandenburg, Germany) to manage existing projects and to start new projects on-site

1996 - 2000

Development and marketing of various wind power projects

2000

Entry into the development of photovoltaic projects

2001

Founding of the now publicly listed aleo solar AG with a production site in Prenzlau

2001 - 2005

Planning and project management for various stages of expansion of aleo solar AG

2005

Founding of Johanna Solar Technology GmbH (technology company for the production of CIGSSe thin film solar modules) with production site in Brandenburg an der Havel

Founding of IFE Solar Systeme GmbH

Founding of 3E Finanz GmbH (venture capitalist for renewable energies)

2006

Founding of 3E Invest GmbH (venture capitalist for renewable energies)

2007

Project management for the construction of a manufacturing site for Johanna Solar Technology GmbH

Beginning of planning for another CIGSSe factory, together with Johanna Solar Technology GmbH in China

2008

Contract signing and first ground-breaking ceremony for the turn-key construction of an ultra-modern factory with Johanna Technology with a production capacity of 60 MW in China

Project management contract for the construction of a crystalline solar module plant avim solar Co. Ltd. in China

Change of corporate form to a public limited under German law with the new name IFE Eriksen AG

2009

Sale of aleo solar AG and Johanna Solar Technology GmbH to Robert Bosch GmbH

2010

From 03/2010: Focusing on wind and solar farms in Germany and Italy

06/2010: Takeover of the Inte wind farm (14 x 500 kWp)

09/2010: Takeover of the Steenfelde wind farm (10 x 600 kW)

16/11/2010: Awarded the "Olly" prize for being the most family-friendly company in Oldenburg

16/11/2010: Death of Marius Eriksen

02/12/2010: Official inauguration of the Ancona Solare solar farm in Corinaldo, Italy

02/12/2010: Official opening of IFE's Berlin office

2011

11/03/11: Reactor disaster at Fukushima, Japan

19/04/11: Inauguration of Marius-Eriksen-Straße in Prenzlau

09/06/11: Takeover of the Conneforde wind farm (3 x 600 kW)

16/06/11: Signing of a contract with the municipality of Passow

16/06/11: Official opening ceremony for IFE's Brandenburg office

29/06/11: Official opening ceremony for the "Sonnenberg” solar farm at Langen in the municipality of Krempel