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