Vissolis, Inc.
We are developers of world-class solar electric generating systems – financing, engineering, procurement, construction, and operation. In physics, power is the rate at which energy is transferred, used, or transformed. At its core, Solar power is about harnessing the power of the sun and converting sunlight into electricity. Vissolis (Latin for “the power of the sun”) is focusing the latest in photovoltaic solar energy technologies and applying their vast and promising potential for a safe and sustainable future- independent from all kind of fossil fuels and uranium. Empowered and energized by the sun, we want to be your EPC (“Engineering, Procurement, and Construction”) General Contractor and PV operator of choice.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Solar Energy
- Market Focus:
- Internationally (various countries)
About Us
Vissolis - The Company
Our vision is to convert the power of the sun – the most abundant sustainable energy resource on earth – into competitive, reliable and environmentally friendly electricity to consistently meet the energy demands of a modern industrial and ecologically responsible society.
Our US operations are based in Franklin, Tennessee, just south of Nashville, TN. The City of Franklin was named after Benjamin Franklin who was one of the founding fathers of the United States. Benjamin Franklin conducted extensive research on electricity in the 18th Century. He gained international reputation as a scientist for his famous experiments in electricity and for his many inventions, especially the lightning rod. We take pride in keeping the legacy of this colorful politician and inventor alive in our vision for a better world.
Solmotion – the corporate office
Solmotion – the corporate office
Solmotion GmbH, a German corporation, acquired 55% of vis solis GmbH in December 2011 and is the majority shareholder. Founded by brothers Michael and Thomas Volz, the company covers most of the business purposes of VISSOLIS but is in addition distributor of key components and balance of system materials across the European market. Before investing in VISSOLIS, Solmotion had already worked closely with VISSOLIS for several years, and installed in excess of 25 MW as a team.
Strategies and Values
The key success factors of VISSOLIS are experience, competence, and quality. Through the leadership and professional experience of Michael and Carlos, paired with expertise of Tim and Keith, VISSOLIS has grown from scratch in the US to become a leading EPC contractor in the Tennessee Valley. In classes at University, engineers will learn the principle “form follows function”. Michael and Carlos – the banker and the accountant – are convinced that “form follows financing”. Based on their professional experience and competence, the senior management of VISSOLIS teams up with highly qualified professional engineers and attorneys to get the right job done right, bankable, accountable, technical, and legal. This is the difference between theory and praxis and a key success factor of VISSOLIS. Oops, now we have shared our secret of success.
VISSOLIS focuses on quality. We source and procure key components and balance-of-system material from leading global manufacturers who are known and proven for their quality, services, and bankable guaranties and warranties. We strongly believe in decentralized power and local job generation. Solar energy is worldwide an economic engine and local job booster for engineers and installers. The combination of global materials and local labor is the symbiosis for best quality at competitive prices for the benefit of both: the utility rate payer and the owners of the system.
Based on what you have read about the professional background of the company’s management you would have expected it: Quality means not only labor and material, but also bankability and accountability for its equity and debt investors. Many module manufacturers promise 25-year performance warranties without financial backup. We focus on manufacturers who back up their products with quality manufacturing practices and a strong financial history, and more importantly reinsure the warranties by leading reinsurance companies.
Research and development, work force training and public education and demonstration, manufacturing and assembly are very important to us. We partner with leading Universities and search for open dialog on sustainable growth and reduction in fossil fuel use with Research and Technology Centers. We build bridges between manufacturers and universities, even contributed to the Transatlantic Climate Bridge between United States of America and Germany.