Saule S.A. Saule Technologies is a pioneer in the research and manufacturing of a new generation of perovskite solar cells. The solar cells printed on flexible foils are lightweight, ultra-thin, and semi-transparent, which significantly surpasses the range of possible applications of traditional silicon technology. The company was founded in 2014 by Olga Malinkiewicz, the inventor of the printing method, and experienced businessmen – Piotr Krych and Artur Kupczunas. Today, Saule Technologies is a team of over 50 scientists, engineers, and administrative staff from over 17 countries, working in an R&D center with a pilot production line and one of Europe’s best-equipped optoelectronics laboratory. Releasing products available for licensing and first B2B sales in early 2021 proves that Saule Technologies is a leader in commercializing perovskite solar cells.
As of the day of creating the Q-III 2022 raport.
Shareholder | Role | No of shares | % of shares |
|---|---|---|---|
Columbus Energy | - | 17,280,021 | 20.85% |
Olga Malinkiewicz | Founder | 14,448,368 | 17.48% |
Knowledge is Knowledge Sp. z o. o. | - | 14,388,368 | 17.36% |
HIS Energy Holdings Co. (Hideo Sawada) | Seed investor | 13,821,783 | 16.68% |
Dariusz Chrząstowski | Advisor | 5,529,819 | 6.67% |
Others | - | 17,358,303 | 20.95% |
Total | 82,866,662 |
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Saule Technologies. She graduated from Technical University of Catalonia in 2010 (MSc Photonics). In 2017 she obtained her PhD from Institute of Molecular Science, University of Valencia at the group of Dr. Henk Bolink, with a thesis on low cost, efficient hybrid solar cells. Olga developed a novel perovskite cell architecture allowing fabrication of the efficient perovskite cells on PET. For this achievement she has been granted with the Photonics21 Student Innovation award in a competition organized by the European Commission in 2014.
Co-founder and CTO at Saule Technologies. Entrepreneur and manager with over 16 years of experience, co-founder of several companies and startups with global potential. He co-founded Nanopure – a company commercializing novel technologies in chemistry and advanced material engineering, and SensDX – developing a mobile flu biosensor. In Saule Technologies, he is responsible for supervising the administration, financial & legal part of the company and contact with clients.
Co-founder at Saule Technologies. He is also managing venture capital fund investing in pre-seed projects at an early TRL 2-6 stage. He holds an MBA from the University of Minnesota and an M.Tech from Poznan University of Technology. Founder of numerous enterprises and startups, with particular emphasis on the development and commercialization of new technologies. In Saule Technologies, he is responsible for supervising project management and business development in technology applications.
Address: Dunska 11, 54-427 Wroclaw, Poland
KRS: 0000811142
NIP: 5223010943
REGON: 146985340
Share capital – 1,6 mln zł
Paid-in capital – 1,6 mln zł
Olga Malinkiewicz, Co-Founder and CTO
Dariusz Chrząstowski – since 31.10.2019
Tomasz Gondek – since 31.10.2019
Michał Jakub Gondek – since 5.03.2021
Dawid Łukasz Zieliński – since 5.03.2021
Michał Jerzy Bochowicz – since 28.07.2023
Arkadiusz Ryszard Krzemiński – since 28.07.2023
photo 1: Olga Malinkiewicz for National Geographic: Wielkie Małe Historie, 2022. source: National Geographic Polska. https://www.facebook.com/ngcpl Olga Malinkiewicz featured in the National …
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Official reveal of the first installation of photovoltaic sun breakers for a commercial client.
Grand opening of the first production line of printed perovskite solar cells. We are proud to show a succesful transition from the lab to industry.
Saule Technologies announces readiness to go public through a reverse merger of Blumerang Investors, noted in Warsaw’s New Connect market.
Two bison in Ukraine, the Lviv region, are wearing telemetry collars powered by perovskite solar cells.
The premiere of BIPV product. Automatic sun breaker slats equipped with perovskite solar cells.
With our partner, Columbus Energy, we launch a program of Energy Transformation - free energy audits and technological solutions to allow a fast and simple transition to a greener future.
Columbus Energy, a leading provider of services in the modern energy market in Poland, invested 10 million euro in Saule Technologies and acquired 20% of the company’s shares.
Big, flexible and lightweight modue consisting of 25 laminated modules.
Finalized works of the cotractor. Starting line acceptance tests and technology trafsfer.
Our modules meet international RoHS standards.
The cleanroom, space for manufacturing & storage – they are ready. First machines arriving.
First product for the e-mobility market. The first product presentation took place at the New Mobility Congress in Lublin.
The shell of the cleanroom and installations are ready.
An IoT demonstrator of perovskite solar module, which powered an independent Bluetooth beacon. IDTechEx Show! in Berlin.
Photovoltaic glass technology demonstrator installed in Spark building in Warsaw with Skanska.
Olga Malinkiewicz took part in the opening ceremony of Henn-na Hotel in Nagasaki, Japan, presenting a demonstrator with 72 perovskite modules integrated into bended glass. Henn-na Hotel is the world most technologically advanced hotel in the world – first to be staffed by robots.
After a preparation period of determining the details with the constructor, works in the production hall begin.
Launching glass-lamination tests that will, e.g., allow creating BIPV product prototype for Skanska.
After three tenders, the fourth tender announced in December 2017 allows to find the contractor for this innovative project. In Febuary 2018, the final contract is signed. The line will print modules up to 1x1 m.
Saule Technologies and Skanska launch a project to develop a BIPV product (Building Integrated Photovoltaics) The photovoltaic glass facade will be used in multiple buildings of the company.
A4 printed, flexible module was first exhibited at IDTechEx Show! in Santa Clara.
Joint Developement Agreement with Ergis. With experts from Saule Technologies, the company wants to develop barrier foil for optoelectronic applications, suitable for thin-film photovoltaics.
Fully printed, flexible perovskite solar module that performs in low light conditions was encapsulated in a new way, that allows it to work underwater. It was presented in the 3rd conference on Perovskite Solar Cells and Optoelectronics (PSCO17) in Oxford.
The first fully-printed module cosisting of many cells, powering a diode light was presented at the industrial fair Hannover Messe.
First project of of the prototype pilot line is ready and Saule Technologies and announces the first tender to find a contactor.
A functional mobile phone charger that operates under artificial light, made of spin-coated cells connected into a modue. It was presented in ABXPV, Barcelona.
Seed investment of Hideo Sawada allows to launch a 15$ million research project.
1×1 cm semi-transparent flexible perovskite cell cell is presented in Sillicon Valley innovation summit.
Olga goes to Materials Research Society Meeting and Exhibit, Boston. She presents perovskite printed on PET with digital inkjet metod.
Artur, Piort and Olga estabilish the company.
Olga Malinkiewicz receieves a prestigeous prize Photonics 21. In the gala, she meets Artur Kupczunas and Piotr Krych. The idea of Saule Technologies is born.
