Solrico network partners
solrico has teamed up with independent solar thermal experts in major international markets.
Journalist and engineer from Germany
The journalist and editor Stephanie Banse is based in Hamburg, Germany and joined solrico at the beginning of 2010. After her studies of environmental engineering she worked for 15 years as an editor for various trade magazines. She supports the international surveys for the “World Map of Solar Thermal Industry” and the “ISOL Index” and contributes news to solarthermalworld.org.
Stephanie Banse, Germany, office: +49/(0)40-2788 4696, Mobile: +49/(0)179-120 4236, Email: banse@solrico.com
President of Indian solar Industry association
Jaideep N. Malaviya, a well known solar thermal expert, represents solrico in India. He looks back at more than 10 years of market research and journalism in the field of solar thermal technology. He initiated the foundation of the first solar thermal industry association in India and became STFI president shortly thereafter.
Malaviya Energy Consultancy, Jaideep N. Malaviya, Pune, India,, Office: +91/(0)9890033399, Mobile: +91/(0)2026833399, Email: malaviya@solrico.com
Service provider for the solar thermal sector
Carlos F.C. Faria (Café) is President of the Brazilian consultancy Studio Equinócio that offers trainings, policy and engineering advice and congress organization. Carlos Faria is the former Director of Brazilian Solar Thermal Industry Association ABRAVA and has a deep knowledge about the national solar thermal sector.
Carlos Faria, Studio Equinócio, Brazil, Phone: +55/(0)31-3309-0346, Mobile: +55/(0)31-8455-0756, Email: cafe@studioequinocio.com.br, Internet: www.studioequinocio.com.br
Renewable Consultant from Singapore
Johann Pacher is Founder and Managing Director of Faros Consulting in Singapore. His company is strategically positioned to bridge the know-how of solar thermal manufacturers and system suppliers with the market opportunities of booming East Asian economies. Johann Pacher represents solrico in Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore
Johann Pacher, Faros Consulting Pte Ltd, Phone: ++65 9837 6821, Email johann.pacher@farosconsulting.com, www.farosconsulting.com
Professional journalist from Portugal
Filipa Cardoso is editor of the Portuguese special interest magazine Climatização with a focus on the solar thermal sector since the beginning of 2010. Filipa Cardoso contributes news from Portugal for the solarthermalworld.org newsletter and takes care of the solrico surveys in Portugal.
Filipa Cardoso, Revista Climatização, Phone: +351 214118360/4 , email: filipacardoso@medialine.pt, www.climatizacao.pt
Technology consultant from Toronto
Dr. Lucio Mesquita works for governments, trade associations and private companies on topics such as solar thermal market analysis and policy, technology evaluation and development, and training. As a mechanical engineer, he has worked on the design and commissioning of more than 180 commercial solar thermal projects in several countries. Dr. Mesquita is also an expert in solar cooling, having written his PhD thesis on the topic at Queen’s University - Canada, and represented Canada as an expert in the International Energy Agency Solar Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Task 38. Dr. Mesquita is a former vice-chair of the Brazilian Solar Thermal Trade Association ABRAVA and former secretary of Solar Energy Society of Canada.
Dr. Lucio Mesquita, Thermosol Consulting, phone: 001 647 338 5204,
Email: mesquita@thermosolconsulting.com
Market research in Russia, Ukraine and Czech Republic
Vladislava Adamenková is an international business student in Vienna, with extensive language skills. She researches for solrico in the Ukraine, Russia and the Czech Republic in her mother languages and is also fluent in German and English. Vladislava Adamenková has professional experiences in market research and communication.
Vladislava Adamenková, Email: adamenkova@solrico.com