TENESOL Italia

TENESOL Italia is the Italian Branch of the group TENESOL that is specialized in the field of solar energy since 1983. The mission of TENESOL Italia is to serve the high potential PV Italian market with technological components (mainly PV modules and inverter), standard PV kit for the residential market and complete turn-key PV power plant for both commercial rooftop and ground mounted applications. A rapidly expanding global player in the field of solar energy (with an estimated turnover of €200 million in 2011) Tenesol works on behalf of businesses, local authorities and private individuals. For more than 28 years, the company has been engineering, designing, manufacturing, installing and operating solar energy systems. Its services cover systems that produce or consume the energy they generate (off-grid sites, electricity grid connected, solar water heating) for customers around the globe. A benchmark player in its sector, Tenesol currently has a staff of more than 700 employees across 18 subsidiaries including two production facilities, one in Toulouse, France, and the other in Cape Town, South Africa. In January 2012, Tenesol was acquired by SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR), a manufacturer of highest efficiency solar cell, solar panels and solar systems. SunPower is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with offices in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia