The largest real European producer of solar modules
BISOL Group has been active in the solar industry since 2004 when it started manufacturing PV modules. Expanding its offerings, mounting solutions and investments in solar power plants were integrated into its portfolio in 2009. With a production capacity of 750 MW BISOL Group is today considered the largest real European manufacturer of solar modules.
BISOL Milestones
2004
Star of BISOL solar Modules manufacturing
Start of BISOL solar modules manufacturing
2009
Star of BISOL solar Modules manufacturing
Adding PV mounting solutions
and investments into solar
power plants in BISOL portfolio
Opening the representative
office in Belgium (covering
Benelux market)
2010
Star of BISOL solar Modules manufacturing
Opening the representative office in Italy
2011
Star of BISOL solar Modules manufacturing
Opening the representative office in Great Britain
Launching of BISOL BIPV (building-integrated PV) modules
2015
Star of BISOL solar Modules manufacturing
2017
Star of BISOL solar Modules manufacturing
Opening the representative office in France
2019
Star of BISOL solar Modules manufacturing
Production facility modernization with advanced technology and new machinery
2020
Star of BISOL solar Modules manufacturing
Launching BISOL Supreme™, the first module in the world to offer 25 years of 100% output power guarantee
2021
Star of BISOL solar Modules manufacturing
Advanced automatization of the production with auto-bussing and complete switch to half-cut technology
2022
Star of BISOL solar Modules manufacturing
Implementing machine learning techniques with automatic installation of the junction boxes
2023
Star of BISOL solar Modules manufacturing
Switch to M10
technology
A complete range of solar solutions and services from BISOL can already be found in more than 100 countries worldwide. Together with the Slovenian headquarters, the company runs its international operations from representative offices in Belgium, France, Italy, Dubai and the United Kingdom.
Present in more than 100 countries worldwide
A trustworthy brand
With its commitment to the premium quality of the solar solution, BISOL Group received the prestigious Top Brand Award for its solar modules on four European markets: Belgium (fourth time in a row), France (fourth time in a row), Italy (third time) and Slovenia (third time in a row).
Established and owned by engineers
To establish a solar company almost two decades ago, when fossil fuels were still not considered as one of the biggest threats to the survival of humankind, you need a vision. The founder of BISOL, dr Uroš Merc, had one and it became a reality to its full extent. Today solar energy is one of the most self-sufficient and cost-competitive energy sources across the globe.
Progressive thinking embraced by BISOL, manifests itself through the supreme quality, by which we explore one of the fundamental primary goods – green electricity!
Dr Uroš Merc made his PhD in Electrical Engineering in the field of Solid State Physics and Quantum Mechanics. He defended his doctoral degree at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, while during his studies he spent most of the time as a visiting professor at the Institute of Solid State Physics, Faculty of Physics, University of Technology, Vienna.
With a strong background in science and exceptional business track record, Dr Merc is a pioneer of the Slovenian photovoltaic (PV) industry. As a co-founder, majority shareholder and Chairman of BISOL Group, d.o.o. Dr Merc holds direct control in 35 companies with a total yearly turnover of 100 million Euro. 900 million Euro worth of export of goods and services is a milestone that BISOL Group achieved under his successful leadership, listing BISOL on the chart of the biggest exporters in Slovenia.
Among other recognitions for his accomplishments, Dr Merc has been awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year award and the Executive Manager Challenge award in 2009 and the Ruban d’Honneur award by the European Business Awards in 2010.
Dr Uroš Merc,
Founder and Chairman
Marko Poličnik graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, where he continued with postgraduate study. Main research area was in telecommunications with an emphasis on digital processing. As a young entrepreneur, Mr Poličnik has had already a successful company start-up on his record. In 2005 he joined Dr Merc on the path in the solar industry, where he started at the position of CTO.
At present, Mr Poličnik runs a position of BISOL Group CEO with responsibilities for Technology, Production, Supply Chain Management, Quality Management, Safety and Technical Services, Automation of Processes, Research & Development and IT.
Marko Poličnik,
CEO
Dag Kralj graduated with a BA degree from Webster University in 1991, after which he joined the Bank of Slovenia. He co-founded the foreign exchange reserves management department, which he also managed for two years at the end of his five-year tenure at the bank. In 1997, he was accepted to Harvard Business School, where in 1999 he became the first Slovenian to earn an MBA degree from the school.
After Harvard, Mr Kralj switched to management consulting and joined McKinsey’s London office. In 2002, he returned to Slovenia as a project director at a leading regional M&A adviser, after which he joined a leading regional asset management company, KD Group. There he served in different leadership positions.
Mr Kralj joined BISOL in November 2009 and his experience in finance and management complements the well-outstanding technical expertise of other Members of the Board.
Dag Kralj, MBA,
Member of the Board
Environmentally sustainable company
We are giving the world into the hands of young generations, and we want to give it into the right hands. With more than 70 solar power plants owned by the company, BISOL Group produces ten times more electricity than it uses in the production of solar modules. Industrial waste is a burden to the environment left to future generations. At BISOL, we handle them very seriously. It is in our responsibility to participate in different PV module recycling programs and to continue developing our independent take-back systems. Manufacturing in Europe is another important contribution to our environmental endeavours because of the high standards that we are implementing and which help us to promote sustainability even further.
Always putting customers first
Understanding customer needs, and finding value in work we do for the client, is our only mission of doing business. When focusing on the customer, everything else follows automatically. As we usually say, it is not on us to sell, it is on you to buy. Of course, you will do this only if you find value in us. So, it is on us to create value for you, and we are feeling pleasure in doing so.
