SMA Solar Technology AG — Press Release SMA Solar Academy Expands Its Worldwide Training Program for PV Professionals Niestetal, November 5, 2019 — Seminars, webinars, video tutorials: More than 5,000 installers and PV system planners from all over the world participate in SMA Solar Academy trainings annually. SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA) is now expanding its offering and presenting all available seminars and online classes on the new website https://solaracademy.sma.de. Experts who install PV systems, integrate battery-storage systems or want to obtain information about the latest inverter technologies can now find what they need even faster and can simply register directly. “By expanding our seminar program and with the new website, we make it even easier for installers, sales staff and system planners to find and book the right training course,” said Tillmann Blume, head of the SMA Solar Academy. “Our various online classes and on-site seminars with excellently qualified SMA experts provide in-depth technical knowledge, the fundamentals of installing and commissioning PV systems and also specialist knowledge of storage integration, hybrid system commissioning and energy management for commercial businesses. In addition to the seminars that the installers can attend in twelve countries, our webinars have been met with great interest. These training courses can be accessed online globally.” Seminars on SMA systems, photovoltaics and sustainable use of solar power Since 2004, the SMA Solar Academy has trained system planners, installers and electrically qualified persons from all over the world and qualifies them for the technical work with PV systems worldwide. In the seminars and webinars, experts impart their knowledge on SMA systems, photovoltaics and sustainable use of solar power according to the specific target group. Every year, approximately 1,000 specialists from the solar industry attend the practice-oriented seminars in Niestetal, Kassel, Germany. In addition, classroom training takes place in the training centers of the SMA Solar Academy in the U.S., Australia, Benelux countries, France, India, Italy, Japan, the Middle East, Spain, South Africa and the United Kingdom. About SMA As a leading global specialist in photovoltaic system technology, the SMA Group is setting the standards today for the decentralized and renewable energy supply of tomorrow. SMA’s portfolio contains a wide range of efficient PV inverters, holistic system solutions for PV systems of all power classes, intelligent energy management systems and battery-storage solutions as well as complete solutions for PV diesel hybrid applications. Digital energy services as well as extensive services up to and including operation and maintenance services for PV power plants round off SMA’s range. SMA inverters with a total output of around 75 gigawatts have been installed in more than 190 countries worldwide. SMA’s multi-award-winning technology is protected by more than 1,400 patents and utility models. Since 2008, the Group’s parent company, SMA Solar Technology AG, has been listed on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (S92) and is listed in the SDAX index. 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