Solar Millennium

Company

GermanyEnergy and climate

Founded: 1998
Closed: 2011
Lifespan: 13 years
Country: Germany
City: Erlangen
Sector: Energy and climate

In brief

Solar Millennium was a company based in Erlangen, Germany that ran from 1998 to 2011. It used to be found at solarmillennium.de.

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