ROLE PLAYERS 2017 - Tobias Schwind


Tobias Schwind

Co-Founder & Managing Director
Industrial Solar GmbH

Tobias Schwind is co-founder and managing director of Industrial Solar GmbH.

Industrial Solar is a leading solution provider for energy projects with references around the world. It was founded in 2008 in the environment of the renown Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) to realize solar thermal projects based on its innovative Fresnel collector. Today Industrial Solar is the world leader in Fresnel projects for industrial energy supply and delivers comprehensive and customized energy solutions based on different renewable energy technologies.

Previously Tobias was investment manager at Fraunhofer Venture responsible for multiple start-ups in the field of energy technologies. Additionally he has several years of experience in building up new production sites and in international business development. Tobias studied economics in Germany and holds an MBA from ESCP-Europe/ Paris.