Adolf Goetzberger Prize – Award Winners
Winner 2026
Dr. Ulrich Leibfried was honored as the first winner of the Adolf Goetzberger Prize in recognition of his development of the SOLINK PVT heat pump collector, an integrated system that efficiently combines thermal and electrical solar energy with ambient heat and heat pump technology. on the occasion of the 41th PV Symposium in Bad Staffelstein on March 4, 2026.
©Matthias Merz: Prof. Dr. Andreas Bett, Dr. Winfried Hoffmann, Dr. Ulrich Leibfried, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Voss, Thomas Nordmann, Markus Elsässer (from left to right)
Winner 2025
Dr. Heribert Schmidt is honored as the first winner of the Adolf Goetzberger Prize as a pioneer of inverter technology on the occasion of the 40th PV Symposium in Bad Staffelstein on 11.3.2025.
©Matthias Merz: Dr. Winfried Hoffmann, Prof. Dr. Andreas Bett, Ursula Goetzberger, Dr. Heribert Schmidt, Thomas Nordmann, Markus Elsässer (from left to right)