Energetica India Magazine May-June 2021

fastest growing companies in Europe, ranking 347th overall. Among the com - panies in the solar sector, the manufac- turer of trackers was ranked 9th. This is the fifth annual ranking that the Financial Times publication brings and STI Nor- land is the only solar tracker company to appear on the list. The ranking, made in partnership with Statista, used as a criterion the Europe- an companies that achieved the highest compound annual growth rate in reve- nue between 2016 and 2019. In this pe- riod analyzed, STI Norland accumulated growth of 471.6%, evolving from a turn - over from 18.3 million euros in 2016 to more than 100 million euros in 2019. Since 2015 when the organization was set up in Brazil, the company has grown exponentially and, only in 2020, com - pared to the previous year, it accumulat- ed 95% growth in Brazil and increased its staff by 128%, moving the office to a new headquarters in São Paulo. Undoubtedly, recognitions like these, are very important achievements for STI Norland. This shows us that we are following the right path and that we are achieving our goals and mission. It makes us proud of the work we are do- ing and the path to a more sustainable world that we are helping to build. As goals, we have many and quite bold ones. We are always looking to do more. I believe that constantly improving our products, with a focus on the tracker, is one of our main constant goals, so that it can increasingly capture more energy, at the lowest possible cost. In addition, we aim to further expand our work. We are already present in countries on all continents, but there is still a lot to grow and innovative solutions to propose, this is our goal: to boost renewable energies in the world. How do you feel after accomplishing this milestone? J avier R eclusa : For me, the photovolta- ic solar energy market is maturing and expanding around the world, being the energy matrix considered for the next decades, and we are happy to be able to accompany this movement, bringing more and more technology and efficien - cy to the sector. Since 1996, we have embraced the mission of helping to develop and ma- ture the PV solar energy market world- wide and we are growing with it. I need to thank all the people who made this achievement possible. Thank you em- ployees, suppliers and customers. Our story began in the city of Pamplona, in the north of Spain, but it has already won the world, being recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in Eu- rope, which is why I am so happy to be part of this story, which is helping to re- write the future of the planet, boosting renewable energies. 24 energetica INDIA- May-June_2021 INTERVIEW