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ReneSola Senior Executives Join EU Backed New Solar Platform

ReneSola’s Ex-Europe CEO Josef Kastner & Ex-Director France & Spain Chloe Durieux To Spearhead Pan-European Solar Development Platform Of Marguerite

Anu Bhambhani
  • Marguerite's new solar PV development platform for greenfield utility scale solar in Europe has a new management team
  • CEO Josef Kastner was previously heading ReneSola's European business as its CEO
  • ReneSola's Director for France and Spain, Chloe Durieux is now the new platform's chief development officer

A pan European solar development platform with a mandate to install over 2 GW new solar PV capacity, recently launched by the European Union (EU) backed Marguerite fund, has appointed former senior executives with ReneSola, Josef Kastner and Chloe Durieux as its leadership team.

Kastner worked with ReneSola Europe as its CEO for over 8 years looking after the company's business development here along with its acquisition activities. He previously also worked as the CEO Agewind with EQOS Energie Österreich GmbH, developing solar and wind power plants in Poland.

Among other employments, he headed the renewable energy business unit of Alpine Green Energia for over 10 years.

Regarding his new assignment with Marguerite, Kastner said, "We are excited to launch this initiative with the financial and strategic support from Marguerite and to demonstrate our commitment to developing high-quality projects that will positively impact the communities."

His colleague from ReneSola, Chloe Durieux who worked as the company's director looking after French and Spanish markets has joined Marguerite's new solar platform as its chief development officer.