Danielle Merfeld

Danielle leads transformational innovation efforts to enable clean energy solutions. Passionate about the development and promotion of diverse talent and building strong partnerships based on shared values, she is an active contributor on various industry councils and advisory boards. As a global chief technology officer, Dr. Merfeld will oversee Qcells’ research and development for advanced solar products, including perovskite-based tandem cells, which can absorb different wavelengths of sunlight more efficiently than single-layer solar cells. Qcells has pledged to commercialize such high-efficiency tandem cells by 2026 after its R&D team in Germany achieved a record efficiency of 28.7 percent last year.

Before joining the company, Dr. Merfeld accumulated expertise in solar and other renewable energy industries. Most recently, she has served as Chief Technology Officer of GE Renewable Energy and led technology innovation efforts for clean energy products and services, including photovoltaics, onshore and offshore wind, hydropower, hybrid energy storage solutions, and grid technologies.