Active Solar
Long-only fund on the worldwide solar sector
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General information
Active Solar is the first long-only mutual fund focused on the worldwide solar energy sector; it was launched on September 15, 2008.
The strategy is to invest in the best companies of the solar sector, throughout the value chain of photovoltaics and without geographical limitation.
Active Solar invests only in listed stocks with sufficient liquidity.
Specifics on the fund
Active Solar is a UCITS Luxembourg mutual fund (Luxembourg Selection Fund – Active Solar) with a daily NAV in USD, EUR, CHF, GBP and SEK.
The NAV of the fund and its different share classes, the prospectus and all official publications are available on the website of Fundinfo.
“I was convinced very early that solar was going to revolutionize the world energy sector and this is happening today!”
— Pascal Rochat
Prof. Christophe Ballif is bringing a scientific and technological expertise to the managers of Active Solar.
- Director, since 2004, of the Photovoltaics and Thin-Film Electronics Laboratory (PV-Lab) at EPFL.
- Scientific Advisor to the CSEM Sustainable Energy Center since 2026; Vice President of CSEM from 2013 to 2025, where he initiated and led the Sustainable Energy Center, dedicated to industrial research and technology transfer in photovoltaics, batteries, and the digitalization of energy systems.
- Major contributions, together with his teams at EPFL and CSEM, to numerous innovations, products, and start-ups in the photovoltaic sector, in collaboration with more than 60 companies in Switzerland and internationally.
- Research and development activities focused on materials and manufacturing processes for photovoltaics, including perovskite solar cells, crystalline silicon and high-efficiency multi-junction cells, reliability and solar panel technologies, as well as building-integrated and mobility-integrated solutions.
- Work on the integration of renewable energies into electrical grids, including energy storage, energy system management, flexibility, and security.
- Author or co-author of more than 600 scientific publications and inventor of numerous patents.
- Recipient of the Becquerel Prize (2016); recipient of the Global Solar Leader Award at SNEC Shanghai (2024); Honorary Doctorate from the University of Ljubljana (2024).
- Elected member of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences and a regular contributor to the media.
Webinars Active Solar
Webinar
« New positive cycle after multi-year low in April»
October 2025
Webinar
« Strong comeback post-US election?»
November 2024
Presentation videos of Active Solar
Short VIDEO (3 min)
Pascal Rochat is summarizing the investment thesis.
april 2020
VIDEO longue (10 min)
Long VIDEO (10 min)
Pascal Rochat is presenting the worldwide solar market, the ongoing revolution within the energy sector and the developments that allowed solar to become the leader of the power sector.
april 2020
Active Solar is Official Partner of SolarStratos
We are pioneers of solar investments with Active Solar and we are proud to support this solar adventure at the edge of Space.
Active Solar was crowned best thematic sustainable fund at the Swiss Sustainable Funds Awards 2020 and 2021.
