KLEISS CONSULTING
Renewable Energy - Quality - Audits & Assessment -  PV,  BESS,  Grid Codes

Your Consultant

Gerhard Kleiss

Gerhard Kleiss

Dipl.-Phys., Dr.-Ing.

founder and CEO

Experience

  • 30 years+ expertise in PV, Renewables and Quality
  • 20 years+ industial background in highly responsible positions in development, quality and product management
  • VdS Gutachter Photovoltaik (safety insurances' engineering assesor)
  • certified Energy Storage Expert (VDE / DGS)
  • continous work in: supplier quality, supplier audits and supplier performance
  • strong engagement in standardization IEC, IECRE, DKE, DIN, SEMI, CSTB, UL
  • technical assessor ("Fachbegutachter Erneuerbare Energien") for DAkkS (national German accreditation body: ISO IEC 17025, 17065, as well as 17020 as inspector)
  • experienced lead auditor fro ISO 9001 with IRCA certification
  • academic role in university lectures (Hannover University, Germany TH Köln, Germany) 
  • numerous scientific publications
  • officially registered for energy audit IEC 16247
  • received IEC 1906 award in 2023
  • fluent in English, French and German

Current professional memberships

  • ISES (International Solar Energy Society)
  • BSW (Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft e.V.) - national organization for solar energy
  • VDE (Energietechnische Gesellschaft)
  • FGW