About Survey Digital

Survey Digital has a long history in PV business, active since 2006 in development, engineering, procurement, construction, project management, after sales technical support of inverters and SCADA systems, as well as O&M for utility scale solar installations.

Since 2006, Survey Digital has developed hundreds of MWs of solar projects in Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, USA and Lebanon.

Since 2008, Survey Digital has provided engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and project management for 50MWs of solar parks in Greece, Mauritania, Lebanon and Eritrea.

Since 2009, Survey Digital has procured and commissioned dozens of MWs of solar inverter systems. Therefore, Survey Digital’s personnel has a huge experience in advanced power electronics and photovoltaic systems advanced troubleshooting and is comprised of highly qualified and experienced in-house engineers.

Since 2012, Survey Digital is providing O&M services for a portfolio of 200MW in Europe and the Middle East.

Survey Digital has a significant heads-up on photovoltaic inverters expertise than any other technical company in the market, as it has always focused on “inverter troubleshooting”, rather than “inverter installations”. Because of that fact, Survey Digital is already selected by 8 major inverter manufacturers (Sungrow-China, Satcon/Greatwall-China, Power-One-USA, ABB-Greece, Fronius-Austria, Bonfiglioli-Italy, Santerno-Italy, SMA-Germany) to act as a local service provider for hotline, preventive and corrective maintenance services and procurement of systems and spare parts in the EMEA region. In addition, Survey Digital is selected to provide technical support for Also Energy and Skytron systems in EMEA, the top SCADA/monitoring company in the world.

Survey Digital financials are proven viable and sustainable over the years. The company has zero debt, a rich infrastructure and a profitable business plan. As a result, Survey Digital has been approved by Alpha Bank Greece for financing for its operations in September 2014, proven bankable.

Survey Digital is selected by major IPPs, EPC and O&M companies to work with in the region of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

Who Is Survey Digital

History

Survey Digital entered the solar market in 2006, providing consultancy services to private investors in order to fully permit and develop utility scale solar installations. The company provided the full package of studies and support (production licenses, environmental approvals, installation & operation licenses, financing, EU subsidies, EPC consultancy, etc.).

In early 2009, Survey Digital entered the market of advanced power electronics, acting as Satcon’s authorized distributor for Greece, Bulgaria and Cyprus. The company originally was re-selling photovoltaic inverters but was evolved later as a photovoltaic developer and named SDL Solar LLC, focusing in the markets of Greece, Bulgaria, Italy and the USA. Through the development of a project and its sale to an investor with financing, the company was securing the sale of PV systems as well. But in order to convince a customer to accept the purchase of a PV system, a local after sales technical support mechanism had to be in place. So back then, the company financed and instituted a technical team to commission and technically support the systems sold to the investors/owners of the photovoltaic projects. These service engineers received training on central inverter troubleshooting in 2009 and today they consist one of the greatest teams available for inverter manufacturers and act as their service mechanism in the EMEA region.

After 2015, Survey Digital started providing construction and commissioning services for a projects in Africa and the Middle East, installing successfully a portfolio of hybrid PV projects in Mauritania, Lebanon and Eritrea.

Lastly, after 2017 Survey Digital developed a portfolio of more than 100MW in Lebanon and Greece.

Company Overview

Survey Digital is a company expert in all photovoltaic projects stages, having successfully provided permitting of licenses, consultancy, development, financing, purchase and sale of solar SPVs, engineering, procurement, construction, construction oversee for other EPCs, operation and maintenance of utility scale solar projects globally.

The company has the following business units:

Development of photovoltaic projects
EPC for photovoltaic projects/Construction oversee and project management
Operation & Maintenance of utility scale photovoltaic systems
Service partner of photovoltaic systems manufacturers

Vision & Mission

Vision: As the global society has agreed in 2015 in Paris to reduce the carbon emissions and delay the climate change, there will be a constant need and rising trend for many solar energy projects to be developed and grid connected around the globe. The 540GW mark at a global level could be reached by 2020. A significant market is the one in Europe, having already installed dozens of GW of solar projects. These projects will be operating for decades and in the meantime, the emerging markets of Middle East and North Africa provide a huge need for solar experts to provide all kind of services in the solar business. Survey Digital, with more than a decade of experience in utility scale photovoltaic projects, aims to contribute to this task and to support this effort with the most professional way.

Mission: Our mission is to support our partners and our clients to install and operate as many solar projects within the EMEA region. In that way, local communities and people will enjoy clean and affordable energy, reducing our carbon footprint and preserving our physical wealth. This can be realized due to our professional approach on the business, which is based not only on our scientific background but also on our huge experience over the past decade.

Values & Code of Ethics: The need for change in the energy industry is coupled by the need for change in business practices and social responsibility. That is why Survey Digital’s values and code of ethics follow a “Clean energy promoted by clean business practices” approach. Survey Digital’s business customs and processes promote efficiency, honesty, integrity, transparency and loyalty to our partners and society, in the utmost professional and efficient manner. We also aim to be a socially and environmentally responsible organization, implementing green practices under our Corporate Social Responsibility policy. This policy looks to make our staff feel loyal and proud of being part of the Survey Digital team, while we help bring about real changes to human lives and to society.

Career Opportunities

We are always in search of new colleagues for our growing team, people that have the ambition to become solar experts and provide professional services to the solar industry. We are an international company, therefore all candidates need to know fluent English, advanced computer and network skills and understanding of electrical/electronic phenomena. Most important though is for the candidates to have the appetite to discover the secrets of the solar business. If you feel that you fit the description, please send us your resume.

Meet Our Management Team

Kostas Daniilidis Ph.DManaging Partner

Kostas is the Managing Partner of Survey Digital, an entrepreneur active in the solar energy market since 2006. He is an Independent Power Producer that owns several medium size solar installations in Greece, as well as an expert solar developer, having developed hundreds of MWs of solar projects in Europe since 2006. He is a Ph.D. Engineer, graduated from the National Technical University of Athens. He is one of the founders and 1st President of the Greek Photovoltaic Producers Association (SPEF).

Lefteris Souleles M.Sc Technical Director

Lefteris is the Technical Director of Survey Digital and he is in charge of all technical operations of the company. His is an senior field service engineer, with mass experience on advanced inverter troubleshooting and telecommunications systems. Lefteris holds a degree in Electronic Engineering from the Technological Educational Institute of Athens, a Bachelor Degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Loughborough University (UK) and an MSc in Communication Systems & Signal Processing from Bristol University (UK).

Evelyn Zanni M.ScFinancial Director

Evelyn is the Financial Director of Survey Digital. She is responsible for all accounting procedures and obligations of the company, and the management of personnel and warehouse. She has worked for 5 years as a Financial Analyst, 8 years as Head of Liquidations and two years as Chief Financial Officer and Head of Administrative Services in the “Auxiliary Fund Insurance of Liability Arising out of Motor Accidents” organization. She holds a BA in Economics and Masters in Economic Analysis for business executives from the University of Piraeus.

John Panterlis M.ScCommercial Director

John is the Commercial Director of Survey Digital. He is responsible for all commercial issues, sales, marketing, as well as business development. He is an expert field service engineer with a vast experience in the field for PV systems. He holds an M.Sc from the Heriot Watt University in Edimburgh in PV business.

Anastasis PapargyrisDevelopment Director

Anastasis is the Development Director of Survey Digital. He holds a BSc degree in Electronics Engineering and an MSc degree in Advanced Electronic Systems by the University of West Attica. Anastasis is responsible for engineering and development services, managing a huge portfolio under development in terms of greenfield PV. He also possesses a significant experience in technical due diligence for PV projects and PPA auction processes.

George LostarakosDevelopment Manager

George holds a BA in Finance from the University of Piraeus. He is supporting the greenfield PV development business unit in Survey Digital, managing negotiations with land owners and permitting Agencies.

George KatsigiannisSenior Field Supervisor

George is a senior field service engineer with 20 years of experience in electro-mechanics and constructions and 10 years of experience in solar PV. George is managing the team regarding O&M and troubleshooting on the field. George holds a B.A. degree in Electrical engineering from the Technological Educational Institute of Piraeus and is a Satcon, Sungrow, Power One, Santerno, AlsoEnergy and ABB certified technician, having attended advanced level inverter training programs in Canada, China, Italy, Greece and Finland.

George Sotiropoulos M.ScConstruction & Commissioning Manager

George is an expert PV engineer, with significant experience in construction & commisioning of utility scale PV projects in the EMEA region. He holds a BEng and MSc degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of Patra. George has more than 8 years’ experience as a field engineer, having supervised projects in Greece, Lebanon, Mauritanmia, Eritrea.

Stefanos BotosField Service Supervisor

Stefanos is an expert construction supervisor for Survey Digital. He holds a BEng degree in Electrical engineering from the Technological Educational Institute of Piraeus, he has 25 years of experience in electrical and electronic applications and 10 years in electro-mechanics & automation. Stefanos is a Satcon, Sungrow, AlsoEnergy, Power-One, ABB and Fronius certified technician, having attended advanced level training programs in Greece and Austria. He is also supporting Bolfiglioli, SMA and Santerno systems. Stefanos has supervised a significant portfolio for PV erection & commissioning for projects in Greece, Lebanon and Mauritania.

Nikos VeliosO&M Operator

Nikos is an expert field service engineer and O&M operator for the whole PV portfolio of Survey Digital contracts. He holds a BEng degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technological Educational Institute of Athens, as well as an educational license. Nikos has 6 years of professional experience in design, installation & commissioning, operation & mainetnance of PV systems. He has received training in Greece and Austria for providing services in Satcon, Sungrow, AlsoEnergy, Fronius, Bonfiglioli, SMA, Power-One and ABB PVS800 systems.

Manos GonidakisField Service Engineer

Manos is an expert field service engineer. He holds a BEng degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly and an MSc degree in Energy Systems from the Technological Educational Institute of Pireaus in cooperation with Heriot Watt University in Edimburgh. He has received training for Skytron systems and his main responsibilities are the maintenance and repair of photovoltaic systems and inverters.

Konstantinos RaposField Service Engineer

Konstantinos is a Field Service Engineer. His responsibilities are company’s technical matters, as well as electrical interventions inside and outside photovoltaic stations.
Konstantinos has 2 years of experience in technical electrical field and 1 year in O&M issues. He holds a BEng as an Energy Technology Engineer from Technical Institute of Athens, with a direction in Electrical Ιnstallations.

Mehrdad AlianMiddle East Director

Mehrdad is the Director of the Middle East office, managing the local teams for the Middle East O&M business. Mehrdad is trained by Exosun, Nclave, SMA and Huawei to provide maintenance services and troubleshooting.

Ariadni EconomouExecutive Assistant

Ariadni is the Executive Assistant of Survey Digital. She is responsible for acting as the administrative point of contact between the executives and internal/external clients, arranging and monitoring corporate operations, events, and documentation and ensuring the company’s compliance with the International Organization for Standardization System. She holds a BA in Rural Engineering from the Technological Educational Institute of Athens. She is fully proficient in spoken and written English, with a working proficiency in German and Italian.

John ZakynthinosAccounting

John is a graduate of Deere College in finance and in charge of the accounting in Survey Digital. On top of Survey Digital, John is managing a significant volume of special purpose vehicle (SPV) companies of photovoltaic projects and he is in charge of budgeting and reporting.