Pia Alina Lange is Director EU Public Affairs & Policy at integrated solar solutions provider Trina Solar. Prior to that she headed the governmental affairs and communications departments at European industry associations EUROPEAN ALUMINIUM and RECHARGE BATTERIES.
Alina started her career in the solar industry at US solar panel manufacturer FIRST SOLAR and European waste collection and management organization PV CYCLE. An Austrian national, Alina holds a master’s degree in economics and has been working on a variety of energy, circular economy, trade and industrial policies over the past 17 years. Her opinion pieces have been published in a series of trade and scientific papers, including PV Tech, Recycling & Waste World, Communication Director, Renewable Energy Focus and Innovation News Network.