Stefan Krauter (born 1963 in Göppingen, West Germany) is a German engineer working in renewable energy.

In 1993 he completed his Ph.D. thesis about the optical, thermal and electrical operation model for photovoltaic modules at TUB under Rolf Hanitsch.

[citation needed] In 1998 he achieved habilitation from University of Technology Berlin with a thesis about the energy and CO2 balance of photovoltaic power stations.

In 1999 he founded in Rio de Janeiro Riosolar Ltd, a company for planning, installation and operation of photovoltaic energy supply systems.

[citation needed] From 2008 until 2010 he was full professor for Photovoltaic Energy Systems at the University of Applied Sciences Biberach.