european manufacturing

Lithuania-headquartered solar PV manufacturer Solitek has expanded its operations into Italy with a 600MW module assembly plant in Benevento.

Last week, French PV startup Carbon announced plans for an integrated European PV manufacturing facility to produce an initial capacity of 5GW of cells and 3.5GW of modules. The company spoke to PV Tech Premium about its short and long-term plans, and why Europe needs a PV manufacturing ecosystem.

Belgian solar manufacturer Belinus has selected Belgium and Georgia to build 5GW of solar module manufacturing facilities to be operational by the end of 2025.

German manufacturer AE Solar has planned to build a module manufacturing plant with a 10GW annual capacity in Romania.

Trade body SolarPower Europe has called on the European Commission to include a ‘best-in-class’ solar labelling to leverage PV demand for European manufacturing in the Green Deal Industrial Plan.

A group of key stakeholders in the PV industry has called for measures for a competitive domestic European PV upstream value chain.

The European Commission has today launched the European Solar PV Industry Alliance to promote investment in EU solar manufacturing.

Solar glass manufacturer Borosil Renewables has acquired a 86% stake in European peer Interfloat Group expanding its customer base in Europe.

US module manufacturer Toledo Solar has partnered with Turkish-based material manufacturer KordSA to expand its PV manufacturing capacity across Europe and Central Asia.