Meyer Burger’s Made-in-Germany plans

While Germany’s coal reserves represented a home-grown energy source in decades past, it’s history of PV module making has been patchy – with a long list of failed ventures a feature. However, as plans for a coal exit begin to take shape, one technology supplier is looking to build a new era of high-efficiency crystalline silicon PV production.

Issue 06-2020

Meyer Burger’s demo cell production line in Hohenstein Ernstthal, eastern Germany. Now, the Swiss company is looking to bring GW-scale solar manufacturing back to Germany.

Image: Detlev Müller /Meyer Burger

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