Swiss investor takes on China by buying solar assets to secure EU supply
Meyer Burger Technology plans to restart module production in Germany’s ‘Solar Valley’ from 2021
11 August 2020 - 17:42
Bonn — A Swiss company is buying up cheap solar assets in a move to reclaim a key link in Europe’s renewable energy supply chain from China.
Meyer Burger Technology said it is planning to restart module production in Germany’s “Solar Valley” from 2021 to feed growing EU demand for green energy. Over the last decade, EU manufacturers have been crushed by Chinese panel makers that have grown to dominate the global market...
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