Europe must regain control over its energy transition, and now you have a chance to co-fund a project with real impact potential. By creating a documentary film, the PV industry could gather support from political and industrial stakeholders. Read more: whydonate.nl/fundraising/ma…

On our board meeting last week, we unanimously voted in favor of Solarge, that is based in the Netherlands, becoming a member of the European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC). We hereby want to give a warm welcome to Solarge!

Dear members of ESMC, the Solar Manufacturing Accelerator and supporters of the European Solar Initiative, we are delighted to invite you to our virtual meeting on the EU Solar glass production capacities on Oct 28th, at 15 to 16. An Outlook invitation will be sent upon request.

We have received great news about our members Nexwafe, specializing in development of high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon wafers, namely that they recently closed their latest financing round with €32 million. Read more in pv magazine: pv-magazine.com/2021/10/22/nex…

It is with a heavy heart that we conclude that Europe is about to lose module manufacturing capacity and green jobs as Austrian PV module manufacturer Energetica Photovoltaic filed for insolvency at the end of October. pv-magazine.com/2021/11/22/aus…

We are pleased to see that the European Union provides funds through the Innovation Fund to enable GW-scale heterojunction module manufacturing in Europe. Read more in pv magazine : pv-magazine.com/2021/11/17/ene…

- "A total of €477 million have been identified as direct support for PV manufacturing". A conclusion drawn from the recently released review summary of the total commitment for PV manufacturing in the National Recovery and Resilience plans. Read more: esmc.solar/news-european-…

At ESMC, we are following the development of Enel Green Power with great interest. In a recent media brief, new CEO revealed that another factory may be built abroad, with the United States being a possible location. Read more in pv magazine: pv-magazine.com/2022/01/25/ene…

India and the US are supporting domestic PV manufacturing, but we are still awaiting the European political leadership to take appropriate actions to ensure a levelled playing field for European PV manufacturing industry. photon.info/en/news/india-…

Important news from our partner #WCPEC: The deadline for the paper submission of the WCPEC-8 has been extended until 11 February 2022, to give as many authors as possible the chance to be part of the #WCPEC. Abstract submission: wcpec-8.com/index.php/prog…

We are pleased to see that our diligent work in highlighting the severe dependency on PV hardware imports from China has been successful, as this view is now shared by the European Commission: esmc.solar/news-european-…

🐦 Early Bird Discount! Secure your ticket now 🐦 Register by 30 June 2022 to benefit from the reduced fees. Meet the international PV community in Milan for interesting discussions, knowledge exchange and networking.🖊️ bit.ly/3xKfXBr #WCPEC-8 #registration #conference

In a recent press release, we express strong support to, and presented framework proposals for, the EU Solar PV Industry Alliance presented in the EU Solar Energy Strategy. Read more: esmc.solar/news-european-…

Today we release the first part of an interview series with our Board Members, in which you get to meet our board and the organizations and companies they represent. First up, we are proud to present Andreas Bett - Director of Fraunhofer ISE. esmc.solar/news-european-…

Earlier this summer, we had the pleasure to speak one-on-one with our Board Member @Lucas_Voltec. In the article, we get to know Voltec Solar better, and amonst other topics how they balance local content with maintaining an acceptable price level. esmc.solar/news-european-…

Third in line for our Board Member Interview, we meet with Bernhard Krause. For more than 25 years, he has been working for #SINGULUSTechnologies as Manager for marketing communications. Read it here: esmc.solar/news-european-…

Das #Handelsblatt hat heute meinen Gastkommentar zum Thema rascher Aufbau einer starken europäischen #Solarindustrie gedruckt: handelsblatt.com/meinung/gastbe…

Renewables displace fossil fuels. They are critical for a decarbonised 🇪🇺. The Innovation Fund 3rd call can deliver a wide range of projects if it recognises the full decarbonisation potential of renewables. Recommendations from 11 renewable industries ⬇️ oceanenergy-europe.eu/joint-letter-r…

EUREC, with the support of several organisations, has released two reports in support of “5% of new capacity from “Innovative” Renewable Energy”. #REDIII #innovation

As the fourth part of our Board member article series, we’ve had the pleasure to interview Prof. Eicke R. Weber, Chairholder, co-founder and Senior advisor of Industry Start-up MCPV. Read the article here: esmc.solar/news-european-…