Press Releases
ESMC’s latest press releases.
Here you’ll find the latest press releases from ESMC. To get in contact with any of the chairmen of the ESMC board or ask for comments on the latest press release:
NEWS ARCHIVE
ESMC welcomes EU focus on inverter cybersecurity and calls for independent European supply chains. New Inverter, Storage and EMS Forum established. The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) welcomes the European Commission’s new Economic Security Doctrine “Strengthening EU Economic Security”, which explicitly identifies solar inverters from Chinese suppliers as a high‑risk…
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The revoke of a basic patent on multi-busbar connections in solar modules follows a claim by ESMC and an industry consortium. It safeguards open access to key PV manufacturing techniques and is good news for the re-establishment of the European Solar PV Industry. The European Patent Office (EPO) has removed…
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At 30 September 2025, the EU-27 energy and industry ministers dedicated an entire morning session to Europe’s solar PV manufacturing – a clear recognition that this sector is strategic for Europe’s competitiveness, resilience, and clean energy transition. Ministers, together with Vice-President of the European Commission Stéphane Séjourné, underlined the need…
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The European Solar Manufacturing Council and SolarPower Europe call for additional measures beyond the Net Zero Industry Act including production linked support, inclusion of “Made in Europe” in Public Procurement, and better financing conditions. Joint Letter sent to European Commission and Ministers of the Competitiveness Council ahead of Solar-PV Ministerial…
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The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) will actively participate in the 42nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2025), taking place from 22 to 26 September in Bilbao, Spain. At the international exhibition, ESMC presents a joint stand (B7) together with five leading European PV manufacturing companies:…
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In the ESMC feedback to the European Commission’s consultation on the future scope of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), ESMC urges the Commission to extend CBAM to key downstream solar products such as modules, mounting systems, and solar trackers. These products rely heavily on carbon-intensive materials such as aluminium…
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The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) welcomes the UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights' recent report calling for mandatory due diligence legislation and import bans on goods linked to forced labour, particularly in the solar sector.The report highlights the high-risk exposure of solar supply chains to forced labour practices,…
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The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) welcomes the European Parliament’s resolution on the Clean Industrial Deal, which asks for urgent measures to support European clean tech industries including as solar PV. “This is a very important signal from the European Parliament,” says Christoph Podewils, Secretary General ESMC. “It is very…
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Key milestone for Swedish solar tech company and ESMC member The Swedish developer and manufacturer of thin film solar cells and related production equipment and ESMC member, Midsummer AB, has secured an order worth SEK 143.5 million (approx. EUR 13 million) from a Swedish industrial and defense group. The order…
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The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) today issued a clear and urgent warning: Europe’s energy sovereignty is at serious risk due to the unregulated and remote control capabilities of PV inverters from high-risk, non-European manufacturers – most notably from China. Study by DNV provides the evidence. Brussels, 30 April 2025…
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