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
The Working Group for Sustainable Solar PV Supply Chains at the European Solar Manufacturing Council has adopted the recommendation paper: “Stop Forced Labour in the Solar Supply Chain – Actions in the Near Future.” "Forced labour should have no place in the solar PV supply chain. We welcome the upcoming…
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New recommendation paper from the ESMC Working Group on Sustainable Solar PV Supply Chains. The recommendation paper welcomes the recently enacted Net-Zero Industry Act but stresses that more is needed to restore a level playing field for the European solar PV industry. Among other measures, the ESMC paper proposes: An…
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Today, the new Lithuanian government was officially announced by the decree of the President of the Republic of Lithuania, and with both pride and bittersweet emotions, we at ESMC can confirm that our esteemed Policy Director, Žygimantas Vaičiūnas, will be leaving us from the 10th December to assume the role…
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After the hearings in the European Parliament completed of the Commissioners-designate, the European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) considers the expressed statements of the Commissioners-designate as a clear shift towards reshoring EU manufacturing capacities, including solar PV. ESMC appreciates emphasis of the members of the European Parliament on solar PV manufacturing…
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Yesterday the Lithuanian Parliament adopted the law which introduced the Article 733 “Security Requirements for the Control Systems of Electricity Devices” to their legislation. The new legislation will address the risks associated with the remote controllability of PV inverters that we at European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) have highlighted lately.…
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Is Europe’s energy independence at risk? In our recent debate article published in Euractiv we challenge the prevailing views on European solar manufacturing. Below you can find the full text "In his report The Future of European Competitiveness, Mr. Draghi argues that the EU should protect strategic industries by retaining…
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On Monday (21st October) the European Parliament adopted the final version of the “Regulation on Prohibiting Products made with Forced Labour”. The new EU law will ban all products ― and components in products ― that are proven to have been made with forced labour. For the solar PV market…
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We applaud the essential and timely message of the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen followed by 10 concrete actions, proposed by IEA, to repair, connect and stabilise the energy sector of Ukraine. We appreciate the fact that solar PV has been included in IEA actions as…
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Ahead of the formation of the European Commission the European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) reaches out to the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen to position the EU PV manufacturing among the priorities for the new mandate of the European Commission. The ESMC appeal consist of five…
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Today, the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, marking a significant milestone as it enters into force tomorrow (29th June) across all 27 EU Member States. This enables the Member States to apply the NZIA provisions in public procurements, auctions, and…
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