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
Meeting ESMC Board member Richard Moreth, also means meeting one of the most experienced in the field of Automatic optical Inspection (AOI) of PV in Europe. This is an important, but not always visible, step in the production chain, and we had the opportunity to speak about it with ESMC…
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The analysis firm McKinsey & Company published a well-executed and relevant analysis yesterday, focusing on the operational conditions of the European PV industry. By comparing the existing policy structure, global market share, and industrial pipeline, the opportunity for European companies to strengthen their position and become competitive is studied. The…
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Dr. Stephan Abermann, part of the ESMC Board since its formation, is a true clean-technology enthusiast. His career has ranged from being a European Patent Attorney to Head of New Technology Scouting at Swarovski, ultimately leading him to the biggest non-university research institution in Austria the AIT Austrian Institute of…
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The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) has sent a letter to the European Commission, indicating 8 key proposals to create a competitive European PV manufacturing ecosystem as soon as possible. The key takeaways from the backbone proposals are that speed is of the essence in this fast-moving market and that…
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Prof. Eicke R. Weber hardly needs any introduction in this context. As co-chair of ESMC since the organization was formed in 2019, he often represents ESMC and is a well-known face for our members. When we e-meet him for an interview, he is sitting in a sunny Freiburg office, and…
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Yesterday marked the launch of the third large-scale call of the EU Innovation fund. To our great delight, the call includes as foreseen a dedicated window for “Large Scale Projects — Clean-tech manufacturing” with a budget of € 700 million (03 Manufacturing). According to the European Commission, the objective of…
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In the context of our collaboration with and support of EUREC (The Association of European Renewable Energy Research Centres) we want to highlight a newly released report: 5% of new capacity from “Innovative” Renewable Energy: A necessary and do-able enhancement to the Renewable Energy Directive. In a consortium of several renewable…
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Kicking off the work of the European Solar PV Industry Alliance by the European Commission marks an important step in creating scaled and long-term competitive PV manufacturing capacities in Europe, as now from the strategic acknowledgement of the need of a viable PV manufacturing sector in Europe the turn to…
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Renewables displace fossil fuels - the Innovation Fund must recognise this cc: European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson cc: European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriels. BRUSSELS, 20 September 2022. Dear Executive Vice-President Timmermans Renewables displace fossil fuels. And in doing so, they make a critical…
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Name: Bernhard Krause Company: SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES Position: Corporate Communications Worldwide, spokesperson Location: Kahl, France No. years in the industry: 15 year Company webpage: https://www.singulus.com/ For more than 25 years, Bernhard Krause has been working for SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES as Manager for marketing communications. When meeting with ESMC for an interview,…
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