Xavier Daval, from French renewables association the SER, says it is time Europe resumes its path to a stable solar manufacturing industry, not least because of the rising proportion of solar module costs accounted for by shipping.Germany is the historical champion of solar, it took the lead back in 2000 and converted what was then prototype power generators into a real industry. We all know the story: The market was growing, the German manufacturing industry - followed by other countries - took the "easy" route of externalization of its assembly lines in China. In parallel, several Chinese companies ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...
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