Meyer Burger opens high tech module factory in Freiberg, Germany
EQS Group-News: Meyer Burger Technology AG
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26.05.2021 / 06:40
Module production starts with an annual capacity of 0.4 GW, expansion to 1 GW prepared.
SmartWire cell connection technology, developed and patented in Switzerland, significantly increases efficiency and ensures improved longevity and yield strength of solar modules.
Online panel with the President of the Free State of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, and other high-profile guests from politics and business.
After opening the solar cell production in Thalheim (Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Saxony-Anhalt) few days ago, Meyer Burger Technology Ltd is now opening its high tech module factory in Freiberg (Saxony) as planned. After the renovation of the former Solarworld factory in only 8 months and the installation of the SmartWire production lines, there is an annual nominal capacity of 0.4 GW or about 3000 modules per day after the completion of the ramp-up. This most modern and environmentally friendly manufacturing facility in Europe of its kind provides more than 200 new, highly qualified jobs. The expansion to 1 GW - instead of 0.8 GW as planned before at the Freiberg site - is prepared and will be targeted as soon as possible, creating further jobs. With the opening of both production facilities, the securing of all supply chains and the establishment of the manufacturing and sales organizations, key milestones along Meyer Burger's transformation from a pure equipment and technology provider to an integrated manufacturer of solar cells and solar modules have been achieved according to plan.