CIGS thin-film photo voltaic PV cells
Picture: Midsummer AB
Swedish producer Midsummer has chosen a location for its forthcoming 200 MW manufacturing unit that may produce CIGS skinny movie photo voltaic cells for the European market.
The manufacturing unit, which is being partially funded by a €32.3 million grant from the EU Innovation Fund, will probably be situated within the municipality of Flen, southeastern Sweden. Midsummer will take over the premises this coming September, supplied the EU approves the situation and begin of the venture.
Eric Jaremalm, Midsummer CEO, says Flen fulfills the entire firm’s necessities, together with appropriate premises, dependable electrical energy provide and established native infrastructure that’s favorable to this kind of manufacturing. “We really feel that we’ve obtained and can obtain robust assist from the Flen municipality for our funding. Flen can be geographically properly situated for the transport of enter supplies and completed merchandise throughout Sweden and all of Europe,” Jaremalm added.
Scheduled to start manufacturing in 2026, the manufacturing unit will make use of round 200 individuals as soon as totally operational, which is anticipated by 2028.
Midsummer’s product vary focuses on gentle and environmentally sustainable photo voltaic panels for primarily low-load-bearing business and industrial roofs that can’t face up to the load of conventional silicon panels.
Final month, the corporate introduced a partnership with France’s Soprasolar which is able to see its thin-film panels built-in into Soprasolar’s roof membranes, to be made accessible to prospects in France and different markets.
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