Europe's 30GW photovoltaic industry chain, with imported components and inverters

At the European Large-scale Solar Energy Conference held in Lisbon recently, a speaker said that the policy environment for solar photovoltaics in Europe needs to balance the interests of developers and other industry parties.

The second panel of the conference was themed "Policy, legislation and progress towards the 2023 targets in Europe", with speakers discussing the impact of Brussels policies on the downstream and manufacturing sectors of the European solar industry.

Discussions surrounding the localization of European solar manufacturing (or lack thereof) have been heating up recently. In announcing as-yet unspecified financial support for the industry, EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson cited the "very fragile situation" of EU manufacturers.

Driven by the European Solar Photovoltaic Industry Alliance (ESIA), the EU currently aims to achieve 30GW of solar photovoltaic capacity across the entire value chain by 2025.

Discussions surrounding the localization of European solar manufacturing (or lack thereof) have been heating up recently. In announcing as-yet unspecified financial support for the industry, EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson cited the "very fragile situation" of EU manufacturers.

Driven by the European Solar Photovoltaic Industry Alliance (ESIA), the EU currently aims to achieve 30GW of solar photovoltaic capacity across the entire value chain by 2025.