Recording of Wednesday, June 19, 2024 | The smarter E Europe 2024 | Exhibition Program | Language: English | Duration: 16:13 .

Elise Bruhat Presents Holosolis' Ambitious Plan to Build Europe's Largest Solar Cell Factory in France, Creating Over 2,000 Jobs by 2028

Elise Bruhat from Holosolis introduced their ambitious project of establishing a 5-gigawatt solar panel factory in Eastern France. This initiative aims to reduce Europe's heavy reliance on Asian imports, which currently account for over 95% of its solar panels, and retain more value within Europe by creating jobs and investing locally. The factory is expected to produce 10 million solar panels annually—enough for around one million households—and generate over 2000 jobs by 2028 with an investment of €850 million. Holosolis plans to lead the market with cutting-edge TopCon technology known for reliability and performance, emphasizing low carbon footprint manufacturing powered by France's energy mix. The project involves significant automation tailored to European market needs. The company has unique roots in three founding entities: InnoEnergy (focused on decarbonization investments), EDEC Group (real estate development), and TSC (PV development). Later shareholders include Arma Group (printing technologies) and Pace & Raus (paste industry). Focused solely on the European market, Holosolis targets residential, commercial, and industrial sectors valuing ESG criteria. They've completed public consultations successfully, filed necessary permits in April-May this year, anticipate approval by year's end, plan construction start early next year with production commencing in 2026—including interim outsourcing until full capability is achieved.

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Talk of session: GW-scale Solar Module Factories for the Residential and Utility Scale Markets

The International Technology Roadmap for Photovltaics outlines projected developments in module technology. The current global manufacturing capacity is rapidly approaching the terawatt (TW) levels by 2024, with most of the output serving the residential and utility markets. What technological advancements are global players working on? How will product quality impact systems? What are the main technology goals for the coming years, and what are companies' perspectives on emerging technologies such as tandem cells and modules?

Further Talks of this session:

Anticipating the Demand: Flexible and Versatile Strategies for Multi-Gigawatt Solar Module Factories

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IBC4EU: Low Cost IBC Cells and Modules Made in Europe - a Horizon Europe Project's Take

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Reshoring Wafer Manufacturing

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