Solar industry on the brink – next manufacturer sounds the alarm. 87 percent of all solar systems imported into Germany come from China.
European manufacturers of solar modules have already contacted the EU to demand emergency measures. Without quick help, the EU would quickly lose half of its production capacity for photovoltaic modules. China accounts for 80 percent of Photovoltaics production worldwide. China has advantages mainly because of cheap coal, which is ironically used in the production of solar systems, massive government financial aid and forced labor. Chinese products account for about half of the solar panels in warehouses.