Urgent call for help from Europe's solar industry: half of production capacity is under acute threat. Without quick help, the EU runs the risk of losing more than half of its production capacity for photovoltaic modules in a very short space of time.
Meyer Burger, the largest solar system manufacturer in Germany, recently announced that it would close its solar system factory in Freiberg in April if there was no political support. China holds 90 percent of the world market share for solar systems; for some components such as wafers the proportion is much higher.