Featured in Solar superhero – 06-2012

Fight for survival

German solar industry: In the wake of bankruptcies and millions in losses, German solar PV manufacturers are down but far from out. Now is the time for specialists and high-tech companies to shine.

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pv magazine

05 Jun 2012

Once upon a time in East Germany… Solar companies invested in large factories; hope for the future abounded in old industrial cities like Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, Frankfurt in Brandenburg, and Freiberg in Saxony. A golden future stretched out before the German solar industry, or so it seemed. Investors were paying top dollar on the exchanges …

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