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Sustainable security with EU manufacturing

The role of sustainability in plans for European PV production is not merely significant – it’s existential. The raison d’être of a reborn manufacturing sector will rest on demand for products at a premium price point, given the pressures of environmental, social and governance standards on the global solar value chain. The industry must offer higher efficiency at a lower carbon footprint, while reducing reliance on foreign markets to provide regional security, reports pv magazine’s Blake Matich.

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Blake Matich

06 May 2022

Source: SolarPower Europe

At the European Solar Power Summit 2022, held in Brussels at the end of March, the fog of war hung over every discussion. However, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may have also awoken a sleeping giant in the renewed urgency for Europe’s energy transition. European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson opened the summit by noting that …

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