Featured in Going global – 09-2022

Outside of East Asia

If PV module production can be done in Turkey, it can also be re-established in Europe, argues Peter Fath, the CTO of Kalyon PV. The PV technology veteran discusses how to build a new 1 GW vertically integrated solar factory, from ingots to wafers to cells and modules – including hiring and training 2,000 employees.

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pv magazine

05 Sep 2022

Image: Kalyon PV

What intrigued you about this project when you came on board some three and a half years ago?First and foremost, the backing by the owners. You must consider that in 2019, when I joined the project, the facility construction had just begun. Yet the owners were totally aligned with the project and provided all the …

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