Germany seeking proposals for 10 GW of solar factories – pv magazine International

The German Ministry of Financial Affairs (BMWK) has launched an expression of curiosity course of to ask photo voltaic module producers to arrange manufacturing services in Germany.

The federal government goals to allocate funding subsidies (capex) by the Momentary Disaster and Transition Framework (TCTF), topic to the supply of the price range and the approval of the European Fee. The aim is to ascertain 10 GW of manufacturing capability alongside the PV worth chain.

Initiatives should meet particular standards, together with a minimal annual manufacturing capability of two GW, module effectivity above 24%, and annual degradation under 0.2%.

Soldering processes should not allowed in manufacturing, and producers should show a CO2 footprint under 18 grams of CO2/kWh primarily based on service life.

The usage of antimony-free photo voltaic glass is required, with lead, bismuth, and nitrogen categorized as prohibited important uncooked supplies.

The US Inflation Discount Act (IRA) has intensified strain on the German authorities and the EU Fee to supply extra monetary assist for the home photo voltaic trade, main some firms to contemplate favoring the choices of funding in america, the place capex and opex funding is accessible.