Meyer Burger eyes European solar panel manufacturing after boardroom battle
The move atMeyer Burgerin Switzerland comes after the resolution of a boardroom battle with activist investors that saw the chief executive and chairman step down. The company has been selling off several subsidiaries and is now looking at a more vertically integrated model. This would make solar panels based on its proprietary heterojunction manufacturing technology called SmartWire.
该公司也是英国创业公司的主要投资者Oxford PV，向牛津生产线供应其在德国建立的牛津生产线的牛津生产线。该技术是新方向的关键部分。
“成功的生产过程的基础上REC’s ALPHA solar module, we have now delivered the proof of concept of our leading technology,” said Dr. Remo Lütolf, the outgoing Chairman of the Board of Directors. “This technology is setting a new benchmark with respect to efficiency and production costs. Against this backdrop, we decided to undertake a strategic realignment of Meyer Burger. In other words, we are focusing on the marketing and development of our own heterojunction/ SmartWire technology as well as the highly promising tandem cell technology – a combination of heterojunction and perovskite.
The board is now looking at funding to build the plant, two years after it售完其太阳能电池板系统business.
“This modified business strategy with increased vertical integration will allow us to profit more from value creation associated with our heterojunction/ SmartWire technology. The focus is on setting up our own cell and module production in Europe. We are aiming to thereby exploit the full potential of our heterojunction/SmartWire technology while maintaining our technological lead and protecting our intellectual property against abuse.”
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