“German solar power and its struggles on the global market”

The German solar industry needs free trade and new concepts to prevail as an important part of the energy transition, writes Ama Lorenz for EurActiv. Competition from the Asian markets has been met with antidumping regulations by the EU. This has led to “artificially high” PV module prices that “put the brakes on the global competition for the most efficient technologies and best prices,” according to Christian Westermeier, member of the board of directors at industry association Solar Power Europe. If the prices in Germany and Europe did not follow global market prices, growth would not be possible, warned Westermeier.

Read the article in English here and the original in German here.

Also read the CLEW article PV auctions: More competition, but critics warn of target shortfalls.