German module manufacturer enhances manufacturing ability

• Soluxtec is practically trebling result ability at its 200 MW fab in the Eifel area. The Luxembourg-owned supplier claims it desires manufacturing ability of 550 MW for monocrystalline PERC components as well as unique layouts this year.

Solar module suppliers in German-speaking nations are scaling up manufacturing with Energetica functioning all out on its gigawatt manufacturing strategies in Austria as well as Solarwatt just recently revealing the 250 MW development of its German module assembly line in Dresden.

Other module manufacturer Soluxtec, based in Bitburg in the Eifel area of western Germany, is seeking comparable strategies "In order to fulfill need in ... basic market growth, we are transforming existing tools and also will certainly set up the very first added makers in the summer season," Soluxtec's Tim Leutert informed pv magazine. The producer wishes to virtually treble its 200 MW solar module manufacturing capability to 550 MW. "According to today's strategies, the conversion must be finished by the end of the 3rd or start of the 4th quarter," Leutert included.

Soluxtec will certainly remain to supply components in non-standard measurements, dimensions and also shades however the assembly line development will certainly include 60-cell, glass-backsheet and also double-glass traditional components to the listing of items produced.

Summer season strategies.

The firm generates monocrystalline PERC, full-cell modern technology and also Leutert stated the brand-new manufacturing centers will certainly end up 350 Wp-plus panels. The brand-new centers will certainly likewise allow the manufacture of items with busbars.

Luxembourg-owned Soluxtec has actually been keeping an eye on fads in the worldwide module market for 2 years, stated Leutert, prior to resolving its development strategies in November.

New laminators and also affiliation devices will certainly be set up in the summer season, complied with by even more stringers. Soluxtec increased the remainder of the assembly line last summer season so the firm might adjust its devices to produce brand-new sorts of module and also increase quantity, Leutert claimed.

The business is preparing to enhance changes in spite of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Europe. Leutert stated the normal button from a couple of manufacturing changes that would certainly happen from wintertime to summer season has actually been advanced a month to April 1 this year.

The Soluxtec agent included, the business anticipates to remain to market a lot of its items in Europe, a market which presently represents around 90% of its result.