HoloSolis' French PV Gigafactory Seeks Environmental Approval
- French startup HoloSolis to build 5-GW PV factory in Grand Est, creating 1,700 jobs and producing 10 million solar panels annually. Construction starts soon!
French startup HoloSolis has applied for environmental approval to build a 5-GW photovoltaic (PV) cell and panel factory in the Grand Est region of France. The EUR 700 million facility in Hambach, Moselle prefecture, is expected to employ 1,700 people and produce 10 million solar panels annually. Construction is set to begin in the second quarter, with initial production slated for 2025 and full capacity by 2027.
The gigafactory, supported by EUR 3 million in grant funding from the Grand Est region, aims to supply the domestic market and export to other European countries. HoloSolis has also received financial backing from Armor Group and Heraeus Holding GmbH for the project, which will be the largest of its kind in northeastern France.
What are the details of HoloSolis' plans for a massive solar panel factory in France?
- HoloSolis plans to build a 5-GW photovoltaic (PV) cell and panel factory in the Grand Est region of France.
- The EUR 700 million facility will be located in Hambach, Moselle prefecture.
- The factory is expected to employ 1,700 people and produce 10 million solar panels annually.
- Construction is scheduled to begin in the second quarter, with initial production starting in 2025 and full capacity reached by 2027.
- The gigafactory has received EUR 3 million in grant funding from the Grand Est region.
- HoloSolis aims to supply the domestic market and export to other European countries.
- Financial backing for the project has been provided by Armor Group and Heraeus Holding GmbH.
- The factory will be the largest of its kind in northeastern France.
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