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SolarWorld First Manufacturer to Receive French Made in Europe Certification

Solar power manufacturers producing electricity with SolarWorld modules will receive full 10 percent bonus on top of feed-in tariff

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

On March 1, 2013, SolarWorld became the first photovoltaics (PV) manufacturer to receive full certification for the reimbursement bonus in France. Solar power manufacturers producing electricity with German SolarWorld modules will receive the full 10% bonus on top of the feed-in tariff.

“Our certification is further proof that it pays off to choose SolarWorld quality made in Germany. We are proud to be the first photovoltaics manufacturer to offer products eligible for the full bonus”, states Dr.-Ing. E.h. Frank Asbeck, CEO of SolarWorld AG.

The decree issued by the French Ministry of the Environment provides for a 5% increase in feed-in tariffs for photovoltaic systems if the modules incorporate cells manufactured in the EEA or if the production stages of soldering, lamination and electrical testing are carried out in the EEA. If two of the above criteria are met, the bonus is increased to 10%. The 10% increase also applies if the wafer is produced in Europe and one of the other two criteria is met.

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