SSI adopts new targets for modules exported to Europe
According to the SSI, this means that within three years, every solar module supplied to the EEA, Switzerland and the UK will be produced under “robust ESG and traceability assurance”.
According to the SSI, this means that within three years, every solar module supplied to the EEA, Switzerland and the UK will be produced under “robust ESG and traceability assurance”.
Europe imported around 33GW of solar PV modules from China in the first four months of 2024, representing 43% of total Chinese module exports, according to US energy
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China is by far the largest exporter of solar panels to the European Union, accounting for 98% of all EU imports in 2023, new data from Eurostat has shown.
Although the EU remains a net importer of solar panels, in 2023 it exported €900 million worth of solar panels, mainly to Switzerland and the UK, and smaller quantities to countries such as
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