> Enel [Ente Nazionale Energia Elettrica] inaugurated its expanded 3Sun solar panel manufacturing facility in [Catania, ]Sicily, making it the biggest factory in Europe [...] The total investment for the facility’s upgrade amounts to around €600 million
> [It] will produce double-sided photovoltaic modules allowing the panel to capture sunlight from both sides. The technology increases the efficiency of PV cells to 30% while current technology has an efficiency of around 20%
> The... factory, which currently has a production capacity of around 200 megawatts per year, plans to expand its production of photovoltaic panels to achieve 3 gigawatts by July 2024
> Europe’s ambition is to decrease dependence on China, which dominates global PV production
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...A rare good sign of taking prudent measures and betting on critical industries.
> [It] will produce double-sided photovoltaic modules allowing the panel to capture sunlight from both sides. The technology increases the efficiency of PV cells to 30% while current technology has an efficiency of around 20%
> The... factory, which currently has a production capacity of around 200 megawatts per year, plans to expand its production of photovoltaic panels to achieve 3 gigawatts by July 2024
> Europe’s ambition is to decrease dependence on China, which dominates global PV production
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...A rare good sign of taking prudent measures and betting on critical industries.