Exeger will build a second solar cell factory in Sweden
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Electronics production | November 29, 2021
The Swedish solar cell manufacturer Exeger announces that the company will expand with a new factory on an industrial scale, located in the Kista area in Stockholm.
After receiving the final environmental permit from the County Administrative Board in Stockholm, Exeger can produce up to 2.5 million square meters of solar cells. This makes it Europe’s largest solar cell factory in terms of square meter production, the company states in a press release. The factory is built inside an existing structure to minimize environmental impact. It is designed with modularity in mind to enable a rapid increase in production capacity. The ability to quickly increase capacity will enable Exeger to grow at a faster pace to match market demand for its solar cell technology, Powerfoyle. The first step in the factory expansion is to create redundancy in the existing production facility in mid-2022. Once operational, Exeger will have two production facilities, which meet the needs of technology giants that require redundancy in production. “Since I founded Exeger in 2009, my goal has been to build a new Swedish industry. After twelve years of scaling research, building our first production site and now sending solar cells every week to customers, I feel that my incredibly talented and focused team has succeeded. This final environmental permit is an important step for Exeger’s future as it allows us to produce 2.5 million m2 of Powerfoyle annually in a second factory, also in Stockholm. It is absolutely crucial to achieve our vision to touch the lives of one billion people by 2030 and will consolidate Exeger as a Swedish industrial powerhouse in the coming years “, says Giovanni Fili, CEO and founder of Exeger, in the press release. In November 2019, Exeger collaborated with the Swedish industrialization and manufacturing expert ABB. They have since been a key partner in the robotisation of Exeger’s first production facility and the partnership will be further strengthened during the construction of the second plant in Kista. When completed, the new plant will be fully automated and robotic with ABB providing their deep industrial expertise.
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