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Gunter Erfurt (former CEO Meyer Burger) on the lessons from the rise and fall of the European solar PV industry

Gunter Erfurt (former CEO Meyer Burger) on the lessons from the rise and fall of the European solar PV industry

Update: 2025-08-26

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For over two decades, Gunter Erfurt held senior management roles in the European solar PV industry. He’s had a front-row seat to the rise of China — and the decline of Europe — in the global solar manufacturing race. What went wrong? What key lessons can be learned? And can Europe claw its way back — preventing China from dominating other clean tech industries as well?

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Gunter Erfurt (former CEO Meyer Burger) on the lessons from the rise and fall of the European solar PV industry

Gunter Erfurt (former CEO Meyer Burger) on the lessons from the rise and fall of the European solar PV industry

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