Start-up 1komma5° wants to take over module production from Meyer Burger. The Swiss company had announced that it was preparing to close its factory in Freiberg in Saxony.
Other manufacturers in the solar industry had also recently threatened to close local plants. China is flooding the market for solar modules with price dumping, and financial support from the state is needed to maintain the industry in Germany. The federal government actually wanted to pay 1.3 billion euros in start-up financing, but the budget was declared unconstitutional.