Media release

Thun, Switzerland – June 3, 2024

Meyer Burger presents new products at Intersolar Europe in Munich

• Meyer Burger offers solar modules with above-average longevity and warranties with the highest yields for both residential roofs and solar power plants
• The entire portfolio of Meyer Burger high-performance modules contains no toxic lead and is produced with highest social standards and without forced labor
• Meyer Burger provides outlook on modules with high-performance heterojunction solar cells with IBC technology
• New cell technology achieves significantly higher energy yields and is even more stable

Meyer Burger Technology AG will be presenting itself this year at Intersolar Europe from June 19 to 21, 2024 in Munich as a provider of sustainably produced solar products “Designed in Switzerland”. As the only manufacturer of solar cells with its own production equipment outside of Asia, the company will be presenting products that offer particularly high yields per square meter as well as manufacturing conditions that meet high social and environmental standards. In addition to the current portfolio, the new utility module for ground-mounted systems, the future IBC module (Interdigitated Back Contact) with its particularly high output and yield, the Meyer Burger Balcony solar system manufactured entirely in Germany and the innovative Meyer Burger Tile, a solar roof tile, will be presented at booth A1.470 in hall A1. 

Pioneering technology with particularly stable solar modules

Against the backdrop of the current debate on the reliability of new solar cell technologies, Meyer Burger is presenting its heterojunction solar modules with solar cells produced in Germany. The company has been developing production technologies in the field of photovoltaics for decades and sets standards with particularly low degradation values and high yield stability.

From balconies to solar parks: sustainable products for every situation

All Meyer Burger products are produced sustainably: they are free of toxic lead and are manufactured according to high social and ethical standards without forced labor. The handy Meyer Burger Black is the ideal solution for the new balcony solar systems, which are available directly from the Meyer Burger webshop and can be seen for the first time at the trade show booth. Also new and on show for the first time: Meyer Burger modules with half cells in M10 format and higher power classes, including the new utility module with 144 half cells and power classes of up to around 600 watt peak in future. This module is designed for applications in solar parks and will be manufactured at Meyer Burger's new plant in Arizona in the USA. The Meyer Burger IBC module with a new cell technology, which makes it possible to place all contacts on the back of the solar cells, will also be making its debut at the trade show. This not only increases the surface area on which solar energy can be converted into electricity, it also increases efficiency and energy yields, and the top side of the modules appears completely black. In tests, the modules show significantly increased reliability thanks to extremely low degradation values.

Outlook: Reliable partner for customers in Europe and North America

Although Meyer Burger had to discontinue Europe's largest solar module production at its Freiberg site in Saxony (Germany) due to ongoing market distortions caused by cheap Chinese imports, the company will remain a reliable partner for its customers in Europe and North America. The product and performance warranties provided will continue to apply to all solar products. The focus of production will be expanded this year to locations in the U.S., and solar cells for module production in the U.S. will continue to be manufactured in Germany until further notice.  Meyer Burger has opened up additional sales channels for its European customers and has been offering direct sales in an online store for private customers since April. For private customers wishing to purchase larger PV systems, Meyer Burger is cooperating with Otovo, one of the leading European trading platforms for solar systems. Installers continue to buy through the well-known distributors in Europe, over 1 000 certified specialist partners have registered on the Meyer Burger website and continue to sell Meyer Burger products.

Visit us at our booth A1.470 in hall A1!

Media contact

Meyer Burger Technology AG 
Anne Schneider 
Head Corporate Communications 
M. +49 174 349 17 90 
anne.schneider@meyerburger.com  

About Meyer Burger Technology AG

www.meyerburger.com

Meyer Burger researches, develops and produces the latest generation of highly efficient solar cells and solar modules based on patented Heterojunction/SmartWire technology. As one of the few manufacturers worldwide, the company also manufactures its own production equipment, which ensures high quality and efficiency in production.

Meyer Burger's headquarters are located in Thun (Switzerland). The company operates research centers and machine factories in Hohenstein-Ernstthal (Germany), Hauterive and Neuchâtel (Switzerland). The highly automated production of solar cells and solar modules takes place in Thalheim (Germany) and in the future in Goodyear and Colorado Springs (USA). The company has its own accredited test center for solar modules in Freiberg (Germany). This is the key to the long service life and high precision of Meyer Burger solar modules. There are sales offices in Europe, the USA, Australia and Asia.

Around 1 100 people work for Meyer Burger worldwide. The company was founded in 1953 in Switzerland. As a provider of production systems, the company has shaped the development of the global photovoltaic industry along the entire value chain in recent decades and has set essential industry standards. A large part of the solar modules produced worldwide today are based on technologies developed by Meyer Burger.

The registered shares of Meyer Burger Technology AG are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ticker: MBTN).