TSE, an ambitious shareholder in the HoloSolis project by gigafactory photovoltaic
TSE is a shareholder in the HoloSolis consortium, whose aim is the production of photovoltaic panels.” Made in France ”. The objective? Contribute to the reindustrialization of our continent through the creation of the largest factory in Europe for the production of photovoltaic cells and modules.
Located in Hambach, in the agglomeration of Sarreguemines in Moselle, the factory benefits from a strategic geographical position in the center of Europe. The Holosolis site, located within the Europole 2 commercial activity zone, will be at the heart of a territory with a strong industrial culture and an adapted employment area.
The development of HoloSolis is part of the European strategy of fight against global warming and should make it possible to strengthen France's industrial and energy sovereignty. Indeed, today, 95% of Photovoltaic panels imported into Europe come from Asia and mainly from China. The putting into circulation of panels” Made in France ” will strengthen our independence from Asian actors, while participating in the reindustrialization of our country and the creation of jobs.
The HoloSolis factory will bring together two types of productions on the same site. The establishment will produce solar cells and photovoltaic modules at the same time and on two separate buildings. To guarantee the quality and the performance production will be fully automated with 24-hour operation.
Recently, Pierre-Yves Lambert, CEO of TSE, met with several elected officials and officials from the Moselle department, including Laurent Touvet, prefect, Dominique Laurent, sub-prefect of Sarreguemines, Maxime Courty Dreal, head of the Moselle departmental unit, and Marc Zingraff, regional councillor and Mayor of Sarreguemines, as well as members of the HoloSolis management team and members of the consortium such as IDEC, Heraeus or Amor Group to discuss the progress of the project.
Some key figures:
- 18.5 hectares built
- 709 million euros of investment
- 5 gigawatts of annual production
- 10 million solar panels per year, i.e. 1 million households equipped each year
- 1,700 jobs created
