08.21.19
Prime Minister of Germany's Free State Saxony Michael Kretschmer and Dresden Mayor Dirk Hilbert – in the presence of representatives from Heliatek’s shareholders, supplier-partners, economy and the press corps – officially inaugurated Heliatek’s state-of-the-art mass-production facility for its organic solar films.
Guests were given a comprehensive tour through the new production line, which ended with a symbolic commissioning of the plant that is now starting its ramp-up procedures.
“With the opening of the production facility, Heliatek has successfully mastered the transformation from research into the production of highly innovative products. From Dresden, organic solar films will ensure clean and sustainable energy production around the world. This underlines the high innovation potential in the Free State and strengthens Saxony as a business location,” Kretschmer said.
With the new production line, Heliatek will start producing industrial-grade solar films mid-2020 and deliver them to its first strategic customers in a variety of geographies, including Germany.
“We have now installed the core production machines and are currently working on the ramping them up towards high-volume roll-to-roll mass-production,” said Michael Eberspächer, COO at Heliatek.
Heliatek’s production line is designed for a maximum capacity of 1 million square meters of solar films.
The ceremony was followed by a round table discussion with Prime Minister Kretschmer, CEO Guido van Tartwijk and Heliatek founder Prof. Dr. Karl Leo, moderated by Dominik Gronarz, managing director of Organic Electronics Saxony. The participants discussed challenges in of economy and climate change in Saxony.
Guests were given a comprehensive tour through the new production line, which ended with a symbolic commissioning of the plant that is now starting its ramp-up procedures.
“With the opening of the production facility, Heliatek has successfully mastered the transformation from research into the production of highly innovative products. From Dresden, organic solar films will ensure clean and sustainable energy production around the world. This underlines the high innovation potential in the Free State and strengthens Saxony as a business location,” Kretschmer said.
With the new production line, Heliatek will start producing industrial-grade solar films mid-2020 and deliver them to its first strategic customers in a variety of geographies, including Germany.
“We have now installed the core production machines and are currently working on the ramping them up towards high-volume roll-to-roll mass-production,” said Michael Eberspächer, COO at Heliatek.
Heliatek’s production line is designed for a maximum capacity of 1 million square meters of solar films.
The ceremony was followed by a round table discussion with Prime Minister Kretschmer, CEO Guido van Tartwijk and Heliatek founder Prof. Dr. Karl Leo, moderated by Dominik Gronarz, managing director of Organic Electronics Saxony. The participants discussed challenges in of economy and climate change in Saxony.