Energy Unplugged by Aurora EP.174 Gunter Erfurt, CEO, Meyer Burger
In this episode of Energy Unplugged, Gunter Erfurt, CEO, Meyer Burger engages in a discussion with Hanns Koenig, our Managing Director for Central Europe, with focus on the European solar industry.
Before becoming the CEO of Meyer Burger, Gunter held the position of both Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer, as well as managerial positions in other companies in the solar industry. He holds a Diploma in Engineering Physics from the University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, and Degree in Physics and a PhD in Physics, both from the Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg.
Main topics include the following:
• Dependence of Europe’s solar industry on imports, and how is China dominating
• Subsidies for solar in China
• Renewables manufacturing reshoring in Europe, compared to other countries such as China, India, or the US