The German government coalition recently made a cabinet decision to cut back support of PV solar electricity funding. Consequently, solar power plants may be promoted significantly less in the future. Despite major concessions from the industry, the reduction of the solar feed-in tariff (FiT) is considered drastic, although the actual relief for electricity customers will only be marginally affected for the time being.More
Applied Materials CEO Mike Splinter greets The Hon. Dr. Werner Langen, chairman of the German Christian Democratic Union and Christian Socialist Union Group of the European Parliament. The Hon. Markus Feber (right), co-chairman of the CDU/CSU Group, and The Hon. Klaus-Heiner Lehne (center), member of Germany’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, joined the delegation.
It’s been busy at Applied Materials from a Government Affairs perspective. Not only did we host a delegation from the Italian government, we also hosted a delegation of six members of the European Parliament.
The delegation was led by The Hon Dr. Werner Langen and consisted primarily of members of the German CDU/CSU party.More
Applied Materials chairman and CEO Mike Splinter met with the Honorable Claudio Scajola, Italian Minister of Economic Development, at the company’s research and development campus in California on Friday for a demonstration of the Applied SunFab panel, the world's largest and most powerful solar panel.More
Today, the solar photovoltaics (PV) industry relies on government incentive programs to be competitive in electricity markets. The main government policy lever has been the use of feed-in tariffs (FiTs). An FiT requires utilities to interconnect with private renewable energy generators and purchase the electricity generated at a pre-determined rate.More
Applied Materials chairman and CEO Mike Splinter met with the Honorable Claudio Scajola, Italian Minister of Economic Development, at the company’s research and development campus in California on Friday for a demonstration of the Applied 
