Dutch module manufacturer Solarge has raised €3 million in venture capital from new and existing investors to expand its recently opened factory, where it produces lightweight, low-carbon panels for commercial and industrial roofs.
Dutch solar panel manufacturer Solarge has raised €3 million ($3.24 million) to increase production capacity at its recently inaugurated manufacturing facility in Weert. The company produces panels that weigh less than 6 kg/m2 and are made without per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). These products are suitable for commercial and industrial (C&I) roofs that cannot support heavier, conventional PV installations.
“Our current line is 100 MW or 200,000 modules per year,” said Gerard de Leede, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Solarge. pv magazine. “It is the first of its kind, but it is not a pilot plant. We plan to expand to around 300 MW at our facility in Weert, which is a maximum in terms of floor space.”
Solarge panels are starting to appear in C&I projects across the Netherlands, such as the 225 kW roof project built for Eindhoven-based company Different Doors. The CTO said that in the meantime, several new projects are underway and will be announced soon.
“We anticipate increasing demand for our polymer-based lightweight, circular, PFAS-free rooftop solar panels. In late 2025, early 2026, Solarge will expand further with a new 500 MW facility in the Netherlands, supported by the National Growth Fund in the Netherlands and other investors,” said de Leede, adding that a large part of the second installation The installation will be intended for building integrated PV products (BIPV).
“This power plant will grow to 1 GW in a second phase after 2026, also with Growth Fund and investors,” says de Leede.
With near-term plans to expand sales into adjacent markets in Belgium, Germany and France, the company is also working to license the technology for use in other regions. To this end, it recently signed an initial Memorandum of Understanding for a manufacturing project with investment company Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria (Infracorp Nigeria).
The new investors joining the funding round are two impact funds, Phase2.earth and Orchard Partications, along with existing early-stage investors.
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