Sharp Announces that Operations Have Begun at Its New Thin Film Solar Cell Plant

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March 29, 2010

Sharp Announces that Operations Have Begun at Its New Thin Film Solar Cell Plant

By Sharp Solar Energy Solutions Group

Sharp, a world leader in solar cell and module production, is announcing today that it has started operations at its new thin-film solar cell plant in Sakai City, Osaka, Prefecture, Japan.

This plant will have 160MW production capacity during its initial phase; capacity will eventually reach a gigawatt of solar modules each year.

Thin-film solar cells have a structure in which thin layers of silicon are accumulated onto a glass substrate, enabling a dramatic reduction in the amount of silicon used.

The Sakai manufacturing plant is producing thin-film solar cells and modules using large-size glass substrates measuring 1,000 x 1,400 mm.

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