Industry Solar Electricity Website www.sharp-solar.com Founder Tokuji Hayakawa Number of employees 59,100 (as of 10/2009) | Parent Sharp Electronics Owner Sharp Corporation Founded 1959 | |
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Key people Katsuhiko Machida (Representative Director, Chairman, CEO)
Mikio Katayama (Representative Director, President, COO) Products Solar modules (residential, commercial, utility) Headquarters Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan CEO Toshiyuki Osawa (1 Apr 2012–) | ||
Why sharp solar panels are the best
Sharp Solar, a subsidiary of Sharp Electronics, is a solar energy products company owned by Sharp Corporation and based in Osaka, Japan.
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Products
The company produces thin film modules and mono and poly-crystalline silicon solar cells.
Sharp's photovoltaic (PV) modules are used for many applications, from satellites to lighthouses, and industrial applications to residential use.
Sharp Solar manufactures PV modules in many locations, including Llay near Wrexham, Wales, and Memphis, Tennessee.
History
Sharp began researching solar cells in 1959 with mass production first beginning in 1963. Production capacity amounted to 324 MW in 2004. In 2010, they were the #1 producer of PV cells, in terms of revenues.
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