As the market demand of solar heating, the major Japanese manufacturers ramp up production in response to fun. Mitsubishi Electric (MitsubishiElectric) plan for 2011, will increase the annual capacity of 600,000 kilowatts (kWp) Kyocera (Kyocera) The new plant is planned in advance; u4873 , Konica Minolta (KonicaMinolta) said it would cooperate with the United States to enter the industry, solar cell market. In addition, Toshiba (Toshiba) is proposed to sell in Japan, the power of solar home systems, even if the increase to strong competition between different plants on investment concerns, but the expansion of the plant came with the price war is expected to further stimulate market demand.
The market demand for solar cells because of the financial crisis dragged once in 2009 slowed the growth of the recent demand for the re-warmed, Mitsubishi Electric believes that by 2013 the world market of solar cells will reach 1210 megawatts for the year 2006 8 times.
Optimistic about the U.S. industry Konarka has a low cost thin solar cell technology to produce films, Japanese factory Konica Minolta decided to 2.000 million for its investors, rather than cooperation to enter the market for solar cells should commence in April 2010 for R & D, production and sales company.
Mitsubishi Electric Living Digital Media Business Division, in the village, there are few happy days, said that since the summer of 2009, the range of Mitsubishi Electric is at full capacity, 24 hours of operation, estimated in 2010 will continue this situation.
Mitsubishi Electric in the prefecture of Nagano, the other two plants, has recently started production, forecasts for the year 2010 the production capacity of solar cells from the peak current of 22 thousands of Saraswati, 27 MW; Annual 2011 monitoring has increased to 60 million kilowatts. 367759-001
As for the Showa Shell (ShowaShell), currently located in Miyazaki Prefecture in both plants, total production capacity of 80 million kilowatts, expected in summer 2011, after three factories to join the ranks of production where the total capacity will reach 100 million kilowatts.
The Kyocera in Japan, the largest in the Yasu plant was recently completed in 2012 should reach 3 per month to 650,000 kilowatts of generating capacity increased by 6 per cent of production should plan ahead touchdown.
On the other hand, Toshiba plans to adopt the American system of SunPower module of silicon solar battery, the conversion rate of battery was 21.5%, while the solar cell module and the power regulator with the overall efficiency of electricity production up to post 15.9%, known in the industry the highest. Due out in April 2010; 2012 years is entering the Japanese market accounted for 10% of the city.
Besides the production program, some industry Zheyi accelerated the pace of technological upgrading. Sanyo Electric (SanyoElectric) previously issued by HIT (HeterojunctionwithIntrinsicThin layer) solar cells, the product thickness of only 98μm, the possible conversion efficiency up to 23%. Mitsubishi Chemical (MitsubishiChemical) also plans to launch in 2012, the annual cost of production than the traditional solar cell current tenth of thin film organic solar cells. sony vgp-bps2
As the market outlook, plus the Japanese industry outside Europe and the United States, mainland China, Korea, operators must also obtain. Its competitors, its production will also lead the market moves to lower cost-based competition. Kyocera believes that the current global industry of solar cells over 200, only an overview of market opportunities in the industry can not survive in the market.
Market for solar cells continued fever, but the market thinks that the industry is still largely upon States to take the residual power to buy political support grant, if there is no tendency to save costs and benefits of the umbrella organization of front end protection, the future development of the solar cell industry is still worthy of consideration.