Japan builds third solar cell plant
Japanese Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K said on
Sept. 7 its subsidiary Showa Shell Solar will build a third plant for
thin-layer photovoltaic cells in Miyazaki prefecture at a cost of 100
billion Yen.
Japanese Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K said on
Sept. 7 its subsidiary Showa Shell Solar will build a third plant for
thin-layer photovoltaic cells in Miyazaki prefecture at a cost of 100
billion Yen.
The new plant will be capable of producing 900 MW of solar panels a year when it is completed in 2011, according to Kyodo news agency.
For the investment project, Showa Shell Solar will buy an idle plant in the town of Kunitomi in the prefecture, together with its land of 400,000 square meters, from Hitachi Plasma Display Ltd. and install manufacturing facilities there.
The company is operating two plants for solar panels using compounds incorporating copper and indium, both also located in Miyazaki prefecture.
Showa Shell Solar decided to expand its production capacity as the demand for solar cells is expected to grow sharply in light of increasing international efforts to create a low-carbon society, Showa Shell said./.
The new plant will be capable of producing 900 MW of solar panels a year when it is completed in 2011, according to Kyodo news agency.
For the investment project, Showa Shell Solar will buy an idle plant in the town of Kunitomi in the prefecture, together with its land of 400,000 square meters, from Hitachi Plasma Display Ltd. and install manufacturing facilities there.
The company is operating two plants for solar panels using compounds incorporating copper and indium, both also located in Miyazaki prefecture.
Showa Shell Solar decided to expand its production capacity as the demand for solar cells is expected to grow sharply in light of increasing international efforts to create a low-carbon society, Showa Shell said./.
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