Sun power Signs 32-Megawatt solar power supply agreement with Toshiba
On 1 mar 2010, SunPower Corporation declared that, under a strategic supply agreement, Toshiba Corporation will order 32 megawatts of high-efficiency solar panels from SunPower in 2010. The SunPower panels will outline the foundation of Toshiba’s new residential solar offering in Japan, to be launched on April 1.
Tom Werner, CEO of SunPower has mentioned that they are greeting the opportunity to collaborate with Toshiba, a paramount business leader in Japan and throughout the world. He also stated that the SunPower panels are predominantly well suited to Japan’s inhabited market, where the latest Japanese feed-in-tariff rewards manufacturing of solar energy in excess of domestic consumption, but available roof area is typically quite small. SunPower high efficiency systems will allow more customers to take advantage of this incentive.
Shoji Takenaka, chief technology executive of Transmission Distribution & Industrial Systems Company, Toshiba Corporation state that, Toshiba’s residential solar power business will offer homeowners the most efficient solar power systems available, with a focus on quality and reliability. Toshiba is also very excited to work with SunPower, as their solar photovoltaic panels achieve high levels of performance and reliability, and their excellent efficiency supports space-saving solutions that directly meet the needs of consumers in Japan.
SunPower almost doubled production of its high-efficiency solar cells and panels from 2008 to 2009, with 2009 cell production of approximately 400 megawatts. In 2010, the company intends to expand production further with new manufacturing operations in Malaysia, the United States and Europe.
Source: SunPower corp.