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Investment 400MW per year production capacity.
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| 2004 |
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Sharp to Launch Production of Photovoltaic Modules
in Europe.
Investment 315MW per year production capacity. |
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| 2003 |
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Sharp Introduces New "Small Home System" Solar
Power Packages.
Production of PV modules begun at facility in Memphis, Tennessee (U.S.A.).
Investment for 248MW per year production capacity. |
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| 2002 |
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| Investment for 150MW per year production capacity. |
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| 2001 |
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| Investment for 94MW per year production capacity. |
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| 2000 |
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Installation completed in the 1000th lighthouse
equipped with Sharp's PV system.
Recipient of Japan's New Energy Award. |
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| 1995 |
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| Received the 8th Technology Award from the Japan
Society of Energy and Resources for its residential-use PV Power Generation System. |
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| 1994 |
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| Introduced PV Power Generation System into the residential
market. |
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| 1988 |
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Employed PV system in Oita Maritime Ranch.
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| 1980 |
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| Introduced calculators with solar cell batteries into the market. |
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| 1976 |
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Sharp's first installation of a PV system to power a Japanese
satellite.
Satellite photo courtesy of the
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
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| 1966 |
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Installed photovoltaic (PV) module on the lighthouse in Nagasaki--the
world's largest output power at the time.
Lighthouse photo courtesy of the Japan Coast Guard |
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| 1963 |
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| Started mass production of solar cells. |
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| 1959 |
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Started development of solar cells.
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