Toshiba's Solar Power Generation Business "Is Still In The Feasibility Stage Of Business"

Some media reports for the "Toshiba will cooperate with the United States in Japan sales SunPower solar system," the content, Toshiba said in a statement: "The current business is still in the feasibility study stage." For the company from July 18, 2008 from the sale of the system reported to be negative, said: "Sales have not formulated any specific plans" (the company).

On the other hand, SunPower CEO, Thomas H. Werner on television on the relationship between the company and Toshiba, said: "through the combination of Toshiba's electronic technology with our high conversion efficiency of solar cells, the market share from 0% to 10% . "

SunPower unit developed a conversion efficiency of the highest commercial crystalline silicon solar cell modules of the conversion efficiency of about 22 per cent (see this site reported 1, this site reported 2). In addition, the company in May 2008, the large size of 12 cm square to the solar cell modules, and created a 23.4 percent conversion efficiency record. July 17, 2008 issued by the settlement report shows that in 2008 the second quarter (April to June) in sales from 200 million the first quarter of 7370 U.S. dollars soared 40 percent, reaching 300 million 8280 U.S. dollars. Than the same period last year increased by 120 percent, far more than the entire solar cell industry an average of about 40 percent of the growth momentum.

Source: 日经BP社 Jul. 24, 2008