Solar cells in 2008 shipments in Japan hit record high

According to the Japanese Association of solar power (JPEA) 3 released statistics show that year 2008 (April 2008 -2009 in March) in Japan the world's solar cell shipments (domestic + exports) by 23% year to 1.12 million 521KW, record a record high. Among them, the result of Japan's domestic solar power generation equipment into the system of this grant (2009) the road in January in Japan's domestic demand driven by shipments of 13% to the year 230,000 6,787 KW; export volume also increased 26% year to 880,000 3,734 KW.

JPEA and at the same time Japan's January-March this year the global shipments of solar cells by 11% to the year 240,000 4,281 KW. Among them, Japan's domestic shipments by 18% in 70000 to 3,268 KW, founding in 2006 January to March to a record high; exports due to the deteriorating economic downturn led to the demand for the European market by 19% in the year 170,000 to 1,013 KW, which in Europe by 21.0 percent, also in North America by 2.7%.

Japanese solar cell manufacturers, including Sharp Corp., Kyocera and SANYO Electric and so on.

Source: windosi.com Jun. 4, 2009