About Sharp Brand Worldwide Search Close Energy Solutions MENU About Us Solar Farm Solutions Solar Rooftop Solutions High-Efficiency Solar Cells Space-Qualified Solar Cells Network History Energy Solutions Sharp’s History of Solar Business Achievements Sharp’s History of Solar Business Achievements Purpose All Commercial Residential Industrial Area All Europe Asia/Oceania Americas Other Solar panels cover the walls of a skyscraper in Manchester 2008Installation of "Lumiwall", thin-film solar cells with built in LEDs, in the Yodoyabashi Redevelopment Building Even fashion buildings are concerned about the global environment Harmony between scenery, and buildings equipped with solar power generation systems Reducing the air-conditioning load of an office building with solar power generation Becoming a local landmark, while effectively utilizing roof space New function for solar cells = Snow melting Triptis (Thüringen) / Germany Also functioning as a blind to hide outdoor equipment for air-conditioning A new proposal for environmentally friendly condominiums Rental apartments with solar power generation, to achieve harmony with the environment Bad Wimpfen / Germany Valencia / Spain The state-of-the-art Super Green Factory which created the term "Kameyama model" Using solar power generation to create the flavor of wine from vines over 100 years old Sharp's Taki Plant effectively utilizes its south facing wall The roof of this huge distribution warehouse is covered with solar panels A solar power plant financed by citizens -- just what you would expect from an environmentally advanced country This automobile factory has the world's largest level roof-mounted solar system 2004The largest level corporate solar cells installation in the U.S., at an airport distribution hub A production base for solar cells, producing its own energy from sunlight 2009Tenerife Island Industrial Mega Solar Power Plant Höheinöd (district Südwestpfalz), Rhineland-Palatinate / Germany Leibertingen (district of Sigmaringen), Baden-Württemberg / Germany Parque Purullena in Granada / Spain Albacete / Spain Sandanski / Bulgaria Generating solar power along with excitement at a soccer stadium Environment measures with solar power generation taking advantage of a wide public space Large-scale adoption of solar cells in an entire new suburban town Solar cells the size of a soccer field have the "forest effect" of 24 Osaka Domes Functioning as a core facility of the local area in case of disaster One of the largest systems for an educational institution in Japan, installed at the Nippon Institute of Technology 1998A 200 kW system, one of the largest in Japan, with the world's first snow melting function A human- and environment-friendly water purification plant Installation in wall surfaces, using modules as a building material Aiming to become a sustainable society, with environmentally aware government offices 3,500 m above sea level, average temperature 5 degrees Celsius below zero Sharing stable power for non-electrized villages Lights powered by solar energy light the way for ships 2003Independent power generation system, operating stably even in a desert region of Mongolia Solar cells and wind power support a disaster prevention system in a mountainous area In any place, and all types of environments 2005 Sharp solar power system installed for Arizona Public Services 2007 1st Major League Baseball stadium to showcase power of solar energy 2007 Largest commercial rooftop installation at the time, in Mountain View, CA 2008 Ground-mount solar installation at the entrance to the 5th busiest airport in the USA 2010 First thin-film ground-mount utility-scale solar power plant by Sharp in the USA 2010 Ground-mount thin-film solar installation helping Ohio reach its renewable energy goals 2011 Largest megasolar project in California at the time, and having a 20-year PPA with the local utility company 2012 First megasolar project in the USA using glass-on-glass thin-film solar panels made by Sharp The Orihime/Hikoboshi satellites stay in flight with light from the sun A conversion rate of 37%, high-efficiency solar cells for use in outer-space Back to top