A Vast Array of Sharp Solar Solutions
For more than 50 years, Sharp’s efforts in research and development have led to groundbreaking solar solutions. As a maker of products that consume power, we’ve always believed we should create power, too. It’s all part of our Eco-Positive mission to brighten the lives of people around the world.
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1959-1970
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- 1961
A successful prototype transistor radio with solar cells was made and released in 1961.
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- 1963
Success in mass producing solar cells
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- 1963
A lighted buoy in the Tsurumi Shipping Lane, Yokohama Bay, the world’s first buoy supplied with a solar cells.
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- 1966
Ogami Island Lighthouse installed with solar cells, Nagasaki Prefecture; with 225W it had the worlds' largest solar power output at the time.
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- 1967
Started development of space solar cells
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1971-1980
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- 1976
Successful launch of operational satellite "Ume" with Sharp's solar cells on board
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- 1980
First calculators with solar cell batteries released.
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1981-1990
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- 1981
Operations began at the Shinjo Plant (now Katsuragi Plant).
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- 1983
Production of a two-layer stacked solar cell using a roll-to-roll method
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- 1988
Oita Marine Ranching system employs photovoltaic module.
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- 1988
Cell conversion efficiency for amorphous silicon solar cells reaches 11.5%
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1991-2000
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- Becoming a local landmark, while effectively utilizing roof space
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- Functioning as a core facility of the local area in case of disaster
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- One of the largest systems for an educational institution in Japan, installed at the Nippon Institute of Technology
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- 1998
A 200 kW system, one of the largest in Japan, with the world's first snow melting function
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- Installation in wall surfaces, using modules as a building material
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- The Orihime/Hikoboshi satellites stay in flight with light from the sun
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2001-2010
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- The state-of-the-art Super Green Factory which created the term "Kameyama model"
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- Solar panels cover the walls of a skyscraper in Manchester
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- 2008
Installation of "Lumiwall", thin-film solar cells with built in LEDs, in the Yodoyabashi Redevelopment Building
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- Sharp's Taki Plant effectively utilizes its south facing wall
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- Also functioning as a blind to hide outdoor equipment for air-conditioning
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- 2004
The largest level corporate solar cells installation in the U.S., at an airport distribution hub
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- New function for solar cells = Snow melting
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- A new proposal for environmentally friendly condominiums
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- Rental apartments with solar power generation, to achieve harmony with the environment
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- A human- and environment-friendly water purification plant
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- Lights powered by solar energy light the way for ships
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- 2003
Independent power generation system, operating stably even in a desert region of Mongolia
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- 2009
Tenerife Island Industrial Mega Solar Power Plant
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- Höheinöd (district Südwestpfalz), Rhineland-Palatinate / Germany
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- Leibertingen (district of Sigmaringen), Baden-Württemberg / Germany
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- Parque Purullena in Granada / Spain
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- Triptis (Thüringen) / Germany
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- Bad Wimpfen / Germany
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- Valencia / Spain
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- Albacete / Spain
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- Sandanski / Bulgaria
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