Sanyo looks to increase its HIT solar cell production to 600MW by 2011
Sanyo announced that it has completed the third factory building (Building C) of the Nishikinohama factory in Kaizuka City, Osaka. Building C has an anticipated start date for the high-volume production of HIT solar cells for December 2010. The start date ultimately lies on the completion of the installation of production equipment and the necessary adjustments and tests for high-volume production. Building C will have the capability for an annual solar cell production of 135MW, enabling the Nishikinohama factory to increase its overall annual production capacity to 345MW – 1.6 times the current level. Additionally, the Shimane Sanyo factory, which already produces the HIT solar cells, will increase its annual product capacity to 220MW in April 2010. Together, the two factories will have a combined production capacity total of 565MW by the end of March 2011. For the company’s global market, Sanyo is planning to expand its module production volume based off the Japan-Europe-US trilatera...