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Article: Sharp Electronics Corporation Establishes Solar Systems Division.
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- PR Newswire
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- May 1, 2002
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MAHWAH, N.J. -- Sharp Electronics Corporation (SEC), the U.S. sales and marketing subsidiary of Sharp Corporation, Osaka, Japan, has established a new division to make Sharp's solar cells, modules and systems available in North America.
With a 19-percent share of the market, Sharp is the world's leading manufacturer of solar energy products and will significantly expand solar production capacity from 94MW to 200MW in 2002. Sharp's expertise in the development and application of solar cells and modules dates to 1959. In 1963, Sharp became the first Japanese company to mass-produce solar cells. Sharp has helped power more than 130 satellites and has supplied solar ...