Sharp launches photovoltaic modules production in Europe

Sharp Corp. announced that they will launch production of photovoltaic modules for the European market in the spring of 2004 at its manufacturing bases at Sharp Mfg Co. of U.K. (SUKM) located in Wrexham, North Wales.

According to Sharp, the decision to put up a new solar products sales and marketing division in Europe is in response to the growing global awareness of the need of the environmental conservation. In effect, attention has been focused on renewable energy sources, including systems to generate clean electrical power from the sun.

SUKM will be its second international manufacturing operation for photovoltaic modules following its facility in the U.S.A. Initial production capacity is targeted at 20 MW per year.