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Mitsubishi Electric Opens Its 2nd PV Cell Production Facility

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has completed construction of PV Cell Plant #2, a new photovoltaic (PV) cell production facility at its Nakatsugawa Works Iida Factory in Nagano Prefecture. By March 2011, the company will raise its annual PV cell/module production capacity by 50 megawatts (MW) to 270MW, and ultimately plans to reach an annual capacity of 600MW at an early stage. The global PV market is expected to grow from 5,550MW in fiscal 2009 (April 2008 – March 2009) to... Read More

Mitsubishi Sets New Bar For Efficiency of PV Cells

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced it has set two world records for photoelectric conversion efficiency in polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) cells, achieved by reducing resistive loss in the cells. Photoelectric conversion efficiency is the rate at which sunlight energy is converted into electricity, with higher rates meaning more output. In response to the growing demand for PV systems that help tackle global warming, the global production of PV cells has reached... Read More