Solar Frontier
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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Solar power |
| Founded | 2006 as Showa Shell Solar |
| Headquarters | Daiba Frontier Bldg, 2-3-2, Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo 135-8074 |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people |
Shigeaki Kameda (CEO), Brooks Herring (Director of International Business) |
| Products | Solar panels |
| Parent | Showa Shell Sekiyu |
| Website | Official website |
Solar Frontier Kabushiki Kaisha is a fully owned subsidiary of Showa Shell Sekiyu. It was founded in 2006 as Showa Shell Solar, and renamed Solar Frontier in April 2010.[1]
Background
Solar Frontier's parent company Showa Shell Sekiyu had been involved with solar energy since the 1978. Production on a commercial scale of crystalline silicon modules for solar cells began in 1983, and research on CIS (Copper, Indium, Selenium) technology began in 1993.[2]
Manufacturing plants
Solar Frontier has manufacturing plants in Miyazaki Prefecture,[3] where it develops and manufactures CIS solar panels.
See also
References
- ↑ Business Week Company Overview of Solar Frontier K.K. Retrieved on September 26, 2012
- ↑ Solar Frontier About Us Retrieved on October 3, 2012
- ↑ Solar Frontier Solar Frontier Opens “Miyazaki Solar Park” October 1, 2010 Retrieved on September 26, 2012
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