MITSUBISHI chemical display combination using solar cells and LED plant factory

In July 30th 08 PV "Japan" from the beginning of the year, MITSUBISHI chemical exhibited a combination of solar cells and LED plant plant conceptual model. The company plans to work together with the vegetable cultivation venture firm FairyAngEL, from the end of 09 to start the production of solar cells and LED plant factory.

MITSUBISHI is currently the FairyAngel chemical plant in Fukui for factory construction technology verification model of this concept, scheduled in October 08 to complete the equipment installation. 20kW silicon solar cells will be used in the first place, in the future also intends to use MITSUBISHI chemical is developing organic thin-film solar cells. When the plant was built in the urban area, the silicon solar cell with high power generation efficiency has the advantage, and the low cost and easy to set organic thin film solar cell has a good prospect in the vast land, such as overseas.

MITSUBISHI chemical believes that the desert area, such as the purchase of vegetables more difficult areas as the center, the demand for plant plants in the future will be expanded, so I hope to actively carry out sales activities of its plant factory. The company is also considering opening a plant in the United States in early 09 at the energy related exhibition in Arabia.

In addition, the coating type organic thin film solar cell MITSUBISHI chemical products will be completed in 2010, the company plans to 2012 as the launch of commodities. The module conversion efficiency, and strive to reach 7% in 2010, and in 2015 reached 15%.

Source: China new energy network