MITSUBISHI display LED lighting plant plant model

In the "PVJapan2008", which was held in July 30, 2008, MITSUBISHI chemical exhibited a conceptual model of the combined use of solar cells and LED plants. The company plans to join forces with vegetable cultivation venture FairyAngEL, from the end of 2009 began production in the use of solar and LED plant factory (refer to the station reported that MITSUBISHI chemical LED lighting system for 09 years listed plant factory).

MITSUBISHI is currently Fairy Angel chemical plant in Fukui for the construction of technical verification factory model of this concept, scheduled for October 2008 to complete 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 2009 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: Nikkei BP