Kyocera to raise the output of solar cells, the year 2010 to achieve 550MW, 2011 to achieve annual 650MW
Kyocera announced that it would increase the production of solar cells. The company in April 2007 issued a plan for the year 2010 will be in production as a battery of 500MW, this is not only to increase that figure to 550MW, is also planning to the year 2011 to increase production 650MW. Investment, over the next 4 years to reach 55,000,000,000 yen. In addition, the company's 2008 annual production plans for 300MW.
The reason why the year 2010 will be the year of production from the first 500MW to 550MW, due to "the production process to improve the efficiency of the outcome," (Kyocera). The company engaged in a wide range from ingot manufacturing to module manufacturing business, through various processes to increase productivity so that the annual output increase of 50MW. Increase to 650MW, is the view of the silicon raw material procurement, and so on have already been implemented to make the decision-making.