Solar Frontier K. K., a Japanese solar panel manufacturer, plans to sell solar panels for roof and wall materials and take Tesla's building technology to generate electricity in the smallest amount of space.
CEO Atsuhiko Hirano said in an interview with the Tokyo headquarters that Solar Frontier K. K., a wholly owned subsidiary of Showa Shell Co., Ltd., is in talks with potential partners and plans to start selling in the second half of 2019.
Currently, thin-film photovoltaic panel manufacturers are entering a new business area, a popular design and high-end marketing created by Tesla last year.Japanese Kyocera Corp. and Kaneka Corp. ) And other panel makers have also been providing solar roof panels.
Hirano said: 'Our solar panels will be able to replace the functionality of currently used building materials so that our customers can reduce their overall costs.'
Hirano said: 'Because traditional solar panels are heavy and difficult to handle, there is no wall, but the company's new product will be thin and durable.'
It is reported that the company plans to use aluminum instead of the glass usually used for the panel.
Hirano said Solar Frontier is turning to small-scale markets as developers building industrial-grade solar farms have difficulty accessing the national grid.
Japan's renewable energy incentive program has boosted solar capacity more than eightfold since 2011. Some Japanese utility companies have set cap on the amount of solar power generated by the grid as capacity and planned projects suddenly increase.Therefore, the population Fewer areas of the project face the risk of power plants having to stop selling electricity due to changing power needs.
Hirano said: "Barriers related to grid access are crippling business needs, and power companies will face declining power demand due to the expansion of rooftop solar."
