Sanyo has announced it will showcase its HIT solar technology at the Solar Hub at this year's Eco Build show, taking place in London from 2-4 March, 2010. The Solar Hub is one of four feature points at this year's Eco Build.
These feature points are designed to educate visitors on building trends and renewable technology and at the Solar Hub, a range of the latest solar solutions will be on display. In addition, visitors will be able to find out more about the government's Clean Energy Cashback Scheme.
Under this scheme, which is due to be launched in April 2010, owners of PV systems will be paid a guaranteed rate for the energy they generate.
Shigeki Komatsu, director of the European solar division for Sanyo commented: "We are very excited about the government subsidy scheme in the UK. In Germany, where a similar scheme has been in existence since 2000, the market has grown by approximately 3GW per year, creating what is now the largest and most developed market in the world. PV subsidies have been introduced in many other countries around the world with rapid market grown being achieved in each instance. We are sure the same is true of the UK."
Sanyo's modules are said to be some of the most efficient available, an important consideration when choosing modules for use under the Clean Energy Cashback scheme. The company's modules will be shown integrated into a Solar Century Sunstation, a simple solution using an 'in-roof' installation and able to incorporate a variety of PV modules.
Shigeki Komatsu added: "It is sometimes assumed solar technology is not suitable for Northern European climates, but this is not true. The solar market will grow under these suitable subsidies and the will of the people. We have been successfully selling PV modules in the UK since 2003 and customers have acknowledged Sanyo's performance thanks to our modules high output efficiency. Last year, we announced a record breaking 23% cell output efficiency at R&D level and we intend to bring this know how into our mass produced cells as early as possible, further enhancing the performance benefits for customers in countries such as the UK."
At Eco Build, the Solar Hub will demonstrate how simple it is to integrate solar technology into the built environment to support low-carbon development and construction. Solar solutions featured in the model will be shown full size, with information on the technology, application and income generation from the Clean Energy Cashback scheme.