Sharp Opens U.S. Plant

In October, Sharp Corporation, the world’s leader in solar energy production, and its U.S. sales and marketing subsidiary, Sharp Electronics Corporation, opened their first solar panel manufacturing facility outside of Japan. The new factory, in Memphis, Tennessee, is assembling 165-, 167-, and 185-watt panels for residential and commercial installations, using mono- and polycrystalline solar cells produced by Sharp in Japan and glass frames and backing made in the U.S. Further information is online at www.sharpusa.com.