Sharp
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A Sharp Solar 'GridPower™' grid-connect solar panel system allows you to produce your own power, reduce your ever-growing power bills, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It makes the world a better place for our children, and grandchildren.

With solar cell production capacity of 450 megawatts (MW) worldwide and more than 200,000 installations per year, Sharp Solar is the world's solar panel production leader, a position the company has held for more than 5 years.

The Founder of Enviro Friendly World, John Payne, has a long association with Sharp, visiting Sharp factories in Japan over 30 years ago.

That was in 1978, and as part of a delegation of major Australian retailers, John spent time inspecting the early solar prototypes with Sharp designers and engineers.

The easiest way to buy a grid-tied system is to purchase a pre-packaged kit, where all the work of matching the components has been done by the experts at the manufacturer. These system kits normally start around 1 kW, and go up to 5 kW. Which size is best for you? The answer depends on how much you are prepared to invest in the system, and what your electricity consumption is. It would be a good idea to read our article "How To Choose A Grid-Connect PV System." Why not do that now, then come back...

Now that you have an idea of your current (no pun intended!) electricity consumption, and how much power you will get from different systems, we can get free quotes to work out the best sytem for you.

We can help you get free quotes on installing a new solar panel system in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, and most Regional and rural areas. Just click here...

Sharp have an unmatched history in developing solar panels...

• 1959 - Started development of solar cells.
• 1963 - Mass production of solar cells. 1966 - Installed photovoltaic (PV) module on the lighthouse in Nagasaki-the world’s largest output power at the time.
• 1976 - Sharp’s first installation of a PV system to power a Japanese satellite.
• 1980 - Introduced calculators with solar cell batteries into the market.
• 1992 - The world's highest cell conversion efficiency of 22% for single-crystal type solar cells capable of mass production is achieved.
• 1994 - Introduced PV Power Generation System into the residential market.
• 1995 - Received the 8th Technology Award from the Japan Society of Energy and Resources for its residential-use PV Power Generation System.
• 1998 - Installed a 200 kW system, one of the largest in Japan, with the world's first snow melting function. 2000 - Worldwide-leading manufacturer of solar cells/panels.
• 2000 - Multi-power conditioner (inverter) that increases installability is commercialized in an industry first. 2002 - Development of the industry's first string power conditioner.
• 2003 - Space photovoltaic panel installed on Satellite Observatory "Free Flyer" (SFU).
• 2005 - Started mass-production of thin-film solar cells.
• 2006 - Katsuragi plant expands its annual solar cell production capacity to 600 MW, the world's highest at that time.
• 2006 - Realisation of the world’s most advanced environmentally-conscious production protocols at Kameyama Plant.
• 2007 - Success in developing mass-production of triple-junction thin-film solar cells.
• 2007 - Sharp sets up additional solar cell production line, production capacity to be expanded to 710MW per year, the world’s highest.
• 2008 - First in the world to achieve cumulative production of 2.5GW of solar cells.
• 2008 - Achieved the industry's highest (*1) conversion efficiency for a polycrystalline photovoltaic solar panel, 14.4%.

View the Sharp Solar (US) Interactive Presentation 'How Does Solar Work?'

We can help you get free quotes on installing a new solar panel system in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, and most Regional and rural areas. Just click here...

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