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'One day, we want to be able to produce the electricity consumed by out products.' Half a century abo, who else had such vision?

For fifty years,
Sharp has been harnessing the power of the sun.
Now, looking outward, for the future.

Sharp's solar business looks outward, as a world leading solar company. Explore our worldwide network.
Sharp founder Tokuji Hayakawa, who created a company that manufactured home appliances that used electricity, felt a deep commitment to create something just as important: power to run them.

By inventing compound solar cells that are nearly 14 percent more efficient than previous models (up from 31.5%), Sharp laid claim to the world's highest* solar cell conversion efficiency -- and launched yet another revolution in renewable energy.
*As of October 22, 2009, for non-concentrator solar cells at the research level (based on Sharp survey).