




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).