Solar Frontier recently announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japan Asia Group Limited (JAG) to cooperate on boosting solar power in Japan.
Aside from the supply of over 100MW of Solar Frontier CIS solar panels that will generate enough electricity to meet the power needs of 30,000 Japanese households, the company will also provide JAG with services including project planning and sourcing balance-of-system equipment.
“Solar Frontier’s panels are manufactured entirely in Japan to the high standards that our customers should expect with confidence. Through cooperation with leading companies like this, we will be able to deliver our economically compelling CIS thin-film solar modules to customers in Japan and around the world,” said Shigeaki Kameda, President and CEO of Solar Frontier.
Solar Frontier had previously collaborated on JAG projects, which led to the new arrangements. “Solar Frontier’s CIS modules delivered much higher power output than expected at that installation. This MOU is in recognition of the excellent performance of Solar Frontier’s CIS modules,” said Tetsuo Yamashita, Chairman of Japan Asia Group.
A relative newcomer to Australian shores, Solar Frontier’s thin-film CIS (Copper, Indium, Selenium) technology offers a light-soaking effect and better performance under partial shade conditions.
Unlike some other popular brands of thin film solar panels, Solar Frontier modules do not contain cadmium telluride, a compound of concern in terms of potential environmental and human health impacts.
Solar Frontier also recently announced it had supplied approximately 29,400 of its CIS thin-film solar modules to the Mill Creek Solar Farm in Burlington County, New Jersey. The 3.8 megawatt installation is owned by Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G).
Other Solar Frontier deals of note include a 13.2 megawatt supply agreement with US based NRG Solar LLC, the recently announced 100+ MW Catalina project in California, the supply of 10MW of modules for Mt. Komekura Solar Power Plant in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan and the 1MW Yukigunigata project in Niigata, also in Japan.
