Featured in The Land of the Rising Sun – 02-2014

From the boom to beyond

Japan: A booming PV market can create opportunities for manufacturers, particularly if they are local. But it can also cause complacency when it comes to aggressive cost reductions. Solar Frontier is clearly benefiting from the boom in Japan, surprising some by rivaling more established domestic producers to become the countrys third-largest supplier in 2013, according to IHS figures. Long-term success will require the company to retain its focus on cost and road map execution and correctly judge the timing of its move into emerging markets.

By

Jonathan Gifford

11 Feb 2014

The booming Japanese PV market was the story of 2013, with the country now generally accepted as having been the second biggest PV end market for the year. Many companies have profited from the surge in installations in the country, but perhaps none more so than for thin film producer and project developer Solar Frontier. …

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