Today Sanyo announced in Tokyo that it will more than triple its solar cell production in the US by investing $80 million in a new plant in Salem, Oregon. The plant will begin operations in October 2009 and is scheduled to be at full capacity by April 2010.
Sanyo said maximum annual production is set to hit about 70 MW of solar ingots and wafers. This means the company’s total solar production capacity will be boosted to 100 MW annually. In total, Sanyo wants to achieve 600 MW by fiscal 2010, up from just 260 MW in 2008.
Sanyo began experimenting with solar technology as early as 1975. The company’s Oregon solar production plant is the second in the US. By fiscal 2010, it is planned to have 200 employees.
Sanyo better watch out for all those meth and crack heads.
There are meth and crack heads in Salem, Oregon?
it’s good to see them expanding operations. Sharp are also looking to expand greatly in the battle for market share
That’s great that someone is looking to give Americans some jobs. To bad our American companys want to give all the profits to Japan. where the hell is our companys?