• Manufacturer of high-quality solar modules meets with strong interest at the PV Expo in Tokyo
• Outstanding reputation of German engineering enables company to complete a strong brand launch in Japan
Mainz, March 12, 2012 – SCHOTT Solar AG has gotten off to an excellent start in the Japanese market. The high-quality German manufacturer’s participation in the PV Expo trade fair in Tokyo from February 29 – March 2 that generated a lot of attention clearly shows how German engineering still meets with great interest in the Land of the Rising Sun. The company scored a lot of points in Tokyo especially with its flagship product, the SCHOTT PERFORM POLY 245 solar module. SCHOTT Solar will be concentrating on the market segment “medium-sized solar systems for industrial roofs” initially and has already started to ship products in Japan. SCHOTT Solar is a subsidiary of the SCHOTT Group, a company that has been operating in Japan for 46 years through its SCHOTT Nippon, NEC-SCHOTT and SCHOTT Moritex divisions, among others.
“Experts expect Japan to rank among the six leading nations when it comes to the growth of photovoltaics in the years to come,” explains Swantje Oldoerp, head of Sales for Asia at SCHOTT Solar. “Thanks to our high-quality solar modules and more than 50 years of experience in the PV market, we are clearly the right partner when it comes to meeting Japan’s high demand for quality and service.”
“The new feed-in tariff in Japan will help to permanently bring about a change in energy,” adds Airi Yukawa, President SCHOTT Nippon K.K. “Here, we have just the right solutions to offer that deliver both high performance and stability.”
SCHOTT Solar stands for quality and durability – tested independently
The high-quality SCHOTT PERFORM POLY 245 module that SCHOTT Solar unveiled at the PV Expo is quite interesting due to its exceptionally high nominal output. SCHOTT Solar offers a linear performance warranty of 25 years on this polycrystalline glass-foil module that guarantees high electricity yields for those who purchase solar systems. SCHOTT Solar can be sure of the performance of these modules for two reasons: on the one hand, the company has already been actively involved in solar technology since 1958 and the experience it has gained over decades flows into its products. On the other, SCHOTT Solar subjects all of its modules to extensive quality tests that are generally twice as stringent as the international IEC standard calls for.
