RE: NEDO ProjectOnce the Jabil start-up is complete, maybe a licencing agreement with Mitsui.
https://www.day4energy.com/press/archives/2008/PR_2008-04-29_D4E-Selected-for-Japanese-Study-of-Large-Scale-Solar-Power-Projects.pdf
BURNABY, BC – April 29, 2008 – Day4 Energy Inc. (TSX: DFE), a leading manufacturer of high
performance, cost-effective solar electric modules, today announced that it has supplied Day4
48MC solar modules to Tokyo-based Mitsui & Co, Ltd. for an installation sponsored by the
Japanese Government’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
(NEDO). Operated by NTT Facilities, Inc, the NEDO project has included the Day4 48MC among
twenty-six of the solar industry’s leading modules in its evaluation of the positive and stabilizing
impact that large-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems can have on the regional utility grid. The sale
marks Day4 Energy’s first supply contract in the rapidly expanding Asian solar market.
“Day4 Energy’s modules are designed to bring high performance, longer lifespan, and faster ROI
to solar power generation. It is an honor to be included among the leading solar technology
options on the market today for this Japanese evaluation of large-scale PV development. In the
process we have gained key relationships, valued partners and a strategic foundation for
continued growth in the global solar market,” said Day4 Energy President and COO George
Rubin.
The NEDO project will be executed in phases with the entire approximately 2-megawatt (MW)
system expected to be operational in mid-2009. The project will continuously evaluate and
optimize a cross-section of leading PV technology options including such as monocrystalline
silicon, multicrystalline silicon, thin films and concentrating systems.
Commissioned on March 23, 2008, the initial phase includes 30-kilowatts (kW) of Day4 Energy
48MC solar panels. The highly efficient Day4 48 MC solar module is based on the company’s
proprietary Day4 Electrode technology, an innovative approach to module construction that
directly replaces the decades-old soldering connection methods to improve module efficiency,
decrease costs and enable continued innovation in solar technology development.