SunPower Corp. (SPWR) has entered into an agreement with Shimizu Corp. for the supply of E20/327 solar panels with an electric generation capacity of 69 megawatt (MW). These highly efficient solar panels will be utilized by Shimizu Corp. for installation at the Eurus Energy mega solar power plant project located in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori, Japan.
Shimizu Corp. will act as the engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) provider for the project which is owned by Eurus Rokkasho Solar Park Corporation, a subsidiary of Eurus Energy Group. The project is expected to come online in the second half of 2015.In another deal, SunPower will supply E20/327 solar panels to Obayashi Corp. 27.4 MW of solar panels will be installed by Obayashi Corp. for a mega solar power plant project located in Toyokoro, Hokkaido......
SunPower’s E20/327 solar panels are made up of its Maxeon solar cells. These cells are currently the highest-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar photovoltaic (:PV) available. These panels have 20.1% efficiency........ SunPower Corp. presently retains a short-term Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). Other well-placed stocks in the solar space are JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (JKS) and JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (JASO), both with a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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