The company has announced to the installation partners that it will no longer produce products for the market for residential solar and storage market, but will continue to offer support for warranty and installation for existing and current projects.
Panasonic will end his company on solar energy and battery storage, the company told its North -American installation partners in a letter of 28 April. The letter, signed by Naoki Kamo, president of Panasonic Eco Systems Noord -Amerika, was fully shared By an installation program on Reddit and partly Published on the website of the company. According to the letter:
This was a strategic decision – not a reflection of the performance of technology or the dedication of our partners like you. Although we continue to believe in the potential of solar and energy storage, it is no longer the right business business suitable for us.
Panasonic promised to honor all the guarantees, including those for systems that are not fully installed, and committed to supporting customers with clear guidelines for coverage of third parties. Support will continue via the company’s website and a special E -mail channel.
While leaving the residential solar and storage market, Panasonic continues to invest in the production of battery cells for electric vehicles. His battery facility of $ 4 billion in Kansas, announced in 2022is planned for completion in the first half of 2025. The company also remains active in other clean energy technologies, including heat pumps.
This announcement marks the end of the role of Panasonic in the solar industry, a position that it cemented after acquiring Sanyo in 2009. Sanyo, a pioneer in heterojunction Solar Cell Technology, was fully integrated in Panasonic in 2011. Its hit (Heterojunning. According to the company, the “used solar cells are a hybrid with a unique structure consisting of a thin mono-crystalline silicon wafer surrounded by ultra-killing amorphic silicon layers”, a design praised for its strong performance in high temperatures and real world conditions.
After the rebranding of Sanyo’s hit modules under the name Panasonic, the company remained a prominent player in residential solar energy and eventually expanded its product line with Evervolt battery systems and completely black HJT modules with more than 22%conversion efficiency.
Despite its strong technology, Panasonic gradually shifted from internal production to OEM partnerships such as cost competition, in particular from Chinese suppliers, margins in the hand and the global solar market reformed.
In 2021, the company officially left the production company of the solar panel. A last release Under the Panasonic brand followed, even after it sold its Solar Module IP. To this day, the old modules of Panasonic remain under the top sellers On the American residential market.
Although his heat technology once led in efficiency, it was eventually overtaken by Mono Perc and Topcon cell designs. HJT, however, has seen renewed interest in recent years and is often seen as the most promising platform for silicone for Pairs with perovskiet tandem cells.
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