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Honda Enters Solar Cell Production Business
December 28, 2005
Reporting by Roddy Scheer

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In response to growing demand for environmentally friendly energy
sources, Honda Motor Company announced last week that it plans to
start mass producing solar cells in 2007. The company plans to build
a thin-film solar cell factory on the site of one of its existing
auto plants in southwestern Japan.

Honda officials said its solar cells, which it has been testing at
more than a dozen facilities in Japan, Thailand and the U.S., are
atypical in that they are composed of non-silicon compound materials.
"The mass production of Honda's next-generation solar cell became
possible with a new process developed independently by Honda
Engineering," a company spokesperson told reporters.

The new cells reportedly consume half as much energy and generate 50
percent less carbon dioxide during production as compared with
traditional silicon-based solar cells. Analysts speculate that Honda
may use its solar cells to create hydrogen for use in fuel-cell
powered vehicles currently under development. Eventually, the company
plans to sell its solar cells for both industrial and residential
use.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10530747


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