The big reason, according to Bachman: Cheap panel prices offered by Asian manufacturers like Suntech Power, Sharp, Trina Solar, Yingli Green Energy and Kyocera Solar.
Industry insiders like Resch and Julia Curtis, Sharp Electronics' solar industry strategy director, chuckled when asked whether they'll have a tougher time making their case at the Republican convention.
Major solar panel makers include First Solar, Suntech Power, Trina Solar, Sharp and SunPower.
Under the concept "Future Smart Living Revolves Around Solar, " Sharp will display new products and technologies that will transform people's lifestyles.
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The company will slash investment in solar for now given a sharp drop in demand, while staying in what they consider an attractive market long term.
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Visitors will get a glimpse into the home of the future in a Sharp smart house composed of proprietary see-through solar modules set up as a symbolic structure of the booth.
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Sharp is also coming out with a sunflower-style solar cell that swivels on two axes to track the sun.
Last month, Sharp and the Italian utility ENEL agreed to build a solar-power plant in Italy, allowing ENEL to sell large volumes of sun-generated energy.
Take Sharp, which since 2000 has led the world in solar panels sold (it dropped to No. 2 last year in the midst of a silicon raw-material shortage).
His company uses panels from what he refers to as Tier-1 suppliers: Suntech ( STP), Trina Solar ( TSL), Yingli (YGE), Sharp and Kyocera.
They uncovered "no smoking guns" responsible for the leak and consequently kept a sharp lookout for any icy flecks that might appear from the massive frame that holds the solar panels on the left side.
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