Even established companies like Sharp Corp., which has been in the solar business for nearly 50 years, are entering the field.

甚至连夏普这样经营了近50年太阳能业务的老牌公司，也正在加入到这个新领域中。

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One problem for the emerging technology is cost, even in the aftermath of a sharp fall in solar panel prices, following a global glut of the main raw material, solar-grade silicon.

这种新兴技术的难点就是成本，即使太阳能板的价格大幅下跌，随之而来的问题就是稀有材料太阳级多晶硅在全球供不应求。

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Toshiba was first to mass-produce laptops. Sharp—which got its name from inventing the mechanical pencil in 1915—pioneered solar cells and LCD screens.

索尼公司发明了晶体管收音机和随身听，东芝是第一个大量生产笔记本电脑的公司，因为在1915年发明了机械铅笔而得名的夏普公司首创了太阳能电池和液晶显示屏。

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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.

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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.

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Major solar panel makers include First Solar, Suntech Power, Trina Solar, Sharp and SunPower.

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