Jobs boost with expansion (to 500 MW per year) at Wrexham solar panel plant (UK)

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-10804917

Electronics giant Sharp says a "substantial" number of jobs will be created following a £30m expansion of its Wrexham factory.

The firm plans to double production of solar cell modules at Llay, where 750 work, and it is hoped a new production line will be in place by December.

Andrew Lee, general manager of Sharp Solar, said a training academy would also be established.

It is unclear how many jobs will be created.

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Sharp to Raise UK Module Capacity to 500 MW

http://www.solarbuzz.com/News/NewsEUMA342.htm

Sharp Corporation will double its annual production capacity for crystalline modules to 500 MW at Sharp Manufacturing Company of U.K. (SUKM), its production base in the UK (Wrexham, Wales), starting December 2010.

SUKM began producing solar cell modules in the spring of 2004, becoming Sharp’s second international production base for solar cell modules following a facility in the US.

To meet the growing demand for solar cells, SUKM’s production capacity will be gradually increased, starting December 2010, from the current level of 250 MW per year to 500 MW by February 2011.

The capital investment amounts to 4 billion Yen.

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