Showa Shell Solar announced that it will open two overseas offices this April in Northern California and Munich, as part of its plan to facilitate 1 GW per year of sales and delivery of its proprietary CIS solar panels to customers worldwide. The move will be accompanied by a global branding consolidation under a single name, Solar Frontier, and a new logo.

Commenting on the announcement, Solar Frontier's CEO Shigeaki Kameda said: "We chose Solar Frontier as the name of our international division a few years ago because we knew we stood at the frontier of the photovoltaic industry in terms of research and development. With CIS solar technology, our PV modules today combine compelling economics, non-toxic materials, lower energy consumption in production, increasingly higher efficiency, and greater potential for tomorrow. With this announcement we signal our commitment and capacity to set and supply the new global standard for photovoltaic panels into the future, starting with the European and North American office expansions."

[source: Showa Shell Solar]