It
is
the
first
time
that
Sharp
will
sell
panels
made
by
a
third-party
manufacturer
under
its
own
brand,
says
the
Yomiuri
Shimbun
newspaper.
Recharge
was
unable
to
contact
Sharp's
spokesperson
to
confirm
the
report.
Sharp
produced
more
than
1GW
of
solar
modules
in
2011,
making
it
the
world’s
sixth-largest
manufacturer,
according
to
data
from
Lux
Research.
However,
the
electronics
giant
is
in
the
midst
of
a
company-wide
restructruring
programme
aimed
at
slashing
costs
as
it
prepares
to
record
losses
worth
250bn
yen
($3bn)
this
year.
The
agreement
with
SunPower
raises
the
possibility
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