Panasonic, which entered the solar business with a splash in late 2009 with its majority purchase of Sanyo, has set 1 July as the launch date for its hotly anticipated ‘HIT-215 Series Home Solar System’.

It marks the first time the two companies have collaborated on a product.

Panasonic has put the HIT-215 at the heart of its strategy to pivot away from consumer electronics and remake itself as the world’s leading integrator of photovoltaic and energy-saving technologies within homes and buildings.

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