Does the printer seller also come to do photovoltaics?

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On October 27, Ricoh announced that it would lay out the production capacity of inkjet printing perovskite photovoltaic cells. The company will build a production base in the northeast plant of Ricoh Industrial Co., Ltd. in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, aiming to achieve hundreds of MW capacity by 2030, and plans to expand to GW scale in the future.

On October 27, Ricoh announced that it would lay out the production capacity of inkjet printing perovskite photovoltaic cells . The company will build a production base in the northeast plant of Ricoh Industrial Co., Ltd. in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, aiming to achieve hundreds of MW capacity by 2030, and plans to expand to GW scale in the future.

The announcement shows that Ricoh will use its own inkjet technology to precisely deposit quantitative materials to the target location to prepare all functional layers of perovskite batteries. "This method can improve material utilization and simplify production processes, aiming at improving production efficiency and reducing manufacturing costs."

In fact, Ricoh's perovskite layout has already begun.

According to Ricoh's official website, since 2023, Ricoh has carried out a new generation of photovoltaic cell verification test in convenience stores in Japan; on February 1, 2024, Ricoh announced the launch of perovskite solar cell demonstration test. According to

the data, Ricoh, founded in 1936 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a company providing digital services, printing and imaging solutions. The company mainly deals in printers, photocopiers, digital cameras and other office equipment and optical instruments.

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On October 27, Ricoh announced that it would lay out the production capacity of inkjet printing perovskite photovoltaic cells. The company will build a production base in the northeast plant of Ricoh Industrial Co., Ltd. in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, aiming to achieve hundreds of MW capacity by 2030, and plans to expand to GW scale in the future.

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