Annual estimated electricity = [1] Power generation capacity of solar cells / [2] Irradiance X [3] Annual insolation X (1 - [4] Various losses)

[1] Power generation capacity of solar cells

• Total amount of solar cells [MW] produced by Sharp over the 20-year period prior to the relevant year

[2] Irradiance

• Irradiance (intensity of solar radiation) as specified in JIS Standard C8918
• 0.001 MW/m²

[3] Annual insolation

• The amount of solar radiation measured when installed solar cells are tilted at an angle of 30° facing due south in Osaka (Japan), the location of Sharp's Head Office, as published in the National Mean Solar Radiation Data Map (NEDO).
• 1,430.8 kWh/m²·year

[4] Various losses

• Power conditioner^* losses, losses due to temperature rise in solar cell elements, losses from wiring resistance and contamination on solar cell surfaces blocking light, etc.
• Assumed to be approximately 25%.

Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Resulting from Customer Use of Energy-Saving Products

• Calculating the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in developed countries
  For each fiscal year, the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the effect of customer use of energy-saving products is calculated by multiplying the CO2 emissions intensity (emissions per kWh of electricity consumed) by the estimated reduction in power consumption achieved in the relevant fiscal year through the use of Sharp TVs, air conditioners, and refrigerators sold in each market in the past 10 years retroactive from the year preceding the relevant fiscal year. The reduction in power consumption is calculated assuming that all of the products mentioned above are purchased as replacements for models purchased 10 years prior to the sales year, based on the difference between the average power consumption for 10-year-old representative models within the industry and the power consumption of Sharp models of the same products.


• Calculating the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in newly emerging economies
  For each fiscal year, the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the effect of customer use of energy-saving products is calculated by multiplying the CO2 emissions intensity (emissions per kWh of electricity consumed) by the estimated reduction in power consumption achieved in the relevant fiscal year through the use of Sharp TVs, air conditioners, and refrigerators sold in each market in the past 10 years retroactive from the year preceding the relevant fiscal year. The reduction in power consumption is calculated assuming that all of the products mentioned above are new, first-time purchases, based on the difference between the average power consumption for representative models for the purchase year within the industry, and the power consumption of Sharp models of the same products.