SANYO Component Europe is very pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at this year's Ecobuild, the world's biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment, to be held at ExCeL London in the UK.

At the booth this year, special focus will be on the upcoming "Panasonic" brand change for SANYO HIT solar modules, which will take affect from 1 April 2012. Sales and marketing staff will be on hand at the booth to explain the shift to the Panasonic brand and answer any questions that visitors may have about the brand change.

In addition, the team will also be displaying information about the Panasonic HIT Premium Installer Programme, the company's dedicated PV installer support programme.

Launched in September 2011 in the UK following similar successful schemes introduced in other countries in Europe, the programme is designed to support PV installers in the UK, providing them with sales leads from their region, the latest information on products and technology and their own customisable micro site to help promote their business.

On display at the booth will be a number of models from the highly-acclaimed HIT[1] solar module series. HIT solar modules are based on thin mono crystalline silicon wafers surrounded by ultra-thin amorphous silicon layers to deliver high conversion efficiency, outstanding temperature characteristics and higher output power on a given roof area compared to conventional crystalline modules.

Exhibited at the booth this year will be the HIT N240, the company's most efficient HIT solar module to date with a module conversion efficiency of 19.0%, the HIT HD250, with a module conversion efficiency of 18.0%, and the HIT Double bifacial solar module series, as well as a preview of the upcoming "Black Back-Sheet" solar module.

Panasonic is committed to providing products and services that meet the needs of the European solar market. By drawing on the group's expertise in solar and battery technology, the company is aiming to become "No. 1 Green Innovation Company in the Electronics Industry" by 2018.