LG Solar History Milestones
In 2004, the LG business group prepared for solar module mass production by consolidating several solar research laboratories under the LG Electronics umbrella. Using decades of research and development experience, LG Electronics broke ground on its first solar cell and module factory soon after.
LG Electronics considers the solar power business a strategic growth area for the LG Group. The 1st major success of the solar division materialised with the construction and operation of a 14MW scaled solar power plant in Taean, Korea in 2008. LG was also responsible for the supply of wafers for this project through LG Siltron, a subsidiary company. Today, our solar unit is at the forefront of product development for solar panels, both for residential and commercial usage.
1958 Founded as GoldStar
1985 GoldStar Electronics conducts its first solar cell multicrystalline research
1988 GoldStar Industrial Systems develops its portable solar cell technology called “Solar Lantern”
1989 GoldStar Central R&D Lab develop their solar cell manufacturing technology
1989 GoldStar Industrial Systems establishes photovoltaic power plants
1992 GoldStar Electronics manufactures heaters and panels operating on naturally circulating solar heat
1995 LG Industrial Systems sets up PV traffic signs and establishes PV clock towers
1998 LG Industrial Systems ( LG IS) installs PV streetlights as in Incheon parks, Korea
1999 LG IS installs PV systems at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
2005 LG Chemical conducts R&D on its polycrystalline solar cell
2007 LG Solar Energy operates its first 14MW solar farm in Taean, Korea
2008 The Solar Cell Research Team at LG Chemical integrates with LG Electronics
2009 LG Electronics constructs PV cell and module factories in Gumi, Korea
2009 LG Electronics Solar Test Lab is certified by TÜV and UL
2010 LG solar panel mass production begins
2013 The LG NeON 300W solar panel wins the Inter Solar Photovoltaic Award in Munich, Germany