Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Tomohiro Funatani

Shigeharu Taira

Satoshi Tohoda

Naohiro Hitachi

Tomoyuki Inase

A solar cell module is provided with: a plurality of solar cell elements each having a surface; a light diffusion portion provided in an outer peripheral area of the surface; and connection members which connect the plurality of solar cell elements. The outer peripheral area has restricted areas where formation of the light diffusion portion is restricted, in a part thereof, and the restricted areas are provided in positions where the outer peripheral area and the connection members intersect. The solar cell element may have, on the surface, bus bar electrodes which extend along the connection members. The restricted areas may be provided in the vicinity of ends of the bus bar electrodes.

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Shiga, Japan

Tomohiro Funatani