January 28, 2010

Kyoto, Japan: Kyocera to Supply Kyushu Electric Power Solar Plant

Artists Impression of Planned Omuta Mega Solar Power Plant (3MW)

Kyocera will supply 3 megawatts of solar modules for the Omuta mega solar power plant (Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) planned by Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. with construction by Nishinippon Plant Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. (NPC).

Scheduled to go on-line in November 2010, the Omuta solar power plant will be one of the largest megawatt-class sites on the southern island of Kyushu.

Construction is set to start in April of this year, and when completed the installation will cover approximately 20 acres (80,000 m² ), providing 3,200MWh of electricity and off-setting about 1,200 tons of CO2 emissions each year.

Kyocera says the company has the largest market share in Japan of public and industrial solar power installations, including a 240kW installation at the Central Japan International Airport and a total of 8.7 MW at over one hundred AEON Co., Ltd. shopping malls.

With experience in diverse solar energy applications, Kyocera says the company has amassed a wide range of skills in planning and installation simulation technology. Kyocera says the company has earned a solid reputation from its customers by providing high-quality, high-performance products in a stable supply.

In 2005, Kyocera was one of the first companies in Japan to provide modules for a large-scale installation with a 1.2MW system for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Waterworks.

Furthermore, up through the end of 2009, Kyocera has supplied a total of 53.1MW of modules for three large-scale power plants in Spain.

Presently, power companies across Japan have planned to build roughly 30 large-scale solar power plants with a total of 140MW of power output by 2020.

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