Kyoto City has selected the Kyocera Group and SB Energy, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group, to develop and manage a 4.2 MW solar power plant. This mega solar power project will be the newest one in Kyoto Prefecture.
KYOCERA Solar, KYOCERA and KYOCERA Communication will take care of system design and material acquisition, solar module supply and the creation of the mega-solar project, respectively, in order to help Kyoto arrive at energy independence.
Kyocera will install roughly 17,000 modules that equal 4.2 MW of solar power at two facilities in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto City. Each facility will have 2.1 MW of solar power and will generate approximately 4.2 GWh of electricity annually that will be enough to power nearly 1,000 households. The large-scale solar power plant will be operated by SB Energy, which is planning to open the plant in time for the beginning of the new feed-in tariff.
The system will use the patented anti-dust solar modules of Kyocera and will prevent water and dust from accumulating on the surface. Kyocera's anti-dust modules allow rain water to remove build-up through drainage channels along the module’s frame. This process helps prevent the harmful reaction of dust build-up on the glass surface of the modules. These types of modules are available only for the Japanese market.
The two solar power plant facilities will be developed on approximately 966,599 sq. ft of space. The first facility is expected to start operation on July 1, 2012 and the second facility on September 1, 2012.
Kyocera is an installer of large-scale, industrial- and public-use solar power systems in the Japanese market, and it meets and will continue to meet the diverse needs of its customers.