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Abandoned Golf Course in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan to Be Repurposed with 23-Megawatt Solar Power Plant from KYOCERA TCL Solar LLC
Kyocera (News - Alert) Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) announced today that Kyocera
TCL Solar LLC, its joint venture with Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation
(President: Shunichi Asada; herein "Century Tokyo Leasing"), has
commenced construction of a 23-megawatt (MW) solar power plant on an
abandoned golf course in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The plant will
generate an estimated 26,312 megawatt hours (MWh) per year - enough
electricity to power approximately 8,100 typical local households*1.
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Planned project site of the 23MW solar power plant in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan (Photo: Business Wire)
In addition to this project, Kyocera and Century Tokyo Leasing, along
with two other companies, recently announced that it is also developing
a 92MW
solar power plant at a site in Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan which
was originally designated for golf course use more than 30 years ago but
subsequently abandoned. In the United States, several cities in states
such as Florida, Utah, Kansas and Minnesota are having public discussion
and considering proposals on how best to repurpose closed golf courses.
Overdevelopment of golf properties during the real-estate boom of the
1990's and 2000's has led to hundreds of idle courses today that are now
under analysis for repurposing or redevelopment. Many of these
properties are now being reconsidered as sites for new housing
development, parkland and a wide range of other commercial uses,
including solar farms. Solar can provide a particularly productive and
environmentally friendly use for defunct golf courses, which are
characterized by expansive land mass, high sun exposure, and a low
concentration of shade trees.
The new plant will become the largest*2 solar power
installation in Japan's Kyoto Prefecture. The site is located in Fushimi
Ward, where Kyocera established its first major solar energy research
center in the mid-1970s. This year marks the 40th
anniversary of Kyocera's entry into the solar energy business.
Through projects like this, Kyocera hopes to contribute to the expansion
of renewable energy and the development of a sustainable, low-carbon
society.
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Project Overview
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Location
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Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Operation
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Kyocera TCL Solar LLC
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Design & construction
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Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd.
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Output
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Approx. 23MW
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Solar modules
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270-watt Kyocera modules (Approx. 90,000 modules in total)
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Expected annual power generation
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Approx. 26,312MWh/year Electricity generated will be sold to
the local utility (The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.) through
Japan's feed-in-tariff system.
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Project timeline
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June 28, 2015: Start of construction September 2017: Start of
operation (planned)
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*1 Based on average annual use of 3,254.4kWh per household.
Source (News - Alert): Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (Graphical
Flip-chart of Nuclear & Energy Related Topics 2015) *2
Largest operating solar power plant in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Research
by Kyocera (as of June1, 2015).
About
KYOCERA
Kyocera
Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) (http://global.kyocera.com/),
the parent and global headquarters of the Kyocera Group, was founded in
1959 as a producer of fine
ceramics (also known as "advanced ceramics"). By combining these
engineered materials with metals and integrating them with other
technologies, Kyocera has become a leading supplier of solar power
generating systems, mobile phones, printers, copiers, electronic
components, semiconductor packages, cutting tools and industrial
ceramics. During the year ended March 31, 2015, the company's net sales
totaled 1.53 trillion yen (approx. USD12.7 billion). Kyocera appears on
the latest listing of the "Top 100 Global Innovators" by Thomson (News - Alert)
Reuters, and is ranked #552 on Forbes magazine's 2015 "Global
2000" listing of the world's largest publicly traded companies.
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