Greentech Lead U.S: Kyocera Solar, a supplier of reliable
solar modules and renewable energy solutions, announced that Kyocera’s North
American manufacturing facilities have surpassed production of two million
photovoltaic (PV) solar modules.
Kyocera has been producing modules in North America since
2004 and its solar solutions are used in a variety of applications including
residential, commercial, and utility-scale projects across the Americas,
Australia and select regions worldwide.
“This milestone demonstrates Kyocera’s ongoing leadership
in growing the solar industry worldwide,” said Steve Hill, president, Kyocera
Solar, in a statement. “It took more than five years for Kyocera to reach the
one million module mark at our North American operations and only two years to
double it. We’re seeing many regions increasingly embrace high-quality solar
energy solutions, and ongoing innovations from Kyocera will continue to improve
efficiencies.”
Kyocera produced its first PV modules more than 30 years
ago in Japan and expanded its production to Tijuana, Mexico in 2004. The
Company increased its production again with its first U.S. production of solar
modules in San Diego in 2010. In addition to the operations in San Diego and
Tijuana, Kyocera currently has solar module manufacturing facilities in Japan,
China and the Czech Republic.
Twenty-five Kyocera facilities worldwide feature their
own on-site solar electric systems, with total generating capacity of 2.7
megawatts — including a 214-kilowatt Solar Grove parking lot in San Diego and
a 100-kilowatt rooftop system in Tijuana.
The Company’s solar solutions are powering installations
at notable locations in the San Diego/Tijuana region, including the San Diego
Zoo; the SDG&E Energy Innovation Center; San Diego State University;
University of California, San Diego; University of San Diego; Point Loma
Nazarene University; San Diego Children’s Museum; and the Gloria E. McClellan
Senior Center in Vista.