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Contact:
Kyocera Fineceramics GmbH
Daniela Faust
Head of Corporate Communications
Hammfelddamm 6
41460 Neuss
Fon: +49 2131/16 37 188
Fax: +49 2131/16 37 150
Mobile: +49 175/7275706
daniela.faust@kyocera.de
www.kyocera.de
Weber Shandwick Deutschland GmbH
Peter Manderfeld
Account Manager
Hohenzollernring 79 - 83
50672 Cologne
Fon: +49 221 - 94 99 18 - 42
Fax: +49 221 - 94 99 18 - 10
pmanderfeld@webershandwick.com
www.webershandwick.de
Grammar school fitted out with Kyocera solar modules
Kyocera Solar expands project business
Kyoto / Neuss, 21 July 2010 – The Japanese technology
corporation Kyocera, one of the leading manufacturers in the
field of photovoltaics, is aiming to expand its project business
in the future. Acting as the main contractor in this pilot project
with regional relevance, Kyocera has fitted out a grammar
school in the state of Baden-Württemberg with a complete
solar plant. It was completed in June 2010 and has an output of
130 kilowatts peak (kWp).
The Otto-Hahn-Gymnasium (OHG) in Nellingen has set itself the
target of becoming the first CO
2
-neutral school in the region. And
progress is good: since the end of June, a Kyocera photovoltaic
plant with an output of 130 kWp has been feeding energy into the
electricity grid. With a total of 606 modules of the type Kyocera
KD215GH-2PU, the school is achieving an annual energy yield of
123,000 kilowatt hours (kWh). This is enough to supply roughly 30
four-person households per year with energy. The CO
2
saving in the
same period amounts to 76,000 kilograms. As the plant was
completed on time by Kyocera before 1 July, the school additionally
profits from a higher feed-in tariff.
Kyocera as main contractor provided support for the OHG during
the planning and assumed control of the material supplies as well as
execution of the project. For the future, the company has set itself
the target of providing greater support for the implementation of
solar projects, above all for partners from the region.
In close coordination with the project partner, Kyocera is fulfilling
individual customer demands for sustainability with tailor-made
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Contact:
Kyocera Fineceramics GmbH
Daniela Faust
Head of Corporate Communications
Hammfelddamm 6
41460 Neuss
Fon: +49 2131/16 37 188
Fax: +49 2131/16 37 150
Mobile: +49 175/7275706
daniela.faust@kyocera.de
www.kyocera.de
Weber Shandwick Deutschland GmbH
Peter Manderfeld
Account Manager
Hohenzollernring 79 - 83
50672 Cologne
Fon: +49 221 - 94 99 18 - 42
Fax: +49 221 - 94 99 18 - 10
pmanderfeld@webershandwick.com
www.webershandwick.de
solutions, while at the same time guaranteeing the respective target
margins. “Kyocera sees itself as a quality supplier and this aspect
also guides our selection of project partners,” says Dr Stefan
Wiebach, European Product Line Manager at Kyocera.
In this way, photovoltaic plants from the premium segment are
adapted precisely to customer requirements and handed over on
schedule as turnkey solutions.
Top quality in modules and project management
Kyocera is a front runner in the solar energy market and began to
develop solar cells in 1975. The company has therefore gathered
many years of experience and established a close link to the solar
industry. In its production, Kyocera attaches particular importance to
covering the entire value-added chain itself, starting with the
processing of the raw material through to module production, and
thus guaranteeing quality and performance of the modules.
About Kyocera
Headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, the Kyocera Corporation is one of the world's leading
manufacturers of fine ceramic components for the technology industry. The strategically
important divisions in the Kyocera Group, which comprises 213 subsidiaries (April 1st, 2010),
are information and communications technologies, products to increase the quality of life, and
environmentally friendly products. The technology group is also one of the largest producers
of solar energy systems worldwide.
With a workforce of about 63.000 employees, Kyocera posted net sales of approximately
€8.59 billion in fiscal year 2009/2010. The products marketed by the company in Europe
include laser printers, digital copying systems, microelectronic components, fineceramic
products and complete solar systems. The corporation has two independent companies in the
Federal Republic of Germany: the Kyocera Fineceramics GmbH in Neuss and Esslingen and
the Kyocera Mita Deutschland GmbH in Meerbusch.
The company also takes a lively interest in cultural affairs. The Kyoto Prize, one of the most
prominent international awards, is presented each year by the Inamori Foundation, once
established by Kyocera founder Dr. Kazuo Inamori, to individuals and groups worldwide for
their outstanding human achievement (converted at present €450.000 per prize category).