Kyocera supplies 2 megawatts of modules for solar power plant in France
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KYOTO —
Kyocera Corp said it has supplied 8,500 solar modules for a new 2-megawatt (MW) solar power plant which sits over four acres of unused farmland in north-western France. The plant was officially inaugurated on Oct 21 in Distré, in the French department of Maine-et-Loire.
The large-scale installation is a flagship project in terms of sustainability, and the Kyocera solar modules produce an average total power output of 2,200,000-kW/hours per year of environmentally-friendly electricity — equal to the average annual energy consumption of 900 local households. Furthermore, the clean-energy power plant will off-set roughly 700-tons of CO2 per year.
The solar installation is the largest solar power plant in north-western France, and is a pioneer project for future model systems. The renewable energy plant was established as a sustainable solution for the reclamation of unused land, as the space can now be used to make a positive contribution to the environment via clean energy generation.
The project was realized with an investment by the French company Quénéa Energies Renouvelables — a medium-sized enterprise specializing in the field of renewable energy — and the state-run financial institution Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations.
Kyocera has shipped modules for large-scale power plants around the world, including more than 50MW for three projects in Spain. The company has also agreed to supply modules for a 204MW project in Thailand, and is currently supplying 13MW to a solar power plant in eastern Japan which is scheduled to begin operation this December.
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Elbuda Mexicano
Way to go Kyocera! I know it is not in this article but they are also doing great work in Mexico too with their Solar panel factories, research centers etc..I LOVE SOLAR ENERGY!!!
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SquidBert
@Elbuda,
Second that, I just hope that Japanese manufacturers such as Kyocera will get more opportunities to do this at home in Japan.
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zichi
Sounds like the right direction. In 2009, Japan produced 1,209 tons of CO2. 15% of that is produced by TEPCO, JFE Steel Corp and Nippon Steel Corp. More use of scrubbers to reduce the total amounts of C02.
The Fujitsu Research Institute "ran a model" which came up with results that by 2020, power generation from nuclear energy will be down to 16.7% from the current 27%. Renewable energy will be increased from the current less than 2% to 11.2%.
Every year the government spends ¥500 billion on energy R&D with 64% of it going to the nuclear industry and only 8% to renewables. If those figures were reversed we could see greater and faster advancements with renewable energy.
It's also good that France with 75% of it's power generated by atomic power, is also thinking about the power of Big Sun and not just Big Nuke.
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SquidBert
@zichi,
As always, thanks for your informative posts. But regarding:
Must be incorrect. It sounds way to low. I don't have any numbers but I know, I heard US being some where in the neighborhood of 20 tons per capita. Japan maybe 50 -60% of that?
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SquidBert
MegaTon or mmt (milion metric ton) perhaps?
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zichi
SquidBert
of cause, you are entirely correct, in 2009 Japan produced 1,209 million tons of C02.
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Nessie
Bizarre headline.
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