About 17,000 Kyocera modules equaling 4.2MW of solar power will be installed at two facilities (2.1MW each) in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto City.
The utility-scale solar power plant will generate around 4.2GWh of electricity annually, which is enough to supply power for about 1,000 households.
Kyocera Group companies agreed to provide solar modules, system design and material procurement, and the construction of the mega-solar project.
SB Energy will be the operator of the power plant, and aims to have the system operating in time for the start of the new feed-in tariff which will go into place on 1 July 2012.
The solar system will use Kyocera’s anti-dust modules which have a structure that prevents dust and water from collecting on the surface by allowing rain water to wash off build-up via drainage channels along the frame of the module.
