Abandoned Golf Course in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan to Be Repurposed with 23-Megawatt Solar Power Plant from KYOCERA TCL Solar LLC
June 30 2015 - 08:10PM
Business Wire
Kyocera 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.
Project Overview
Location Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Operation Kyocera TCL Solar LLC Design & construction Sumitomo
Mitsui Construction Co., Ltd. Output Approx. 23MW Solar modules
270-watt Kyocera modules (Approx. 90,000 modules in total)
Expected annual powergeneration
Approx. 26,312MWh/yearElectricity
generated will be sold to the local utility (The Kansai Electric
Power Co., Inc.) through Japan’s feed-in-tariff system.
Project timeline
June 28, 2015: Start of
constructionSeptember 2017: Start of operation (planned)
*1 Based on average annual use of 3,254.4kWh per household.
Source: 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 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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