Kyocera Solar

Kyocera Solar Inc. began in 1975 as an innovative collaboration between Japanese business interests and scientists. Since then, Kyocera Solar has become one of the industry leaders in solar panel efficiency, production, research and design. In fact, Kyocera solar panels have consistently held world records for efficiency.

Moreover, the company’s commitment to development in less developed countries is bringing solar energy to remote locations that have gone from dark nights to satellite connectivity in the span of a few years. However, even more important that electricity, the use of Kyocera solar pump units and filtration systems have brought clean drinking water to thousands of people worldwide, reducing mortality and morbidity wherever they’re installed.

Since the 1980s the company has been making solar panels for industrial and governmental usage, notably being one of the first companies to offer solar modules for road signs. Today, nearly all informational road displays are powered by small Kyocera solar modules.

Worldwide, there are nearly 2,000 dealers and certified installers who offer Kyocera solar panels for sale. The company itself keeps plans of many residential, commercial and large-scale installations as a guide for others interested in the seemingly endless ways Kyocera + a simple wiring diagram + solar panel arrays can add up. Perhaps the most common products offered for residential systems are the Kyocera solar power kits that include everything you need to get a few thousand watt system up and running in a very short amount of time.

When Japan introduced major incentives to begin installing PV panels on businesses and residences in the early 1990s, Kyocera was the first company to sell residential PV systems in the country, getting a lock on that lucrative market. Today, Japan is closer to reducing carbon emissions and reducing its dependence upon foreign oil than just about any other nation that signed on to the Kyoto Protocol. To meet the burgeoning domestic demand, the first truly mass-produced panels were introduced in 1995.

As of 1999, Kyocera solar panel production outpaced all other manufacturers, with nearly 36 Mega-watts of panel capacity coming from their plants in Japan, updated that year with a major investment of capital. The solar panels that Kyocera is selling are among the most efficient on the market for their size, and are rated for many years of reliable operation. Their products are now found everywhere in the world, though much of the recent demand has been fuelled by governmental incentives such as those found in Europe and some western states and provinces in North America.