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| Nowadays, worldwide environmental issues such as the need to reduce carbon dioxide and prevent global warming are the focus of increasing attention. As a result, there has been a dramatic increase of interest in solar power generation as a truly clean energy source. |
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| The Kyocera headquarters building is powered by 504 rooftop solar panels (approx. 1m² solar modules) and 1,392 additional panels located on 18 floors of the southern wall. The output of this system is among the world's highest for systems installed on a vertical wall of a high-rise building. |
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| The total capacity of the system is 214kW, with an annual output of 131,472kWh (actual results from April 1st, 2005 to March 31st, 2006). These numbers represent a reduction in oil consumption equivalent to 31,980 liters/year by a utility power plant, as well as a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions of 96t-CO2/year. |
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| This system has been adopted as a joint research theme with NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization), under the name of the "Solar Power Field Test Project for Public Facilities." |
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