Featured in A look beneath the surface – 02-2011

Still going strong

Kyocera interview: Kyocera has a ripe and rich history when it comes to photovoltaics in Japan. The company put its foot into the industry in the seventies and has been on a successful run since. Kyocera Corporation Solar Energy Groups Vice President and General Manager, Tatsumi Maeda spoke with pv-magazine on Kyoceras recipe for success, plans for research and development and the Japanese setting.

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Shamsiah Ali Oettinger

10 Feb 2011

Kyocera started research into solar in 1975. How has that evolved over the years up to now and where is it heading? With the first world oil crisis as a catalyst, Kyocera started research and development into solar energy in 1975, with the idea of helping to deliver the power of the sun to people …

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