Kyocera plans to more than double PV capacity to 500 MW by 2011
June, 2007: Japan's Kyocera Corp. plans to more than double its PV cell and module production capacity from the current 240 MW to 500 MW by March 2011.
The company, which according to a PHOTON International estimate increased production from 142 MW in 2005 to about 180 MW in 2006 for a third-place ranking in worldwide cell production (see PI 3/2007, p. 136), will invest approximately ¥20 billion ($169.8 million) at its Yohkaichi production facility, where all of its cells are manufactured.
The goal, first mentioned in Nov. 2006 by Kyocera president Makoto Kawamura, was reaffirmed on April 18 when the Japanese electronics company revealed it had secured contracts with silicon producers »to ensure a steady increase in production capacity.« Kyocera did not give any details on its suppliers or the terms. But while the 500 MW goal sounds impressive, when compared with the targets of Chinese newcomers such as Solarfun, which only produced 19 MW of cells in 2006 but is already targeting a 360 MW capacity by 2008, the increase may not be enough to stop Kyocera from losing market share in the next few years.
Kyocera also plans to increase capacity at its four module manufacturing plants around the world.
But while increases will be made in China and Japan, the main emphasis will be on Europe and the US. It will invest ¥4 billion ($34.0 million) at its Mexican factory, increasing capacity from 35 to 150 MW by adding a new facility expected to be completed by March 2008 to supply its markets in the Americas and Australia.
The company will also invest the same amount at its Czech factory by March 2011 for the European market, likewise increasing module capacity to 150 MW by installing equipment in a new facility that will double its current production area. By comparison, Kyocera only plans to increase module capacity to 90 MW at its Chinese factory in Tianjin with an investment of about ¥1 billion ($8.5 million), with the same amount planned for its Japanese module factory in Ise, where capacity will be expanded to 110 MW.
Christoph Podewils
© PHOTON International, June 2007
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!!!!
e menomale!!!!
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con Moduli KYOCERA o SUNTECH inv SMA
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- cavi
- accessori
- mano d'opera (2-3 tecnici in trasferta!!)
- trasporto
- vari sopraluoghi
- infinite telefonate e ripensamenti
- confronti telefonici e verbali con il progettista
- confronti telefonici e verbali con il geom o arch che peresenta la DIA
- scoranamenti con l'ENEL......
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- e gli oneri della sicurezza e/o eventuali ponteggi?
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ciao raga e buon lavoro!!
Edited by econtek - 11/6/2007, 09:44
