Todo Solar MX has designed and built a 24kW carport at Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Baja California, Mexico, using Kyocera modules.
The carport also employs an SMA Sunny Boy power inverter to generate up to 121 kilowatt hours of renewable electricity each day – equivalent to the daily energy requirements of about 15 typical Tijuana-area homes, according to the project team.
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Kyocera noted that it and Toyota had previously collaborated in 2008 at Toyota’s Tsutsumi Plant in Japan with a 2,000kW PV system, while Kyocera’s solar cells were integrated into a unique Solar Powered Ventilation System available as an option on select Toyota Prius hybrid automobiles.