Introduced solar power generation system at Toyama Technology & Manufacturing Center to promote energy conservation and reduce environmental burden associated with corporate activities

KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION (President and CEO: Fumiyuki Kanai, Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan) announced that a solar power generation system has been introduced and become fully operational at Toyama Technology & Manufacturing Center, the Company’s main facility for research and development and production of semiconductor production equipment.

As a responsible global corporation, the KOKUSAI ELECTRIC Group (“the Group”) strives to reduce environmental burden associated with the Group’s business activities. While promoting the Group’s energy conservation, it has also sought a way to replace traditional energy source with a non-fossil renewable energy source at Toyama Technology & Manufacturing Center, where a particularly large amount of electricity is consumed.

As part of this initiative, KOKUSAI ELECTRIC has installed a solar power generation system on the roof of the Center’s facilities and garage, as well as at open space. The solar system, which is now fully operational, will meet most of the electricity needs at the Center’s administrative building. The introduction of renewable energy also allows the Company to anticipate a reduction in electricity use related to air conditioning, as the new solar panels are expected to block the heat from the sun.

At the Center, a large portion of energy is consumed by evaluation equipment that is used in developing semiconductor manufacturing process. The Company will work to develop semiconductor manufacturing process that is more environmentally friendly to reinforce efforts to realize a post-carbon society. The Company will also introduce natural energy and accelerate a shift to renewable energy with the aim of creating a zero-carbon* environment at our facilities in the future.