Kyocera's Eco Lessons, Teaching Children about Solar Energy.Kyoto, Japan, June 21, 2007 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Kyocera Corporation is pleased to announce that it is this month holding Solar Environment Classes, 'Eco Lessons', at five schools in Shiga Prefecture, home to the company's main solar production base, and the center of its solar energy solar energy, any form of energy radiated by the sun, including light, radio waves, and X rays, although the term usually refers to the visible light of the sun. business. The lessons have been designed to heighten height·en v. height·ened, height·en·ing, height·ens v.tr. 1. To raise or increase the quantity or degree of; intensify. 2. To make high or higher; raise. v.intr. interest and understanding with the coming generation in solar energy, the "electricity generation technology that does not produce greenhouse gases greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas ." Kyocera has been sponsoring environmental awareness activities with elementary and junior high school students since the completion of its new headquarters in Kyoto in 1998, with observation tours of the solar power generation systems (total output of 214kW) which are installed at the building. In 2002, the Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry launched a project to offer environmental classes to elementary school elementary school: see school. children and Kyocera was invited to join the project through dispatching its employees as instructors. Soon after, requests for the instructors started coming directly from schools genuinely interested in environmental issues and energy education. Since, employees from the Solar Energy Division have served as instructors in Eco Lessons at primary schools in Kyoto, and throughout Japan Since the project started, more than 2,500 children have gained the opportunity to think about the global environment through lessons on solar energy. Kyocera receives essays from children who have taken the lessons, describing their dreams regarding a society based on clean energy. Today, these essays have become an invaluable asset to the employees involved in Kyocera's solar energy business. "At Kyocera, we greatly value the opportunity to talk to children about solar energy," says Norio Nakamura, Solar Energy Division, Kyocera Corporation. "In the lessons, children climb onto actual solar modules to feel how durable they are, and are given various solar toys, which introduce them to the 'mystery' of how light from the sun is converted into electrical energy. Together with the children, we learn about electricity, energy, and manufacturing with the sun, a source of limitless energy, and solar cells solar cell, semiconductor devised to convert light to electric current. It is a specially constructed diode, usually made of silicon crystal. When light strikes the exposed active surface, it knocks electrons loose from their sites in the crystal. , which utilize that energy." "We will continue our commitment to environmental education. Through the lessons, we seek to convey the usefulness of solar cells and the benefits of environmentally-friendly solar cells along with helping the children to realize the importance of the global environment issue," added Nakamura. June 5 has been designated by the UN as World Environment Day, to commemorate the UN Conference on the Human Environment The Conference on the Human Environment, held in Stockholm, Sweden in 5. - 16.6. 1972, was the first of a series of world environmental conferences. One of the key issues addressed was the use of CFCs, which seemed to be responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer. held in Stockholm in June 1972. June 5 is also designated as Environment Day in Japan, with an aim of raising awareness Raising awareness is a common phrase advocacy groups use to justify a particular event, brochure or even the entire organization. Raising awareness refers to alerting the general public that a certain issue exists and should be approached the way the group desires. of the global environment. In 1991, the Environment Ministry designated June as Environment Month, and has taken various related initiatives. Kyocera staff are pleased to participate in these activities not only as members of an environmentally-friendly corporation, but as instructors sharing their experience with students to encourage scientific thinking, an awareness of environmental issues and an interest in environmental activities and technologies. About Kyocera Corporation Kyocera Corporation (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : 6971; NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : KYO) was founded in Kyoto in 1959 as a producer of advanced ceramics. Today the Kyocera Group includes more than 170 companies around the world, with more than 58,000 employees. By combining engineered ceramic materials with metals and plastics, and integrating them with other technologies, Kyocera has become a leading supplier of semiconductor packages, electronic components, industrial ceramics, telecommunications equipment, optical instruments, laser printers, copiers and solar energy systems. During the year ended March 31, 2007, Kyocera's consolidated net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight were JPY JPY In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Japanese Yen. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 1,283 billion ($10.8 bil) with net income of JPY 106,504 million ($900 mil). For more information, please visit http://global.kyocera.com/. Source: Kyocera Corporation Contact: International Communications Corporate Communications Division Head Office: 6 Takeda Tobadono-cho, Fushimi-ku Kyoto 612-8501 Japan Tel: +81-75-604-3500 Fax: +81-75-604-3501 http://global.kyocera.com Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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