1. Kyocera Corporation is a Japanese company founded in 1959 that specializes in ceramics and solar energy equipment. It has over 69,000 employees and annual sales of over 1.4 trillion yen. 2. Kyocera has been in the solar energy business for over 40 years and is a leading producer of solar panels. Independent testing shows Kyocera panels experience very little degradation, only 13% over 30+ years of use. 3. Kyocera focuses on reliable, sustainable products and sees providing solar energy as benefitting people and the earth. It has numerous large solar projects in Japan and abroad.