ABC Solar Japan president and co-founder Tetsuro Nishida said that the company has partnered with American PV manufacturer Suniva in order to assist the US Embassy to create energy from the solar power.
The Embassy’s system has 900 Suniva OPT265-60-4-100 mono-crystalline solar panels connected directly to the grid to generate energy from the Sun, and is expected to generated around 321,100KWh of energy annually.
TEPCO will purchase the electricity generated from the solar system, through a power purchase agreement in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry FIT program.
Commenting on the partnership with ABC Solar, Suniva chief marketing officer Bryan Ashley said, "Combining their deep PV system design and installation experience with our highest quality and high powered modules, both companies represent the best of American PV know-how.
"It’s fitting that the first project together in Japan is at the US Embassy compound in Tokyo, and we look forward to future collaboration," added Ashley.
As per the agreed terms with the US Embassy, ABC Solar will monitor the energy system, report on performance and maintain the solar panels regularly.
