Kyocera : 2015 Kyocera Earth Expo Celebrates the Company’s 40 Years in Solar, Features Dozens of Sustainable Technologies and Earth-Friendly Products for Businesses & Consumers
April 20, 2015 at 12:51 pm EDT
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Free Event Tuesday, April 21, 11 am – 1 pm at 8611 Balboa Ave
Features Over 45 Vendors and Demos Including Tiny Homes, GobieH2O, SD
Solar Cooking Club, Raffles, Music and Food Trucks
Celebrating 40 years in the solar industry, Kyocera announced its 3rd
annual Earth Expo today, which will take place at its award-winning Solar
Grove™ on Tuesday, April 21 from 11 am – 1 pm at 8611 Balboa Ave.
Kyocera continues its environmental leadership with the event featuring
more than 50 environmental vendors demonstrating the latest
Earth-friendly products and services for businesses and consumers alike
in the forest of 25 Solar Trees™ at Kyocera’s North American
headquarters.
“Kyocera has received more awards from the City of San Diego for
environmental preservation and recycling than any other company,” said
John Rigby, president of Kyocera International, Inc., the group’s North
American holding company. “Our third annual Earth Expo will help
consumers and businesses alike learn the latest ways to minimize their
impact on the Earth’s fragile environment – from e-waste recycling and
eco-living options to electric cars and solar cooking.”
Earth Expo is free to the public. Highlights include:
Kyocera cell phone recycling to benefit free long-distance phone
service for active military and veterans with Cell Phones For Soldiers.
Tiny Home Enthusiasts – the hottest thing in Eco-Living – explore an
amazing 300 square-foot home.
SDGE Energy Savings LED Light Bulb discount is back – 3-bulb pack, a $60.00
value, just $10.00!
San Diego Electric Car Club, BMW i3 Electric Vehicle, Nissan Leaf,
Smart Car, Volkswagen, Hyundai and Ford electric/hybrids – see the
latest and greatest zero-emission and low-emission vehicles.
Electric Bike Central – test ride an electric bike on the Kyocera bike
path.
San Diego Solar Cooking Club – chefs cook up some hot cuisine using
the power of the sun.
Earthquake Simulator Truck – what will you do when the Big One hits?
Safety & injury prevention tips.
GOBIE H2O – the amazing, high-tech water bottle featured on Shark Tank.
Feeding America – donate cans of food & receive an extra raffle ticket
for a chance at exciting prizes. Individual who donates the most
canned goods gets a $50 gift card!
Goodwill Industries – donate clothing, household goods or other
reusable items & receive an extra raffle ticket for a chance at
exciting prizes.
Many other fun and educational exhibitors, gardening, ride share,
Living Coast Discovery Center, Ocean Connectors, and several Kyocera
divisions showing green products and processes.
I Love A Clean San Diego – sign up for a beach clean-up.
Live animals from California Wolf Center & Raptor Institute, and other
wildlife organizations.
First 500 guests will receive a free reusable shopping bag – just for
showing up and participating!
About KYOCERA
Kyocera
Corporation, the parent and global headquarters of the Kyocera
Group, was founded in 1959 as a producer of fine (or “advanced”)
ceramics. By integrating these engineered materials with other
technologies, Kyocera has become a leading supplier of LCDs, industrial
ceramics, solar power generating systems, telecommunications equipment,
printers, copiers, electronic components, semiconductor packages, and
cutting tools. During the year ended March 31, 2014, the company’s net
sales totaled 1.45 trillion yen (approx. US$14.1 billion). The company
appears on the latest “Top 100 Global Innovators” list by Thomson
Reuters, and is ranked #531 on Forbes magazine’s current “Global
2000” listing of the world’s largest publicly traded companies.
Kyocera Corporation specializes in the development manufacturing and marketing of electronic components. The group also sells communication, document management, medical and energy systems and equipments. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- printing and document management equipments and systems (19.9%);
- electronic components and devices (18.4%) : capacitors, crystal devices, clock oscillators, resonators, connectors, etc.;
- semiconductor components (17.8%);
- communication equipments and systems (14.3%): telecommunications terminals (smartphones, tablets), connectivity devices, telecommunications infrastructure, etc.;
- industrial tools (13.7%);
- automotive and industrial components (10.9%): fine ceramic products (mainly for the manufacture of automotive equipment), liquid crystal displays, optical components, camera modules, etc.;
- other (5%).
Net sales break down geographically as follows: Japan (33.4%), Asia (26.4%), the United States (18.6%), Europe (18.4%) and other (3.2%).
Kyocera : 2015 Kyocera Earth Expo Celebrates the Company’s 40 Years in Solar, Features Dozens of Sustainable Technologies and Earth-Friendly Products for Businesses & Consumers