Daisuke Nishimura

● Core member of 4-person team planning new indoor solar power system; designing photovoltaic unit to be placed near windows rather than on rooftops; determining specifications, designing and evaluating prototypes, estimating financial impact and reviewing customer feedback; product designed to reduce carbon emissions (July 2021 - present)

● Led team of 4 in researching and planning photovoltaic module prototype to be used in specific geological conditions (e.g. areas of snowfall) or for customers with limited space for installation; further development of technology was subsequently approved by R&D Division (May 2021)

● Oversaw team of 2 to develop new photovoltaic cell structure; overcame problem of electrode formation; successfully cooperated with German manufacturer that provided electrode forming equipment; subsequently, project moved on to manufacturing (March 2019)

● Led team of 3 to improve performance and productivity of Kyocera’s standard photovoltaic modules

● Reduced cycle time of important process by 30% by optimizing operation conditions; successfully increased productivity by 12,000 products per day (July 2017)

● Led 3-member development team; established rear contact solar cell process at research stage (first time this was done at Kyocera) by using conventional processes; set new company record for prototype performance (February 2015)

● Continuously surpassed existing performance record for new solar cell module by 66 % at research stage (September 2010 － May 2013)

● Constructed plant for raw materials of new photovoltaic unit; produced stable supply of raw materials for unit development (September 2010)

● During research, established process to produce raw materials for new photovoltaic unit (May 2010)

● Established technique to detect and repair defects on prototype unit; improved performance by 2% (December 2009)

● Developed modularization technology to connect individual units to photovoltaic module; played key role in obtaining core patent, despite patent claims by competitors; as a result, company has earned total of US$600K in licensing fees (November 2009)

● Trained at partner lab (National Institute of Technology, Wakayama College); learned to fabricate prototype of new photovoltaic unit (July 2009)

● Member of 2-person team to do research on competing photovoltaics; successfully launched research project to develop new photovoltaic module (December 2008)