The site will be located on Yamakura Dam, which is in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, in Japan. This is a great innovation not just because Japan is short on space, but also because it allows the solar panels to operate more efficiently, because the water acts as a natural cooling system. “When we first started R&D for solar energy in the mid 1970’s, the technology was only viable for small applications such as street lamps, traffic signs and telecommunication stations in mountainous areas. Since then, we have been working to make solar energy use more ubiquitous in society, and have expanded our business to residential, commercial and utility-scale solar applications. We are excited to work with our partners on this project, taking another step forward by utilizing untapped bodies of water as solar power generation sites,” Kitamura said. The project will be built with 50,000 solar panels and will generate an estimated 15,635 megawatt hours (MWh) of energy each year, making it the world’s largest floating solar site. Read More: trueactivist/worlds-largest-floating-solar-factory-is-being-built-off-the-coast-of-japan/
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 14:39:39 +0000
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