JAPAN FLOATS BIG SOLAR
Japan is building huge solar power plants that float on water
Steve Mollman, June 12, 2015 (Quartz)
“…In Japan’s Hyogo prefecture, a solar station was recently launched that floats on a reservoir and will produce about 2,680 megawatt hours per year—enough for 820 typical households. Kyocera plans to build dozens of such stations on reservoirs around Japan, especially in areas lacking available land for utility-scale generation…Japan’s energy strategy in the aftermath of Fukushima calls for roughly doubling the amount of renewable power sources in the country by 2030…One advantage of floating solar stations is efficiency. The water cools the system and thereby helps it generate power more efficiently…By shading the water, they also reduce evaporation and algae growth…” click here for more
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