25 Jan, 2016

Kyocera starts work on 13 MW floating solar plant

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency | JAPAN | 22 Jan, 2016
Published by : Ecotechtube

Kyocera has begun construction on what it says is the world’s biggest floating solar PV plant. The 13.7 MW project is located in Japan and should be complete in 2018.

Kyocera TCL Solar LLC has begun construction work on a 13.7 MW floating solar PV plant on the Yamakura Dam reservoir in Japan’s Chiba Prefecture. When complete, scheduled for 2018, it is expected to be the largest project of its kind in the world, says the Japanese company.

According to reports last March, Brazil is planning to install a massive 350 MW floating solar array at the Balbina hydroelectric plant in the Amazon, which would make it the world's biggest, if completed. Other, similar, projects are a lot smaller, however, tending to be under five MW.

Overall, the 13.7 MW floating solar plant will comprise around 51,000 of Kyocera’s PV modules, installed over a water surface area of 180,000 m2. Kyocera Communication Systems Co., Ltd is responsible for construction, while Kyocera Solar Corporation will undertake O&M services. The generated electricity is set to be sold to Tokyo Electric Power Company.

This is the fourth such project to be executed by the company, which last year realized floating solar projects totaling 1.7 MW and 1.2 MW in March, and 2.3 MW in June.

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Article taken from : pv-magazine.com
Video from : Kyocera
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