Speaking of solar power, most people believe that come to mind the solar panel screen, installed in the land or residential roof. However, more and more countries began to build the "floating solar power plant in the water, is located in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan and east city (Kato) 2 ponds floating solar power project recently completed at present, as the world's largest floating solar power plant, is expected to provide the necessary power for nearly 1000 households
In 2011, after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the Japanese government more actively developed renewable energy sources, according to the Japanese Ministry of economic and industrial province (METI) data show that Japan's fiscal year 2013 renewable energy power generation accounted for 10% of total energy power generation. And in less than 2 years, Japan's domestic solar equipment capacity for nuclear disaster occurred before the 2 times, the Japanese solar equipment capacity after China and the United States, at the same time, when physicists are still studying how to design floating nuclear power plant, "floating solar power plant" has been quietly settled in japan.
The Nishihira reservoir 2 "floating solar power plant is located in the east of the city were added and the Higashihira reservoir, by KYOCERA and Tokyo spirit benefit leasing company joint venture, only to spend just 7 months to complete the project, a total of 11256 solar modules, the total installed capacity of 2.9 MW, the current grid has been completed. The estimated annual generating 3 million 300 thousand kwh of electricity, enough to supply 920 households household electricity needs.
KYOCERA said that the floating solar power plant is terrestrial solar power generation system more to be cooled by water, the design of "cooling effect", so that the solar power generation system can operate more efficiently, a previous study reported that Korea Water Resources Corporation also pointed out that the floating solar power system power conversion efficiency than the general terrestrial solar power plant generating 11% higher. And through solar panels to cover the sun, just to reduce the evaporation of reservoir water and inhibit algae growth. In addition, KYOCERA said that the floating solar power generation system using high-density polyethylene, can withstand ultraviolet, anti-corrosion, and against typhoons.
At present, including the United States, Britain, Brazil and other countries have built floating solar power plants, but KYOCERA and Tokyo heyday leasing company's power generation plan for the world's largest floating solar power generation project. However, KYOCERA announced on December 2014 in Chiba County, Yamakura reservoir, floating solar power plants can produce an annual 5 million 635 thousand kwh of electricity, that is to say, maybe Nishihira reservoir and Higashihira reservoir of the throne not take the heat, the largest floating solar power project record will be another project of KYOCERA to break.