Japan’s innovative solution to energy /space crisis: The world’s largest floating solar power plant

[Aepsilons]

Space is a big problem in Japan. The small, mountainous island nation has limited flat ground for building, and what there is comes at a premium.

Its other huge issue is energy, which the country struggles to produce and pays to import enough to satisfy its needs.

One solution: massive solar farms floating on bodies of water. This week, Kyocera Corporation and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation announced they had begun work on what they say will be the world’s largest floating solar installation by the amount of power produced.

The companies plan to create a giant geometric block of 51,000 individual solar modules floating on the surface of the Yamakura Dam reservoir in Chiba Prefecture, some 70km (43 miles) from Tokyo. They’ll cover an area of 180,000 square meters. And once they’re up and running in 2018, they’ll have a capacity of 13.7 megawatts.

The company behind the Yamakura project has already completed much smaller projects, like this one in Hyogo Prefecture around Kobe.

 

[Aepsilons]

If you cant 'pump' em, then, well, lets just 'Sun' em'.


Japanese Innovation.

 

[Skull and Bones]

This is innovative, and solves the energy issue in so many levels. A similar project in India.

 

[Aepsilons]

This is innovative, and solves the energy issue in so many levels. A similar project in India.

Truly, these solar cells are relatively sturdy, quick to replace, and provides a constant supply of solar power. Cheap, effective, practical, and most importantly -- reduces reliance on foreign imports (and exporter's influence, ergo, takfiri ideology exportation).

Any archipelagic power should take advantage of this new design paradigm.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Truly, these solar cells are relatively sturdy, quick to replace, and provides a constant supply of solar power. Cheap, effective, practical, and most importantly -- reduces reliance on foreign imports (and exporter's influence, ergo, takfiri ideology exportation).

Any archipelagic power should take advantage of this new design paradigm.

Given that many of Indian villages are isolated and remote, I do not see profitability spending huge sum of money to connect them to the grid. Going off grid to power those houses is the best possible way. Wind, Solar, Micro hydel are the way to go.

 

[Aepsilons]

Given that many of Indian villages are isolated and remote, I do not see profitability spending huge sum of money to connect them to the grid. Going off grid to power those houses is the best possible way. Wind, Solar, Micro hydel are the way to go.

There is immense market potential then, in the rural Indian sector.

This is innovative, and solves the energy issue in so many levels. A similar project in India.

Check this out :

The 20MW solar power plant in Kushiro City, Hokkaido

This one is in Tokomaki City.

 

[Skull and Bones]

This is another innovative approach to harness solar power being implemented in India, use mirror to concentrate the solar energy at a point, and use it to create steam to turn turbines and generate power.

Low cost and zero maintenance. And pays for itself in less than 3-4 years.

@Nihonjin1051

 

[Aepsilons]

This is another innovative approach to harness solar power being implemented in India, use mirror to concentrate the solar energy at a point, and use it to create steam to turn turbines and generate power.

Low cost and zero maintenance. And pays for itself in less than 3-4 years.

@Nihonjin1051

Practical, ingenious, and economical !

 

[Skull and Bones]

Practical, ingenious, and economical !

If things goes down, practically a plumber can fix it.

 

[Aepsilons]

If things goes down, practically a plumber can fix it.

I think that India has the potential to be a solar power energy exporter if she harnesses this crucial natural, renewable resource. India's Thar Desert, which runs through Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana (with a total area of some 320,000 km2) can be a home base for a massive solar power plant, actually. Tapping into this can substantially reduce reliance on hydrogen power, and natural gas imports. India has the potential to be totally self-reliant in regards to energy power / energy security.

JAXA/NASA photograph of the THAR DESERT:

 

[Skull and Bones]

I think that India has the potential to be a solar power energy exporter if she harnesses this crucial natural, renewable resource. India's Thar Desert, which runs through Punjab, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana (with a total area of some 320,000 km2) can be a home base for a massive solar power plant, actually. Tapping into this can substantially reduce reliance on hydrogen power, and natural gas imports. India has the potential to be totally self-reliant in regards to energy power / energy security.

JAXA/NASA photograph of the THAR DESERT:

India has everything going for it for renewable energy, most part of India receives more than 300 days of solar energy a year. Adding to that, the vast coastlines could be used for off shore wind energy, and the terrain in the north east is very suitable for hydel power.

If government plays its card right, India can generate more than 60% of its energy requirement from renewables alone.

 

[Aepsilons]

India has everything going for it for renewable energy, most part of India receives more than 300 days of solar energy a year. Adding to that, the vast coastlines could be used for off shore wind energy, and the terrain in the north east is very suitable for hydel power.

If government plays its card right, India can generate more than 60% of its energy requirement from renewables alone.

Yamaha inaugurates 4,000 KW solar power plant at Surajpur unit

NEW DELHI: Japanese two-wheeler major Yamaha has inaugurated a 4,000 KW solar power project at its facility in Surajpur, Uttar Pradesh.

The company's country arm India Yamaha Motor (IYM) had partnered with solar service provider Amplus Solar for installation, operation and maintenance of the project, the installation of which will be completed by April this year, IYM said in a statement.

http://articles.economictimes.india...amaha-motor-kw-solar-power-plant-solar-panels

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

This is another innovative approach to harness solar power being implemented in India, use mirror to concentrate the solar energy at a point, and use it to create steam to turn turbines and generate power.

Low cost and zero maintenance. And pays for itself in less than 3-4 years.

@Nihonjin1051

This is actually a dead-end technology since it:

1. by definition is thermodynamically less efficient than direct PV
2. requires more space for mirrors
3. requires more moving parts than PV (0)
4. is built in serial projects rather than in a continuous flow process like PVs in a semiconductor plant
5. is not scalable

And the money supports it: no new thermal solar plants have been approved since 2012.

 

[waz]

Space is a big problem in Japan. The small, mountainous island nation has limited flat ground for building, and what there is comes at a premium.

Its other huge issue is energy, which the country struggles to produce and pays to import enough to satisfy its needs.

One solution: massive solar farms floating on bodies of water. This week, Kyocera Corporation and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation announced they had begun work on what they say will be the world’s largest floating solar installation by the amount of power produced.

The companies plan to create a giant geometric block of 51,000 individual solar modules floating on the surface of the Yamakura Dam reservoir in Chiba Prefecture, some 70km (43 miles) from Tokyo. They’ll cover an area of 180,000 square meters. And once they’re up and running in 2018, they’ll have a capacity of 13.7 megawatts.

The company behind the Yamakura project has already completed much smaller projects, like this one in Hyogo Prefecture around Kobe.

Very nice Japan! Great creativity again.

 

[ni8mare]