Eurus Rokkasho Solar Park
History
Construction began in August 2013. The power plant was engineered and constructed by Shimizu Corporation. It was commissioned on 1 October 2015.
Facilities
The station occupies 253 hectares of land on two different sites about five kilometres apart. The inland "Chitosedairakita Area" (40°53′51″N 141°16′52″E / 40.8975°N 141.2810°E) generates about 55MW. The "Takahoko Area" (40°55′40″N 141°21′44″E / 40.9277°N 141.3623°E), near the ocean, generates about 60MW. This amounts to a total of 115 MW contributed to the power grid. The power plant's solar panels have a nameplate capacity of 148 MW.
Altogether, the plant comprises approximately 510,000 solar panels. Electricity generated from both sites is carried to the Rokkasho transformer station of Tohoku Electric Power. The plant uses single-crystal silicon photovoltaic cells made by Mitsubishi Electric and SunPower.
There is also a visitor's centre.
Ownership and operations
The plant is owned by Eurus Rokkasho Solar Park Corporation, a subsidiary of the commercial energy producer Eurus Energy. It is maintained and operated by Eurus Technical Service Corporation.
See also
References
- ^ Kaneko, Kenji (21 January 2018). "148MW Solar Plant Attracts Visitors Through 'Energy Tourism'". Solar Power Plant Business.
- ^ "Eurus Rokkasho Solar Park". Shimizu Corporation. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ Kanecko, Kenji (8 October 2015). "Eurus Energy Fires Up Japan's Largest Solar Plant". Solar Power Plant Business. Nikkei Business Publications.
- ^ "Construction of Japan's Largest Photovoltaic Power Plant Will Start Shortly". Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. 19 August 2013.
- ^ "SunPower Corporation to Supply Shimizu with 69 Megawatts of its High Efficiency Solar Panels for Eurus Energy Power Plant". SunPower Corporation. 29 September 2013.