Sakai City | Mega Solar City| Off the Grid | Japan
Saturday, July 19th, 2008In an effort to create one of Japan’s greenest urban areas and clean up its air by reducing CO2 emissions, Japan announced that two gigantic solar power generation plants will be installed in Sakai City.
The Sakai City Waterfront Mega Solar Power Generation Plan.
The two facilities will have a 28,000 kW combined maximum capacity and will help to reduce CO2 emissions by a whopping 10,000 tons annually. The city will work in conjunction with Sharp Japan and Kansai Electric Power, with Sharp planning on using thin-film silicon solar modules.