兵庫縣建造世界最大水上太陽能發電浮台

A few weeks ago the Asahi News on-line reported the following:

水上メガソーラー、世界最大　京セラが兵庫で建設

山村哲史

2014年8月31日11時53分

　京セラが、水上式では世界最大規模の太陽光発電所（メガソーラー）を兵庫県加東市のため池に建設する。出力２９００キロワット、投資額は１０億円。９月に工事を始め、来年４月から発電する。

　西平池と東平池に、仏シエル・テール社から買う高密度ポリエチレン架台を浮かべ、太陽電池を計１万１２５６枚載せる。京セラと東京センチュリーリースが出資した「京セラＴＣＬソーラー」が運営する。年間発電量は一般家庭９２０世帯分の３３０万キロワット時。関西電力に売る。

　京セラＴＣＬはこれを手始めに、今年度中に全国の池などで３０件、計６万キロワットの発電所を計画。すでに１００件超の引き合いがあるという。（山村哲史）

(試譯文)

In a reservoir in Kato-shi of Hyogo, Kyocera would build the world's largest photovoltaic power plant (a large scale solar power system) using the aquatic style. With an output of 2900 kW and an investment amount of 1 billion yen, constructions would be started in September; it would generate electricity from April next year.

High-density polyethylene mounts bought from Ciel Terre, a French company would be floated on Dongping pond Nishihira pond, and a total of 11,256 solar cells would be put on them. "Kyocera TCL Solar" which was funded by Kyocera and the Tokyo Century Leasing Corporation would do the management. The annual energy production was 3,300,000 kWh, good for 920 ordinary households. The energy would be sold to the Kansai Electric Power.

As a start, in the current fiscal year Kyocera TCL was planning on 30 projects to set up plants in ponds etc. all over the country to produce 60,000-kW in total. It was said that there were already more than 100 inquiries.

It is good news to note that Japan is investing more money in solar energy production.