Guangdong East Power has officially announced completion of an 8-megawatt peak floating solar photovoltaic project in Hebei province.
The project developed in coordination with Jiangsu Longrid for cost of CNY300 million ($47.1 million) is claimed to be the largest such project in Asia.
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According to a statement, the array has been laid out on a lake in Xingtai city, Linxi county. Besides power production, the project is expected to help the local fishing industry by providing a shaded area of water on the lake that can be purposed as the hatchery. The shade prevents growth of algae, which is one key prerequisite of a hatching area.
The project should generate about 11 gigawatt hours of electricity each year. And Guangdong East estimates the arrays can yield about 10 percent more energy compared with ground-mounted solar parks.
Guangdong East Power is a producer of uninterruptible power supply devices, solar inverters and batteries.
Ajith Kumar S