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Eurus Rokkasho Solar Park

Coordinates: 40°55′40″N 141°21′44″E / 40.9277°N 141.3623°E / 40.9277; 141.3623
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Eurus Rokkasho Solar Park
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Country
  • Japan
LocationRokkasho
Aomori Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates40°55′40″N 141°21′44″E / 40.9277°N 141.3623°E / 40.9277; 141.3623
StatusOperational
Construction beganAugust 2013
Commission date1 October 2015
OwnerEurus Energy
OperatorEurus Technical Service Corporation
Solar farm
Type
Collectors510,000
Site area253 hectares
Power generation
Nameplate capacity148 MW

Eurus Rokkasho Solar Park (ユーラス六ヶ所ソーラーパーク) is a solar power generating station in the Mutsu-Ogawara Industrial Park, Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Comprising two solar fields about five kilometres apart from one another, the facility has a nameplate capacity of 148 MW, and a "grid capacity" of 115 MW. It was previously the largest operational solar plant in Japan, but has since been surpassed in size.

History

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Construction began in August 2013. The power plant was engineered and constructed by Shimizu Corporation.[1][2] It was commissioned on 1 October 2015.[3]

Facilities

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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 / 40.8975; 141.2810) generates about 55MW. The "Takahoko Area" (40°55′40″N 141°21′44″E / 40.9277°N 141.3623°E / 40.9277; 141.3623), near the ocean, generates about 60MW.[3] 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.[1]

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.[3] The plant uses single-crystal silicon photovoltaic cells made by Mitsubishi Electric and SunPower.[4]

There is also a visitor's centre.[1]

Ownership and operations

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The plant is owned by Eurus Rokkasho Solar Park Corporation, a subsidiary of the commercial energy producer Eurus Energy.[5] It is maintained and operated by Eurus Technical Service Corporation.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kaneko, Kenji (21 January 2018). "148MW Solar Plant Attracts Visitors Through 'Energy Tourism'". Solar Power Plant Business.
  2. ^ "Eurus Rokkasho Solar Park". Shimizu Corporation. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Kanecko, Kenji (8 October 2015). "Eurus Energy Fires Up Japan's Largest Solar Plant". Solar Power Plant Business. Nikkei Business Publications.
  4. ^ "Construction of Japan's Largest Photovoltaic Power Plant Will Start Shortly". Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. 19 August 2013.
  5. ^ "SunPower Corporation to Supply Shimizu with 69 Megawatts of its High Efficiency Solar Panels for Eurus Energy Power Plant". SunPower Corporation. 29 September 2013.