The first floating solar power plant

The first floating solar power station was completed in Japan, on the surface of a pond in the Hyogo Sakasamaike prefecture, after an 8-month construction period. Companies such as Kyocera and Century Tokyo Leasing Ciel Terre were able to solve the issue of land scarcity and high costs, as well as the need to cool solar panels in order to improve their production. The corporation intended to construct a network of similar facilities across Japan by the end of 2015, with a total capacity of around 60 MW..

Since researching the causes of the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant accident, the Japanese started actively pursuing renewable energy possibilities. Human error, rather than the dangers of nuclear technology, was found to be the cause of the explosion. Nonetheless, Japan's nuclear power development has come to a halt.

The plant's overall capacity is 2.3 megawatts, which could be enough to power over a thousand Japanese households. The station is made up of around 9,000 solar panels, each measuring 1 x 1.7 m and made of recyclable polyethylene that does not lose its properties when exposed to water.