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.
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| Location | Rokkasho Aomori Prefecture Japan |
| Coordinates | 40°55′40″N 141°21′44″E / 40.9277°N 141.3623°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | August 2013 |
| Commission date | 1 October 2015 |
| Owner | Eurus Energy |
| Operator | Eurus Technical Service Corporation |
| Solar farm | |
| Type | |
| Collectors | 510,000 |
| Site area | 253 hectares |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 148 MW |
History
editConstruction 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
editThe 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) generates about 55MW. The "Takahoko Area" (40°55′40″N 141°21′44″E / 40.9277°N 141.3623°E), 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
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Kaneko, Kenji (21 January 2018). "148MW Solar Plant Attracts Visitors Through 'Energy Tourism'". Solar Power Plant Business.
- ^ "Eurus Rokkasho Solar Park". Shimizu Corporation. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ a b c Kanecko, Kenji (8 October 2015). "Eurus Energy Fires Up Japan's Largest Solar Plant". Solar Power Plant Business. Nikkei Business Publications.
- ^ "Construction of Japan's Largest Photovoltaic Power Plant Will Start Shortly". Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation. 19 August 2013.
- ^ "SunPower Corporation to Supply Shimizu with 69 Megawatts of its High Efficiency Solar Panels for Eurus Energy Power Plant". SunPower Corporation. 29 September 2013.