Google Is Building Its First Solar Power Project Above Fishing Ponds in Taiwan
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Technology
Eight years ago, Google unveiled an ambitious plan to build a wind energy project in the Atlantic Ocean running all the way from New York to Virginia.
By Donovan Russo, CNBC
That massive "underwater spine" has been slow to progress, but Google is moving ahead with its first water-based renewable energy project — it is just a little smaller in scale: Solar panels atop a series of fishing ponds in Taiwan. The deal marks Google's entry into the Asian renewable energy market.
Building solar projects over water is becoming more common in Asia due to population density and competition for available land. Worldwide, the floating solar market could reach 400 gigawatts, according to the World Bank. A recent DOE report said 10 percent of U.S. energy supply could come from floating solar power.
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