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China has implemented another project that combines aquaculture and photovoltaic solar energy. Apparently, such a business model – double revenue (fish plus electricity) from one site – fell in love with Chinese entrepreneurs. Both the size of the fish pond itself and the solar power plant, whose capacity was 320 MW (two phases of 200 and 120 MW; the second was put into operation in April 2020, are striking. Electricity is transmitted directly to the backbone networks of the State Grid Corporation of China.

 

It is expected that the generation of the power plant will be 352 million kWh per year. The annual income from generated electricity could be about $45 million, and from aquaculture about $5 million, according to Shenzhen Kstar Science and Technology, which supplied inverters for the facility. Kstar also notes that the supplied inverters have been specially designed for power plants built on water, and are able to operate safely in wet environments, and are protected from water and dirt. Solar panels also help reduce surface water evaporation and conserve water resources, as well as create a better environment for fish farming, project participants say.

 

At the end of March, China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) commissioned a similar 260 MW photovoltaic power plant in China’s Anhui province, also combined with a fish farm.

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