Floating solar panels on the surface of the Hapcheon Dam in South Korea. The project can generate enough to power 20,000 homes, according to Hanwha Solutions.
Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/BloombergGiant Floating Solar Flowers Offer Hope for Coal-Addicted Korea
- Array of panels along 12-mile lake can power 20,000 homes
- Floating solar helps overcome resistance in land-scarce areas
More than 92,000 solar panels in the shape of plum blossoms, floating on the surface of a reservoir in South Korea, offer a vision of how land-scarce developed nations can overcome local resistance to giant renewable-energy projects.
The 17 giant flowers on the 12-mile-long reservoir in the southern county of Hapcheon are able to generate 41 megawatts, enough to power 20,000 homes, according to Hanwha Solutions Corp., which built the plant.