comprising more than fifty thousand panels covers eighteen hectares of a dam in chiba prefecture a kyocera spokesman hinted the plant could be the first of many like it. there are so many reservoirs here. we hope that this project will let us expand our business throughout japan by making use of them. the operator claims it's the biggest solar power plant on water in japan and you will output is projected at more than sixteen million kilowatt hours that's enough to power around five thousand households for a year. the plant began operating earlier this month two years behind schedule french multinational c l a ten which developed the technology says the cooling effect of water on the solar panels increases their energy production and makes them more efficient than land based systems of similar size as the panels also shield the water from the sun and reduce evaporation. climate change. waste. pollution says. isn't it time for good news. africa people and projects that are changing our environment for the better it's up to us to make a difference let's inspire each other. good for the envir