Top 70 Floating Solar PV Plants in the World

By Ndubuisi Micheal Obineme

Solar power is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power.  Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam.  Photovoltaic cells convert light into an electric current using the photovoltaic effect.

Floating solar photovoltaic (PV) is an economical commercial technology that has exploded in popularity in the past years. The information below was compiled from a data posted by Solarplaza, event organizer of Solar Asset Management North America

Rank Size (kw) Name of reservior (lake) / Name of Plant Country City/Province Operating from
1 20000 Coal mining subsidence area of Huainan City China Anhui Province April, 2016
2 7500 Kawashima Taiyou to shizen no megumi Solarpark Japan Saitama October, 2015
3 6338 Queen Elizabeth II reservoir UK London March, 2016
4 3000 Otae Province Sounth Korea Sangju City Gyeongsang Bukdo October, 2015
5 3000 Jipyeong Province Sounth Korea Sangju City Gyeongsang Bukdo October, 2015
6 2991 Godley Reservoir Floating Solar PV UK Godley January, 2016
7 2449 Tsuga Ike Japan Mie August, 2016
8 2398 Sohara Ike Japan Mie March, 2016
9 2313 Sakasama Ike Japan Hyogo April, 2015
10 2000 Reservior in Kumagaya city Japan Saitama December, 2014
11 2000 Kinuura Lumberyard Japan Aichi February, 2016
12 2000 Yado Ooike (Sun Lakes Yado) Japan Hyogo January, 2016
13 1751 Hirono Shinike Japan Hyogo September, 2016
14 1708 Yakenoike Japan Hyogo July, 2016
15 1700 Nishi Hiraike Japan Hyogo April, 2015
16 1700 Hyogo No.9 Plant Japan Hyogo April, 2015
17 1500 Kakogawa City Japan Hyogo September, 2015
18 1485 Funatsu Ooike Japan Hyogo September, 2015
19 1430 Kawahara Yama Solar Plant Japan Hyogo December, 2015
20 1330 Mito City Japan Ibaraki August, 2015
21 1260 Hira Ike Japan Hyogo July, 2016
22 1212 Koube Ooike Japan Hyogo May, 2016
23 1203 Ainoike Japan Hyogo May, 2016
24 1200 Higashi Hiraike Japan Hyogo April, 2015
25 1180 Solar on the water Okegawa Japan Saitama July, 2013
26 1176 Kasai City Japan Hyogo February, 2015
27 1153 Arashiyama floating solar plant Japan Saitama September, 2015
28 1125 Hirai Ike Japan Nara July, 2015
29 1098 Shimane Solar Power Yasugi Japan Shimane November, 2014
30 1078 Nagaike Nishi Ike Japan Hyogo March, 2016
31 1076 Fukuike Japan Hyogo June, 2015
32 1008 Tokorozawa Ike Japan Hyogo March, 2015
33 1000 DREAM Solar Float Kounoyama Japan Osaka October, 2016
34 990 Kasai City Japan Hyogo October, 2016
35 973 Kasaoka Jyubancho Reservior Japan Okayama May, 2016
36 850 Maeno Ike Japan Hyogo September, 2014
37 808 Sakurashita Ike Japan Hyogo February, 2016
38 696 Kawagoe city Japan Saitama June, 2014
39 631 Isawa Ike Japan Tokushima October, 2016
40 630 Toriga Ike Japan Hyogo February, 2016
41 528 Fukuchi machi Japan Fukuoka August, 2015
42 504 Imandou Ike Japan Osaka September, 2015
43 495 Ochang Sounth Korea Korea February, 2015
44 490 Jyuman Ike Japan Hyogo March, 2016
45 477 Napa Country Far NienteWinary USA California 2007
46 471 Polybell UK December, 2015
47 460 Aisai City Japan Aichi December, 2015
48 400 Towa Yoshimi Solar Plant Japan Saitama April, 2016
49 343 Pontecorvo Italy Italy March, 2016
50 300 Rengeji Ike Japan Fukuoka July, 2016
51 300 Ben Acre UK December, 2015
52 200 Sheepland farm UK August, 2014
53 108 Sungai Labu Malaysia November, 2015
54 59 Yoshioka Kaatsukijyou Japan Chiba April, 2016
55 50 Reeders UK December, 2015
56 50 Eshkol reservoir Israel Jerusalem October, 2014
57 48 Inogayaike Solar Plant Japan Hyogo August, 2014
58 40 Yanagiike Solar Plant Japan Hyogo January, 2014
59 25 Westpoort industrial estate Netherlands Groningen March, 2016
60 22 Nofar Israel November, 2015
61 15 Piolenc France February, 2011
62 13 Bör Sweden December, 2015
63 10 Kunde Winery USA June, 2016
64 10 Rajarhat India West Bengal January, 2015
65 6 Yoshiwaraike Japan Kagawa November, 2014
66 5 Pond Gardens of Bishan Park Singapore Bishan May,2013
67 5 Yothathikan Thailand Samut Songkhram October, 2014
68 5 UFC Orlando USA March, 2016
69 5 Kas Green Energy Pilot Indonesia May, 2016
70 4 Wattco pilot Netherlands March, 2016
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