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Japan to Build Huge Solar Power Plants to Power Sharp Factories
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 7:10 PM on June 25, 2008
The city of Sakai in Japan is going to have a glittering new "green" addition in 2010, when Sharp and Kansai Electric Power build two massive solar-electric power plants there. In a bid to make Sharp's factories more eco-friendly, the two plants will generate 10 megawatts and 28 megawatts of electricity and reduce CO2 emissions by 10 kilotons yearly. Apparently the "Sakai City Waterfront Mega Solar Power Generation Plan" will be among the biggest like it in the world, and is part of a bid by Sakai to become a leading eco-friendly city. Smashing, and means Sharp gadgets can be bought with a clearer conscience. [Crunchgear via Dvice]
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strider_mt2k
Posted 9:16 PM 25/6/08
Duller, less shiny factories will still use traditional power generation techniques.
strider_mt2k
kumuasata
Posted 9:17 PM 25/6/08
Icanhaslargeamountsofsun?
Neat.
kumuasata
pharago
Posted 10:47 PM 25/6/08
amazing
pharago
dOk
Posted 11:35 PM 25/6/08
exactly the kind of thing our oil companies try to stop from happening here...
which is the reason we are going down the tubes while the rest of the world rises.
dOk
Gann
Posted 12:13 AM 26/6/08
@MastaFalse: They should, and they will. Hopefully soon.
Gann
MastaFalse
Posted 12:07 AM 26/6/08
Aren't Sunchips factories solar-powered already? And HOORAY for big shiny powerhouses. You know, they could build a massive solar array in the middle of the U.S., and it would provide ... I dunno how much. A LOT. Even if we could break dependancy on coal by half, it would be worth it. and shouldn't taxes go toward things like this?
MastaFalse
G2GdoB2B
Posted 12:34 AM 26/6/08
Impressive, thanks to flexible policies and laws, the Japanese always have been able to innovate and stay on top of things. In the U.S. we find it very hard for companies to even switch the light bulbs to eco-friendly!
There are many things companies can do to help reduce their CO2 emissions (and many apply to individuals too). Some of them you can check out in this article in [www.internetevolution.com]
G2GdoB2B
johnnyabnormal
Posted 1:22 AM 26/6/08
@dOk: You pretty much summed it up.
johnnyabnormal
johnnyabnormal
Posted 1:17 AM 26/6/08
@dOk: Exactly. Nothing like miseducating the masses to believe that very expensive, polluting fuel is the smarter choice! When you look up the lobbyists behind the oil companies, they are the same ones that tried to convince the public that smoking cigarettes was safe. The "Most doctors recommend winston cigarettes!" are the same as the current "Lots of human produced CO2 is awesome for the environment" TV ads. One thing hasn't changed since the 50's: People are still dumb enough to believe shit like this.
johnnyabnormal
maven2k
Posted 2:32 AM 26/6/08
That is cool and makes me like Sharp even more. I have had several Sharp tv's over the years and they have worked great. Their new tv's are the nicest looking for the price if you ask me.
maven2k
berribrand
Posted 3:17 AM 26/6/08
@johnnyabnormal: Yep, and the lies that America needs to literally destroy its own environment and drill for oil! Then we would not be in this current energy crisis! Right. Woo hoo, gas could be a few cents cheaper. Only at the cost of severely polluted ecosystems. Have you seen Nigeria and Columbia lately?
berribrand
johnnyabnormal
Posted 3:32 AM 26/6/08
@berribrand: The most insane thing is that speculators are fixing gas prices so they are double what they should be.
+ Watch video
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johnnyabnormal
Posted 8:47 AM 26/6/08
@pevans34: That, and the coastal dwellers wouldn't want to repair them all the time when the flyovers start riding ATV's on the panels. :)
johnnyabnormal
pevans34
Posted 8:33 AM 26/6/08
@johnnyabnormal: lots of bored people with lots of money, yeah it definetely sucks.
There is often alot of comment about how the US midwest is pretty much empty and useless and why not build enourmous solar/wind plants there to pump energy into the coasts where there are like, you know, people, and buildings, and showers.
but the reality is, no one wants to drive out to the midwest to build the damn thing.
pevans34