Mega solar power plant in Aichi

Mega solar power plant in Aichi

NAGOYA, Japan - A photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows ''Mega Solar Taketoyo,'' a 7,500-kilowatt solar power plant of Chubu Electric Power Co. in the town of Taketoyo, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, as the facility began commercial operation on Oct. 31, 2011.

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  • ILEA001163955
  • Registered date
  • 2011/10/31 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2011 Kyodo News
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  • 1889 × 2376 pixel
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  • 240 dpi
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  • 1.61(MB)*
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