Japan's largest solar and wind power project breaks ground

Seven Japanese companies have been celebrating the ground breaking of their solar and wind power project at a ceremony held today at the project site in Midorigahama, Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture in Japan.
With a PV capacity of 50MW and a wind capacity of 6MW, the companies claim that the project represents Japan's largest solar and wind power project to date. The project is being built on 800,000 square metres of land on a site which has been selected due to its "top level" daylight hours and wind velocity. Total annual output has been estimated at approximately 67,500MWh which is said to be enough to power 19,000 homes or 90% of Tahara City's households.