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Can a 100 MW solar power plant be installed on a fish pond?

The Chinese power and fibre optic cable maker and EPC contractor has unveiled a 100 MW solar power plant installed atop a fishpond. A floating PV installation in China. Image: Flickr/Thomas Roche Without taking up precious land, China’s Hengtong Optic-Electric has developed two projects in one: a 100 MW solar PV plant, and a fish farm.

Does Trina Solar support fish and shrimp aquaculture?

The project, which is situated on a pond, also supports fish and shrimp aquaculture. Trina Solar supplied 670 W solar panels for the installation. China's Concord New Energy has deployed a 70 MW solar plant on a fish pond in an industrial park in Cangzhou, China's Hebei province. The project features Trina Solar's 670W Vertex PV modules.

Are fish farming and solar power a new trend in China?

The combination of fish farming and solar power generation is no novelty in China. Some of the most notable projects of this kind include: a 120 MW project in Poyang county, Jiangxi province, completed in May 2016; and Hangzhou Fengling’s 200 MW project in Cixi, Zhejiang province, which was connected in January last year.

Does China's Hengtong Optic-Electric have a fish farm?

Without taking up precious land, China’s Hengtong Optic-Electric has developed two projects in one: a 100 MW solar PV plant, and a fish farm. The solar-acquaculture project was realized based on a 25-year concession agreement with a total investment of US$120 million.