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More than 92,000 solar panels in the shape of plum blossoms, floating on the surface of a reservoir in #SouthKorea, offer a vision of how land-scarce developed nations can overcome local resistance to giant renewable-energy projects. The 17 giant flowers on the 12-mile-long reservoir in the southern county of #Hapcheon are able to generate 41 megawatts, enough to power 20,000 homes, according to Hanwha Solutions, which built the plant. It’s one of the biggest floating solar plants in the world, and it’s in a nation that has been a laggard in adopting renewable energy, even though South Korea’s industrialized economy relies heavily on imported #fossilfuels. “South Korea needs a massive amount of renewable energy to meet its climate target, and floating solar can be a part of the solution,” because it faces less opposition from residents and doesn’t use land, says Kim Jiseok of Greenpeace Korea. Read more at the link in @bloomberggreen bio. This article is from February 2022. 📷: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg #bloomberggreen @nepa #acholarshipjamaica (at ScholarshipJamaica.com) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmpmvg-uRYO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Yi Chae, Hapcheon, 2017