Delta Electronics Inc (台達電), the nation’s top supplier of power-supply units, on Friday inaugurated a solar power plant in the mountainous area of Ako City in Japan’s Hyogo Prefecture.
It is the first solar power plant built by Delta as part of its efforts in generating electrictiy from renewable energy sources. The plant, which connects to an extra-high voltage grid of 33,000 volts, is the largest distributed solar power plant in Japan.
Covering an area of 96,000m2, the plant at the Delta Ako Energy Park has a capacity of 4.6 megawatts and is expected to generate 4.9 million kilowatt-hours per year.
Delta said that electricity generated by the plant is expected to meet the energy demands of 930 households per year. Under Japan’s Renewable Energy Special Treatment Act, the power generated by the Delta Ako Energy Park can be entirely sold to power companies there.
NEW MODEL
The presence of the solar power plant has created a new business model and an alternative revenue source for Delta. In addition, it marks a milestone for the company’s commitment to providing clean energy and supporting environmental sustainability.
The company has provided power and energy management solutions to a wide range of global industries, including renewable energy, data centers and industrial automation, vice chairman Mark Ko (柯子興) said.
BOOST TO GROWTH
Meanwhile, doubling the share of solar, wind and other renewables in the energy mix would boost global economic growth by as much as 1.1 percent by 2030, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
The gains, equal to US$1.3 trillion, would mostly come from increased investment, IRENA said in a report on Saturday. That would boost “direct and indirect” industry employment to 24.4 million people, according to the report. Last year, it estimated sector employment at as many as 9.2 million people.
“Doubling the share of renewables in the global energy mix pays back in terms of economic growth, social welfare, job creation and overall trade balances,” it said in conjunction with its annual meeting in Abu Dhabi.
“This study, the first of its kind, provides a solid basis for future work to quantify the growth-enhancing potential of renewable energy in the global economy,” the report said.
Global energy demand is expected to increase by 21 percent by 2030, the group said, citing International Energy Agency data. The share of the energy sector to gross domestic product is 6 percent, ranging from 57 percent in Kuwait to 3 percent in Germany, it said.
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