So in a bid to make solar power more appealing to young people, one Chinese company has ditched the traditional approach of filling fields with uninspiring rows of PV panels, instead
Instead of aligning the solar arrays in rows and columns to form a grid, a Chinese company proposed an innovative design for the 50MW solar farm in Datong, China: that of a giant panda.
Not only do they power the entire panda enclosure, but the panels have become a tourist attraction themselves. "Visitors spend 18% longer in this area compared to other exhibits," reports zoo director
Panda Green Energy used a combination of darker monocrystalline silicon (the light-absorbing material in most solar cells) and lighter-colored thin film solar cells to design the solar farm in the likeness of
The Datong Panda solar power Station is a combination of black and white photovoltaic panels. When viewed from above, the black parts of the panda, such as its PAWS and ears, are
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Panda Green Energy''s CEO, Li Yuan, explained, “Designing the plant in the shape of a panda could inspire young people and get them interested in the applications of solar power.”
In China, a solar company is turning heads with its latest design for a solar plant that''s in the shape of a panda bear. The panda farm is the first of Panda Green''s several bear-shaped farms that will provide
Spotting giant pandas in the PRC just got easier, with the development of a huge 100MW solar park in the shape of the national animal. Panda Green Energy, the firm behind the project, has
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