{"id":5949,"date":"2011-12-28T06:48:08","date_gmt":"2011-12-28T11:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/?p=5949"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:46:22","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:46:22","slug":"pacific-island-installs-solar-panels-on-its-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/pacific-island-installs-solar-panels-on-its-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Island Installs Solar Panels On Its Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_5950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5950\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/palau.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/palau-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"palau\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/palau-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/palau.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kyocera<\/figcaption><\/figure>The small island of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palau\" target=\"_blank\">Palau<\/a>, an island nation located 500 miles east of the Philippines and with a population of 21,000 people, has installed a 226.8kW <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/solar-articles.htm\" target=\"_blank\">solar energy <\/a>array on its airport. The panels were supplied by Kyocera, one of the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s biggest solar cell manufacturers.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThe initiative was a collaboration between Kyocera and Wakachiku Construction Co, with funding provided by the Japanese government\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Official Development Assistance (ODA).<\/p>\n<p>The solar panels now sit atop of the shading structures in the parking lot. It is the first grid-connected system in the country and it comprises 1,080 210W solar modules.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kyoecera, as the island is prone to typhoons, the backside of the modules have been reinforced with extra support bars for enhanced wind-pressure resistance. <\/p>\n<p>The system is expected to produce an annual power output of 250MWh, off-setting roughly 80 tons of CO2 per year.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>You should follow us <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/energyrefuge\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3><ul class='related_post'><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/hiring-solar-installers-in-hawaii-for-a-clean-reliable-energy-source\/\" title=\"Hiring Solar Installers in Hawaii for a Clean, Reliable Energy Source\">Hiring Solar Installers in Hawaii for a Clean, Reliable Energy Source<\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The small island of Palau, an island nation located 500 miles east of the Philippines and with a population of 21,000 people, has installed a 226.8kW solar energy array on its airport. The panels were supplied by Kyocera, one of the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s biggest solar cell manufacturers. 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