Google signs first Green Deal in Asia
Google has recently signed its first green deal in Asia, a solar project to be built above fishing ponds in Taiwan. Building solar projects over water is becoming more common in Asia due to population density and competition for available land. Worldwide, the floating solar market is expected to reach 400 gigawatts, according to World bank. The Google project development team has not yet decided how the solar panels will be situated above the water, according to a company spokeswoman, but the company is currently focused on poles that would have solar panels hoisted on top of them, a concept known as a "canopy" system. Google's fishing pond project may differ from many water-based solar efforts that use structures like pontoons to float the solar panels directly on the water. While it is possible to float solar panels directly on the surface of fish farms — it has been done on projects overseas. Shade has been presented as a key benefit of floating pho...