By HIROKI HASHIMOTO/ Staff Writer
May 25, 2021 at 07:00 JST
West Holdings Corp. replaced some of the photovoltaic panels at this mega solar farm, seen here in Bungo-Takada, Oita Prefecture. The photo was taken on Jan. 21. (Provided by West Holdings Corp.)
Swaths of black silicon rectangles shimmer in the sun along the slope of a hill overlooking a residential neighborhood in Bungo-Takada, Oita Prefecture. The hill is lined with a staggering 7,600 photovoltaic panels. [Read More]
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