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This Solar Powered Airport has Eliminated Electricity Bills

Posted: 03.29.2016 no comments

 

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Photo credit: Cochin Airport

Photo credit: Cochin Airport

“Cochin International Airport, the world’s first 100 percent solar airport, is generating so much power from its massive solar array that the airport no longer pays for electricity.

 

Cochin started its solar journey three years ago when it installed solar panels on the roof of its arrivals terminal. It eventually blossomed into a 12 megawatt solar project after the airport commissioned German multinational engineering and electronics company Bosch to build the impressive $9.5 million plant that features 46,000 panels laid out across 45 acres of unused land near the airport’s international cargo terminal.”

 

Read the full article on http://ecowatch.com/