Japan begins work on 'world's largest' floating solar farm

Electronics firm builds floating solar farm on a reservoir due to a scarcity of land for utility-scale solar in Japan

The Japanese electronics multinational Kyocera has begun work on what it says will be the world's biggest floating solar farm.

The power plant is being built on a reservoir in Japan's Chiba prefecture and is anticipated to supply enough electricity for nearly 5,000 households when it is completed in early 2018.