Chikusei rice agrivoltaic research site

Chikusei rice agrivoltaic research site solar overview.

This agrivoltaic installation in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture, combines rice cultivation with elevated solar panels. Established in 2016, it has supported University of Tokyo field studies of crop yields, shading, planting density and fertiliser use. The panels’ tilt is adjusted manually through the year to balance agricultural production and electricity generation.UnknownJapan

At a Glance

Installed capacity

0.058 MW

Mounting

Ground

Operator

Data coming soon

Country

Japan

Location

36.319°, 139.928°

Website

Official project page

Ownership

Owner data coming soon.

Organisations

1 record

Organisations recorded as working on this asset or its project, and their role.

Organisation	Role	Details
	Agrivoltaic field researchResearch And Monitoring	University of Tokyo researchers have studied rice production, microclimate and electricity generation at the Chikusei agrivoltaic installation.

Equipment

2 records

Panels and inverters recorded at this installation, with each unit's rating as its source gives it.

Equipment	Manufacturer	Model	Units	Unit rating	Source
InvertersInstalled	Tabuchi Electric	EneTelus EPC-S99MP5-LThe 2019 field study records five Tabuchi Electric EneTelus EPC-S99MP5-L inverters.	5	Not set	Source
PanelsInstalled	Luxor Solar	LX-115MThe 2019 field study documents 504 Luxor Solar LX-115M panels, each rated at 115 Wp DC.	504	115 WDC peak	Source

Capacity history

Recorded project capacity figures. Future-dated changes are shown but are not used as current capacity.

Effective	Capacity type	Capacity	Source
Mar 2016	Installed capacity	0.1 MW	University of Tokyo — Thum (2019), Solar Photovoltaic System Configuration (DC kWp)

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