Hanshin Koshien Stadium gets solar panels

The Japanese certainly want to keep things green, with the historic Hanshin Koshien Stadium being revamped with solar battery panels on the roof above its infield stands, numbering some 1,600 of them which measure 140cm in width and 80cm in length. This setup is tipped to generate approximately 193,000 kilowatt hours per year which will see action within the stadium, supplying up to 5.3% of the stadium’s total power needs. More importantly, it will help lower carbon dioxide emissions by about 133 tons annually.