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Chalk another one up for Sharp. The company has landed yet another partner willing to utilize its solar panels in order to produce news, wow onlookers and give Mother Earth a modicum of a break. Napa Valley winery Far Niente has flipped on its self-coined Floatovoltaic installation, which was developed by Thompson Technology Industries and installed by SPG Solar. Nearly 2,300 Sharp solar panels were secured for the

job, and we’re told that the array generates 400 kWs at peak output, which “significantly offsets the winery’s annual potential usage and provides a net-zero energy bill.” Don’t expect that coveted bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon to be any cheaper as a aftermath, though.

[Via CNET]

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Original post by Darren Murph