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Shipping solar power

With space on land at a premium in Japan, new locations to generate solar energy are being sought. This means innovators are turning to the sea to meet our energy needs in the form of offshore floating solar arrays.

In tandem with this idea, a company called Everblue are developing wind-powered boats to ferry power gathered by the solar arrays back to shore. Tech-loving traveller Paul Carter is in Japan to find out more.

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