HUAINAN CITY, CHINA — A new floating solar farm constructed on a lake in Huainan City, China is said to be the largest in the world. <br /> <br />According to the South China Morning Post, the farm is made up of 160,000 solar panels. These panels reportedly can produce electricity for up to 15,000 homes. <br /> <br />The farm is built over a lake that emerged from a collapsed coal mine, reported Phys.org. <br /> <br />The water from the lake helps cool the panels’ electronics, reported the Smithsonian Mag, citing a Telegraph report on Europe’s largest solar farm. <br /> <br />The farm was linked to Huainan City’s power grid last month, reported the South China Morning Post.
