Apparently the world's largest solar electric power plant with more than 1,400 movable solar modules has started up in the southern German state of Bavaria.
The solar modules can automatically tilt and rotate during the day to face the sun at all times and harness energy for around 3,500 households, according to operators at the plant.
This technology helps the firm to generate upto 35 percent more electricity than a fixed solar array. The area around the modules is open for sheep grazing to help prevent erosion.
The company has invested $90 million in the project and it is expected to yield an output of 12 megawatts when fully operational.
A neighboring solar park in Pocking held the previous record as the world's biggest, providing 10 megawatts of electricity to 3,300 homes.
Germans who are also forerunners in wind power energy invested 3.7 billion euros in solar energy last year.
Solar energy accounts for less than 1 per cent of the country's energy needs, but is expected to grow to more than five percent by 2020.
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