Construction is finished for Japanese architect Toyo Ito's Solar Powered Stadium in Taiwan. The stadium's roof is covered by ca. 8800 solar panels. The stadium is located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan and it was built to coincide with the opening of the World Games, to be held July 2009.
The "World Games Stadium" holds 55,000 spectators and it cost $150 million to build. The stadium will hold the record for largest solar-powered stadium in the world with it's 13,000 ㎡ roof. It could potentially generate 1,100,000kW of electricity every year, enough to power up to 80% of the sorrounding neighbourhood.
