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Softbank plans huge Hokkaido solar plant
Softbank Corp. has selected Tomakomai, Hokkaido, as the site for Japan’s largest solar power plant, with an output capacity of at least 200,000 kw, industry sources said Wednesday. Softbank subsidiary SB Energy Corp. is planning the facility in anticipation of … Continue reading
Japanese Developers Find Growing Interest in Homes With Solar Panels
TOKYO — When new trends in apartment living emerge, they often take hold quickly in fad-conscious Japan. That is what happened with “solar apartments,” residential buildings that have solar panels on their roofs. Now, such buildings are being aggressively promoted … Continue reading
Banyan: Old king coal
Asian growth will remain fuelled by coal, which is worrying for the planet “OUR civilisation”, wrote George Orwell over 70 years ago, “is founded on coal.” Unlike Europe’s, Asia’s still is. In 2010, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, China, Coal, Hydroelectric, India, Japan, Nuclear Energy, Solar Energy, Wind Energy
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Sunny days ahead for the solar power industry
The solar power industry in Asia and other key growth markets is struggling in a competitive bloodbath. Companies are producing far more solar cells and panels than they can sell. However, demand for solar power has been stimulated by the … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Clean Energy, Japan, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar PV, USA
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Film promotes Japan energy revolution
The known world has already been through three pivotal epochs: the agricultural, industrial and information-technology revolutions. Now, a fourth is taking place: the renewable-energy revolution. Herald: German film director Carl Fechner, whose campaigning documentary, “The 4th Revolution — Energy Autonomy,” … Continue reading
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Tagged Feed-in Tariff, Germany, Investments, Japan, Marine Energy, Nuclear Energy, Solar Energy, Wind Energy
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Is Berlin Still in the Nuclear Power Business?
Is Berlin Still in the Nuclear Power Business? Germany plans to shut down all of its nuclear power plants by 2022, like this one in Bavaria. But is it helping to export the technology elsewhere? The German government may be … Continue reading
Sunny days ahead for the solar power industry
The solar power industry in Asia and other key growth markets is struggling in a competitive bloodbath. Companies are producing far more solar cells and panels than they can sell. However, demand for solar power has been stimulated by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Business, China, Clean Energy, EU, Japan, Solar Cells, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, USA
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Getting Smart in the Suburbs of Tokyo
Introducing plans for Japan’s first smart city to be built “from scratch” in May could not have been better timed for Panasonic, the driving force behind the project to build an eco-savvy town in a Tokyo suburb by 2013. Tomohiro … Continue reading
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Tagged IT, Japan, LED Lighting, Panasonic, Solar Power, Technology
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Clashes over solar power generation / Homeowners seek compensation over tall buildings blocking access to sunlight
Renewable energy sources have gained increased attention as a result of global warming and the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, but some homeowners with solar panels are complaining that surrounding tall buildings are cutting into their … Continue reading
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Tagged Construction, Infrastructure, Japan, Real Estate, Solar Energy
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China solar cell leader sees heated market via ’12 feed-in tariff debut
The Japanese unit of Chinese solar panel maker Suntech Power Holdings Co., backed by its competitive edge in Japan’s highly potential solar panel market, is looking to more than double its sales next year after suffering unexpected supply disruptions this … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Feed-in Tariff, Germany, Investment, Japan, Solar Panels, Solar Power
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