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Solar and wind will be cheapest form of electricity in Asia
Wind and solar will prove most economically viable energy source in Asia, and renewables could provide 100% of electricity needs.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 11, 2015

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Japan plans to pump $700 million into energy storage
Japan plans major battery storage boost to rein in utility opposition to renewables, and to secure its place in the global storage market.
Jason Deign

Jan 21, 2015

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Japan focuses on zero-energy buildings
Japan is aggressively pushing forward with renewable power options.
Sandy Dechert

Oct 3, 2014

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Over 11GW of renewables installed in Japan in last 2 years
Japan has approved 71,780 MW of renewable energy projects, with solar representing 96% of the approved capacity, according to METI data.
James Ayre

Oct 1, 2014

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Post-Fukushima Japan turns to offshore wind and solar
As the government attempts to get at least some nuclear plants online by the end of 2015, an energy swell has been building off Japan’s coast.
Ari Phillips

Sep 10, 2014

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… while Japan’s coal use barely moves, despite nuclear shut-down
Japan has kept fossil energy consumption roughly at pre-recession levels, despite shutting down most of its nuclear power stations since 2011.
Thomas Gerke

Aug 19, 2014

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How much ‘easy PV’ could Japan build?
Japan’s solar PV success following its introduction of a feed-in tariff for solar power raises a question, how much “easy PV” could be installed?
Thomas Gerke

Aug 7, 2014

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$1 bin geothermal project takes Costa Rica closer to 100% renewables
A geothermal project valued at nearly $1bn will take Costa Rica closer to its ambition to have 100% renewable electricity generation.
Jake Richardson

Jul 14, 2014

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Energy policies turned Fukushima into a loss for Japan and a win for Germany
Japan has nine times Germany’s renewable energy resources, but produces nine times less electricity from renewables. That’s because Japan’s government allows utility monopolies to protect their profits by blocking competitors.
Amory B Lovins

Jul 9, 2014

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Yamaha electric motorcycles to enter production in 2016
Production of electric motorcycles by 2016 marks Yamaha’s entry into the growing electric motorcycle market.
Christopher DeMorro

May 2, 2014

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Graph of the Day: World solar capacity up 35% in 2013
With about 37,007 megawatts (MW) of solar PV power installed in 2013, world solar PV power capacity increased about 35% to 136,697 MW.
Zachary Shahan

Apr 15, 2014

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Japan’s largest solar PV plant comes online
Big solar conglomerate officially opens Japan’s largest solar PV plant, the 70MW Kagoshima power station on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 6, 2013

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