CleanTechnica » japan solar http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Australia Falls Out Of The Top 15 Utility-Scale Solar Countries http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/australia-falls-out-of-the-top-15-solar-energy-producing-countries/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/australia-falls-out-of-the-top-15-solar-energy-producing-countries/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2014 06:30:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74447 RenewEconomy. Sophie Vorrath. The global utility-scale solar market has clocked its fifth consecutive year of record growth, with newly released data showing total capacity has now reached 30.3GW, up from 21.5GW at the start of 2014. Figures released on Tuesday, along with the chart below, show that at the end of September the US was

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/australia-falls-out-of-the-top-15-solar-energy-producing-countries/feed/ 8 Minister Obuchi Quits, + Japan Feed-In Tariff & Energy Update (In Depth) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/22/minister-obuchi-quits-japan-feed-tariff-energy-update-depth/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/22/minister-obuchi-quits-japan-feed-tariff-energy-update-depth/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2014 07:55:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73508 March 2011—when the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami devastated four reactors and endangered two others at Fukushima 1—forced a radical rethinking of Japan’s energy picture that continues today with a Japan feed-in tariff program. In the latest round, the utilities are pushing back against the feed-in tariffs and the fruitful development of solar power. To review,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/22/minister-obuchi-quits-japan-feed-tariff-energy-update-depth/feed/ 9 Top Solar Charts From Huge IEA Solar PV Report http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/top-solar-charts-iea-solar-pv-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/top-solar-charts-iea-solar-pv-report/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:00:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73541 The newest edition of the Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme report was recently released by the IEA — detailing a huge quantity of different aspects of the global solar PV market as well as country- and region-specific solar PV markets. This 19th edition of the report provides a number of highly interesting/useful graphs, some of which are posted below. Providing

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/top-solar-charts-iea-solar-pv-report/feed/ 2 3D Solar Panel Printing, Integrating Solar Into Grid Not So Hard… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2014 06:00:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72098 Time for another solar energy news roundup. Enjoy! 3D printing of solar panels may soon be coming to a home near you. (Solar Love) Duke Energy is investing $500 million into solar power in North Carolina. (Solar Love) Goldman Sachs is offering solar PV financing for lower than banks in Japan. (Planetsave) We focus a lot on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/feed/ 2 Field Of Solar Powered Lanterns In Japan http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/06/field-solar-powered-lanterns-japan/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/06/field-solar-powered-lanterns-japan/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2014 10:43:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71610 Toyama is the coolest prefecture in Japan. If you don’t believe me, just ask any of the octogenarians you meet there. They will tell you that not only does Toyama have the best rice in Japan, it also has the best sushi. What are the odds against that? Well, technically, if the only information you

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/06/field-solar-powered-lanterns-japan/feed/ 1 World’s Largest Private Bank Bullish About Solar, New Energiewende Site (Solar News…) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/largest-private-bank-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/largest-private-bank-solar/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2014 11:09:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71166 Here’s some more solar news from around the interwebs: World’s largest private bank: solar power, wind power, electric vehicles, and energy storage to take over. (Solar Love) The top solar states in the US per capita and other cool solar stats have been released by a new Environment America report. (Sustainnovate) A new Energiewende site

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/largest-private-bank-solar/feed/ 0 First Solar Announces 250 MW Worth Of New Projects In Japan http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/31/first-solar-announces-250-mw-worth-new-projects-japan/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/31/first-solar-announces-250-mw-worth-new-projects-japan/#comments Sun, 31 Aug 2014 12:09:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71339 250 MW of new solar PV projects are currently being developed in Japan by First Solar, according to recent reports. The company is reportedly expecting its rooftop sector in the country to eventually grow to be even larger than its commercial-scale segment — with some of the new projects being the first step towards that

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/31/first-solar-announces-250-mw-worth-new-projects-japan/feed/ 1 GE Energy Financial Services Makes Equity Investment In Japanese Solar Power Project http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/13/ge-energy-financial-services-makes-equity-investment-japanese-solar-power-project/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/13/ge-energy-financial-services-makes-equity-investment-japanese-solar-power-project/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2014 19:00:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68161 GE Energy Financial Services is aggressively expanding its presence in solar power markets across the world. The company’s latest investment has been announced just weeks after an investment was made in the largest solar power project in India. GE Energy Financial Services has announced that it will invest in a 32 MW solar photovoltaic power project

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/13/ge-energy-financial-services-makes-equity-investment-japanese-solar-power-project/feed/ 2 World Solar Power Capacity Increased 35% In 2013 (Charts) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/13/world-solar-power-capacity-increased-35-2013-charts/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/13/world-solar-power-capacity-increased-35-2013-charts/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2014 11:50:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65306 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. Whereas Europe had dominated annual growth for years up until 2013 (10 years, to be precise), solar PV growth was much more evenly split last year, and China actually topped the tables.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/13/world-solar-power-capacity-increased-35-2013-charts/feed/ 37 China Is #1 In Renewable Energy Investment, US #2, Japan #3 (CHART) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/05/china-1-renewable-energy-investment-us-2-japan-3-chart/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/05/china-1-renewable-energy-investment-us-2-japan-3-chart/#comments Sat, 05 Apr 2014 22:43:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64957 With record-breaking solar installations in the US, and solar actually coming in as the #2 source of new electricity capacity in 2013, you might think the US was the #1 market in the world for renewable energy investment. Of course, if you follow how much renewable energy China is installing… or if you just read

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/05/china-1-renewable-energy-investment-us-2-japan-3-chart/feed/ 24 Honda MC-βs Set Up On Solar-Powered Island http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/14/honda-evs-set-solar-powered-island/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/14/honda-evs-set-solar-powered-island/#comments Fri, 14 Feb 2014 13:10:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62685 Originally published on Gas2. By Zachary Coffey. Honda has announced that it will be launching a new program around their micro-electric-vehicle prototype the “Micro Computer Beta,” or MC-β. This program involves the installation of three solar-powered EV charging stations in Miyakojima City, Japan. The pairing of solar-powered charging stations and the MC-β  will be a combined effort of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/14/honda-evs-set-solar-powered-island/feed/ 0 4,000 MW Of New Solar PV Capacity Added In Japan http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/21/4-gw-new-solar-pv-capacity-added-japan/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/21/4-gw-new-solar-pv-capacity-added-japan/#comments Tue, 21 Jan 2014 13:10:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=61503 Nearly 4,000 MW (4 GW) of new solar photovoltaic capacity was installed in Japan between April 1st and October 31st 2013, according to a new report released by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). To be exact, 3,993 MW of new PV capacity was installed, based on the data compiled by METI’s Agency

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/21/4-gw-new-solar-pv-capacity-added-japan/feed/ 2 420 MW(!) Solar Project For Japan To Use ReneSola Solar Panels http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/08/420-mw-solar-project-japan-use-renesola-solar-panels/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/08/420-mw-solar-project-japan-use-renesola-solar-panels/#comments Wed, 08 Jan 2014 17:18:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=61086 ReneSola earlier this week announced that it has been selected to supply 420 megawatts (MW) of solar panels for a (huge!) solar power project in Japan. (For a little bit of perspective, the largest “solar PV power project” currently in operation is a 600 MW project in India, while the second-largest is going to be

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/08/420-mw-solar-project-japan-use-renesola-solar-panels/feed/ 0 China Looking Towards Distributed Solar Over Utility-Scale http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/11/china-looking-towards-distributed-solar-utility-scale/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/11/china-looking-towards-distributed-solar-utility-scale/#comments Wed, 11 Dec 2013 13:10:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60027 Originally published on RenewEconomy China is looking to switch the emphasis of its booming domestic solar market towards the “distributed” market – essentially rooftop and small, local, plants – rather than large, utility-scale solar farms. China – for several years the largest exporter of solar modules – is widely expected to emerge as the world’s

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/11/china-looking-towards-distributed-solar-utility-scale/feed/ 3 Canadian Solar Signs Loan Agreement For Japan Development http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/11/canadian-solar-signs-loan-agreement-japan-development/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/11/canadian-solar-signs-loan-agreement-japan-development/#comments Wed, 11 Dec 2013 12:40:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59976 Solar power company Canadian Solar have announced the signing of a $40 million loan agreement with Harvest North Star Capital for the development of several ground-mounted solar power projects to be constructed in Japan. Expected to start construction in the first half of 2014, the projects will total approximately 145 MW. “We are delighted to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/11/canadian-solar-signs-loan-agreement-japan-development/feed/ 1 Japan Attains 3.9 GW Of PV Installations Since FiT Introduction http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/26/japan-attains-3-9-gw-pv-capacity-since-fit-introduction/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/26/japan-attains-3-9-gw-pv-capacity-since-fit-introduction/#comments Tue, 26 Nov 2013 13:40:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59309 Since Japan’s feed-in tariff (FiT) was introduced (July 2012), its solar photovoltaic generation capacity installed has amounted to 3.9 GW. In all, approximately 4.086 GW of renewable power generation capacity was added since July 2012, including solar, wind, small and medium-sized hydroelectric, biomass, and geothermal. Solar accounted for 90% of the renewable energy capacity added in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/26/japan-attains-3-9-gw-pv-capacity-since-fit-introduction/feed/ 28 Japanese Solar — Catch-up Summary http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/20/japanese-solar-catchup-summary/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/20/japanese-solar-catchup-summary/#comments Thu, 21 Nov 2013 01:02:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59141 Editor’s note: We’ve covered almost all of the stories noted below, but this overall summary of the Japanese solar market from Think Progress is quite good, so I decided to go ahead and repost it. Enjoy! By Ari Phillips Last week, amid the 19th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Japan announced it was slashing its

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/20/japanese-solar-catchup-summary/feed/ 2 Grid Parity, Low LCOE Driving 34% Global Renewables Capacity by 2030 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/18/grid-parity-low-lcoe-driving-34-global-renewables-capacity-2030/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/18/grid-parity-low-lcoe-driving-34-global-renewables-capacity-2030/#comments Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:30:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=57979 Fast-changing economics mean renewables worldwide will represent 34% of all installed capacity by 2030, according to a new report from the World Energy Council and Bloomberg New Energy Finance

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/18/grid-parity-low-lcoe-driving-34-global-renewables-capacity-2030/feed/ 14 Japan Solar PV Industry Reaches 10 GW Milestone http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/13/japan-solar-pv-industry-reaches-10-gw-milestone/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/13/japan-solar-pv-industry-reaches-10-gw-milestone/#comments Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:00:07 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56358 New research conducted by NPD Solarbuzz and featured on their blog this past week shows that Japanese solar photovoltaic “PV” installations have now passed 10 GW for cumulative PV capacity, only the fifth country to reach the mark. Of the previous four — Germany, Italy, China, and the US — the latter two only reached

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/13/japan-solar-pv-industry-reaches-10-gw-milestone/feed/ 10 First Solar & Sharp The Lone Non-Chinese Solar Module Leaders http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/06/first-solar-sharp-the-lone-non-chinese-solar-module-leaders/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/06/first-solar-sharp-the-lone-non-chinese-solar-module-leaders/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2013 05:30:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56105 It’s no secret, Chinese solar module manufacturers have come along and dominated the solar module market. In 2012, according to IHS, six out of the top ten solar module manufacturers were Chinese companies, including #1 Yingli Green Energy. Now, a recent Solarbuzz report found that Chinese solar module manufacturers led shipments of solar modules in

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