Wave Power Renewable Energy Project Underway In Japan
Researchers in Okinawa are testing a submerged generator powered by ocean waves. If successful, it could offer the promise of renewable energy to many of the world’s islands.
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Minister Obuchi Quits, + Japan Feed-In Tariff & Energy Update (In Depth)
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 … [continued]
Japan Emerging As Energy Storage Hot-Spot
Originally published on RenewEconomy Japan is emerging as a hot-spot for energy storage projects, as utilities and technology companies look to battery-based solutions in response to the surge in solar PV installations. Two new battery storage projects have been announced in the past week, with Toshiba to install a 20MWh/40MW … [continued]
