USA Is #1 In The World For Renewable Energy Investment Attractiveness
The United States has apparently regained #1 in EY’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI), a biannual report that has been put out since 2003.
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Metamorphosis In Fukushima — Installing 11 Solar Power Plants & 10 Wind Power Plants
How does one renew an area devastated by nuclear waste? I think of brilliant Kirusowa’s film Dreams. One of the dreams depicts the horror and abyss after the fallout of a nuclear accident.
Indeed, in real life, there are farmlands in Japan that are ruined, land that cannot be cultivated anymore. The Nikkei Asian Review reports mountainous areas where population outflows continue.
The Community Power Movement Is On The Rise In Japan
Inspired by movements developed in Denmark and Germany, community power projects started to appear in Japan in the early 2000s, especially after the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Japan Solar Installations To Peak In 2016 At 13.2–14.3 GW, BNEF Projects
Japan’s solar installations are expected to peak this year somewhere between 13.2 GW and 14.3 GW, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Estimates by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) show that the country’s solar market “has been growing steadily” as a result of Japan’s incentive program for clean energy that was … [continued]
How The US, UK, Canada, Japan, France, Germany, & Italy Can Each Go 100% Renewable
As you are probably well aware, the good folks at The Solutions Project have published plans for how each of the 50 states in the US could switch to 100% renewable energy. Importantly, they didn’t just paint a broad stroke — they actually looked at electricity needs by region in 15-minute segments for the … [continued]
Japanese Solar Energy Sector Fast Approaching Cost-Revenue Parity
Japan’s solar energy sector is fast approaching profitability, ahead of impending feed-in-tariff (FiT) cuts, according to the Japan Renewable Energy Foundation. To be more specific here, the Japan Renewable Energy Foundation (JREF) is expecting cost-revenue parity to be reached, and profitability to be achieved, sometime earlier than the second half … [continued]
Over 11 GW Of Renewables Installed In Japan During Last 2 Years
More than 11 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity have been installed in Japan over the past two years, when the country’s notable feed-in tariff incentive plan was launched, according to the country’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. To be exact, the number was 11,090 megawatts — installed in the … [continued]
World’s Largest Private Bank Bullish About Solar, New Energiewende Site (Solar News…)
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. … [continued]
Renewable Energy Patents Booming
Originally published on the MIT website. The number of patents issued for renewable-energy technologies has risen sharply over the last decade, according to new research from MIT and the Santa Fe Institute (SFI). The study shows that investments in research and development, as well as in the growth of markets … [continued]
First Wind/Current Power System To Be Installed Off Japanese Coast Later This Year
The world’s first wind/current energy generation system is now set to be installed off the coast of Japan, sometime towards the end of the year. The system, capable of producing twice as much energy as a conventional wind turbine, is estimated to be able to generate enough electricity to power … [continued]
