Pacifico Energy has started construction at Sakuto solar power project, claimed to be largest in Japan. The project will have a 257.7-megawatt (DC) capacity and is expected to be commissioned by September 2019.
Ibiden, one of Apple’s largest suppliers, intends to add 20 renewable solar power facilities to power its Japanese operations, including a large floating solar farm.
Firm growth from China will help boost overall global PV demand for the 10th consecutive year, according to a recent report from IHS. IHS Technology Senior Analyst Josefin Berg said Chinese feed-in tariff (FIT) cuts from last September have created higher-than-projected 4th quarter growth. Berg notes global capacity additions reaching 77 gigawatts (GW) in 2016 and 79 GW in 2017. The former is a projected 34% year-on-year growth rate in 2016, exceeding 2015’s 32% year-on-year growth rate.
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]
Originally published on Solar Love. The thin-film manufacturer and developer Solar Frontier might be able to achieve grid parity in Japan with PV rooftop home solar systems and batteries in several years. “We believe we can provide residential systems that are competitive with and soon-to-be cheaper than electricity from the grid. More … [continued]
Here’s a big roundup of solar, wind, and energy efficiency stories not published on CleanTechnica. George Bush’s EPA Chief: Clean Power Plan Is ‘Most Flexible Thing’ The Agency Has Done In an exclusive interview, former EPA chief Christine Todd Whitman said the EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) is “the most flexible … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. About 300 MW of Japanese solar power projects may be supported by the British banking and investment group Barclays, in the form of solar bonds. $418 million or JPY 50 billion is the monetary value associated with the projects, should Barclays go ahead. The reason it may want to proceed … [continued]
by Roberto Verzola [Roberto Verzola is the author of Crossing Over: The Energy Transition to Renewable Electricity, a book published by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung which was launched on March 23, 2015. The online version of the book as well as the article this post comes from can be downloaded freely. See Part 1 … [continued]
Two leading clean energy private equity funds have entered into an agreement that will see $300 million invested into Japan’s solar power market. Hudson Clean Energy Partners has committed to invest $300 million in solar power projects being developed by Adenium Energy Capital, supporting the development of solar power projects through long-term equity … [continued]
Originally published Solar Love. One of the top solar energy technology companies in the world, SunPower Corporation, will begin offering its X-Series Solar Panels in the Japanese market starting sometime in the early part of 2016, according to a recent press release. The announcement — which was made originally at … [continued]
