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As Agrisolar Draws Interest, Inactive Solar Tariff Permit Holders Get Weeded Out
As Japan continues to make strides in its transition to renewable energy, solar power stands out as a significant contributor to the country’s green energy supply, outpacing all other renewable sourc...
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Municipalities Seek More Control Over Renewable Energy Projects
Last year, a small town in western Japan shocked the renewables industry when it called for a new tax on solar projects calculated on the area that panels occupy. The idea was eventually quashed by t...
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Japan Seeks To Lead in the Energy Future Without Abandoning Present Ties
Within a single day last week, Prime Minister Kishida was pitching oil-rich Middle Eastern states on opportunities to invest with Japan in green energy and also delivering a video message of support ...
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Fukushima’s Water Release: Controversy and Economic Implications
Although the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster in March 2011 was the result of the most devastating earthquake and tsunami ever recorded in Japan, the fact remains that the country’s cre...
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JAPAN’S CLIMATE TECH: GOVT PLANS INDICATE GROWTH POTENTIAL
(This is Part 2 of a two-part series about Japan’s climate-tech/ clean-tech sector. Part 1 appeared in the May 29, 2023 edition of the Weekly) The primary vectors stipulated in the government’s ac...
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