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Japan switched on its first turbine at a wind farm near Fukushima
Fukushima has become synonymous with the nuclear disaster resulting from the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in 2011. But it may turn that reputation and become known as home to the world’s largest offshore wind farm.
read more... 11/11/2013
UK ranks sixth in terms of new solar PV installed globally
During the first semester of 2013 the UK registered a new record in terms of new solar PV capacity installed globally. UK added 802 MW of new solar PV installations, representing 5.5% of 14.9% installed globally. It is the strongest first-half year ever for the UK PV industry. The UK was sixth only after China, Japan, Germany, Italy and the U.S..
read more... 26/09/2013
Japan says goodbye to its last nuclear reactor
Japan has halted its last functioning nuclear reactor on 15 September, with no schedule for a restart, leaving the country nuclear free for the first time since July 2012.
read more... 19/09/2013
Europe and Asia to join efforts to drive down LNG prices
Gas buyers in Europe, Japan and other parts of Asia are joining forces to try to drive down prices of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and for more transparent LNG prices, which according to officials, are putting under threat the recovery in the European Union and growth in the Japan’s economy.
read more... 11/09/2013
Japan to build a large-scale solar power plant
An 11.7 MW large-scale solar power plant will be constructed in Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan by Japanese financial service provider ORIX.
read more... 09/09/2013