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Solar makes a comeback

Japan: The global economic crisis has left Japans photovoltaic market almost completely untouched, and the industry is again gaining momentum. One of the driving forces for the domestic private household sector has been the recent incentive revision. The manufacturing industry has already announced multi-billion dollar investments. Foreign competitors, however, will still find it difficult to get a foothold on the market.

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pv magazine

15 Sep 2010

Japan won’t reach the “Sunshine Target 2010”. In a policy paper from 2002, the Ministry of Economy had targeted an installed photovoltaic capacity of 4.8 gigawatts by the year 2010. According to current projections, about half of that amount can be expected by the end of the year. But missing these targets does not necessarily …

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