Featured in Latin sunrise – 04-2012

Solar spring

Japan: One year after Fukushima the Japanese photovoltaics market is ready for a new launch. At the beginning of March this could be seen at PV Expo 2012, Japan’s largest solar trade exhibition. This year it is expected that new systems with an output of 2.5 gigawatts will be installed, more than twice as much as in the previous year.
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pv magazine

The tailwind for Japan’s photovoltaics industry comes from the energy shortage, heightened consciousness about environmental and safety concerns, government subsidy programs and declining costs. Of the 54 existing Japanese nuclear reactors only two are currently on the grid. “We have to reduce our dependence on nuclear electricity, and the development of smart grids as well …

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