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A boom across all segments

Japan: While there are regular announcements of new Japanese mega solar projects across the country, the latest figures of installed capacity and FIT registrations show that strong growth is also occurring in the residential market. Izumi Kaizuka, from RTS Corporation, takes a look at the data behind Japans solar boom.

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pv magazine

08 Jan 2013

In November 2012 the Japanese Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA) announced the shipping statistics on PV modules in the third quarter of 2012. From July to September 2012, the shipping amount of PV cells/modules was 780 MW, showing a rise of 110.5% from the same period last year. This figure is the highest for a quarterly …

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