Featured in Blue-sky thinking – 07-2014

High aspirations despite missed opportunity

Japan: Ambitions to dramatically scale up the agricultural solar sharing model, plus the entry of new players are signs of innovation bubbling through the Japanese PV sector. Fliss Jones of DNV GL Renewables Advisory (formerly GL Garrad Hassan) argues that although Japans New Basic Energy Plan might have lacked imagination, its solar industry certainly does not.

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pv magazine

08 Jul 2014

Japan’s New Basic Energy Plan was much anticipated. Launched in April, this was the country’s chance to move away from nuclear and lay down the renewables pathway, to build an energy future grounded in safe, clean and indigenous resources. But the opportunity was largely missed – instead the plan was noted for its confirmation of …

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