Featured in A Teutonic shift – 02-2018

Land of ample opportunity

Japan update: While geographical restrictions mean the sun is slowly setting on utility-scale PV, a new auction system and updated renewables guidelines mean there are ample opportunities elsewhere for Japanese solar. Indeed, the rooftop sector, with prospects of self-consumption and storage, will see the market continue to shine.

By

Becky Beetz

14 Feb 2018

Image: Canadian Solar

Covered in swaths of mountainous forest – 73% to be precise – and hosting the world’s 10th largest population – 127 million – Japan is one of the most densely populated places on earth.Despite this, the country has also been, for a long time, one of the world’s leading solar markets. Even in the face of heated competition from China, …

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