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Bonobo

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Tue Apr 9, 2013, 09:40 PM Apr 2013

Feed-in tariffs ready to make Japan world No. 2 solar market after China

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/04/10/national/feed-in-tariffs-ready-to-make-japan-world-no-2-solar-market-after-china/#.UWTClL8-Mrg



Japan will probably become the largest solar market in the world after China this year, boosted by an incentive program that offers above-market rates for energy from renewable sources.

The forecast reflects the push by Japan to find alternative sources of energy due to the Fukushima nuclear crisis, which prompted the closure of all but two of the nation’s nuclear reactors.

The government began offering incentives last July through feed-in tariffs to encourage investments in energy sources such as wind and solar.

Lawson Inc. installed solar panels on the roofs of 1,000 of its convenience stores by the end of February and plans to set up systems for another 1,000 outlets, company spokesman Yuuki Takemoto said. Lawson uses panels by Solar Frontier K.K. and Panasonic Corp. Lawson sells electricity generated from solar panels to utilities and plans to use the income for mroe energy-saving equipment, the spokesman said.
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