Tag Archives: Solar

Nuclear slogan writer who saw the light now banks on solar power via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2015/08/19 by norma field

NASU-KARASUYAMA, Tochigi Prefecture–It’s the dawn of a sunny new day for a man who as a schoolboy dreamed up an upbeat slogan for a signboard used to promote the now crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Yuji Onuma, 39, … Continue reading →

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Homegrown Solar Jobs Flourishing in Illinois　via public news service

Posted on 2015/02/17 by norma field

CHICAGO – The sun is shining on solar power in Illinois. A new report ranks the state 12th nationally for the number of people employed in the solar industry, up from 20th in 2013. According to The Solar Foundation, 1,700 … Continue reading →

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GOP Kills Florida Solar, Takes the Sun out of Sunshine State via People’s World

Posted on 2014/12/05 by norma field

lorida right-wing state regulators launched an attack against solar energy on Nov. 25, when they approved proposals to slash the state’s energy efficiency goals by over 90 percent and terminate solar rebate programs by the end of 2015. This was … Continue reading →

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Solar and Wind Energy Start to Win on Price vs. Conventional Fuels via The New York Times

Posted on 2014/11/26 by norma field

For the solar and wind industries in the United States, it has been a long-held dream: to produce energy at a cost equal to conventional sources like coal and natural gas. That day appears to be dawning. The cost of … Continue reading →

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Toko Electrical Construction is building a 10MW solar project in eastern Japan’s nuclear exclusion zone via Recharge

Posted on 2014/11/22 by norma field

Construction will wrap up on 14 hectares of unused farmland in the village of Iitate, Fukushima prefecture, in March 2016, a spokesperson for the Tokyo-based electrical contractor tells Recharge. Iitate was evacuated in April 2011, in the wake of the … Continue reading →

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After Fukushima, Japan gets green boom — and glut via the Santa Fe New Mexican

Posted on 2014/11/01 by norma field

TOKYO — Like other Japanese who were banking on this country’s sweeping move toward clean energy, Junichi Oba is angry. Oba, a consultant, had hoped to supplement his future retirement income in a guilt-free way and invested $200,000 in a … Continue reading →

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Grid restrictions could slow Japan’s solar revolution via pv magazine

Posted on 2014/10/09 by norma field

Despite having grown by more than 7 GW in 2013 and on course to top 8 GW of new capacity this year, Japan’s solar revolution could be derailed as leading utilities begin suspending grid applications for new solar projects. The … Continue reading →

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Australian Power Company Caught Overcharging Customers to Make Up for Lost Revenue Due to Solar via The Courier-Mail

Posted on 2014/09/26 by norma field

nergex documents reveal that the company last year planned to “recover” $469.8 million in “under-recovered revenue” over the next two years, with the amount to be tagged on to future prices. The figure reflects the shortfall in actual revenue compared … Continue reading →

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U.S. Solar Capacity Hits Another Major Milestone via EcoWatch

Posted on 2014/09/05 by norma field

Solar energy generation continues to climb in the U.S. with more than half a million homes and businesses now generating solar energy. Greentech Media’s GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) have just released another positive report for … Continue reading →

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Future grows darker for solar energy growth in Japan via Reuters

Posted on 2014/07/30 by norma field

(Reuters) – On the second anniversary of a scheme aimed at boosting Japan’s renewable energy after the Fukushima crisis, its powerful industry ministry is taking steps critics say will choke off solar investment and pave the way for a return … Continue reading →

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