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Japan gets 2 nuclear reactors’ worth of renewable energy

Japan adds renewable energy capacity worth 2 nuclear reactors Global Post, Kyodo News InternationalAugust 20, 2013 Renewable energy facilities that newly started operating in fiscal 2012 in Japan totaled 2.08 million kilowatts in capacity, which is worth two nuclear reactors, the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry said Tuesday.

Solar power facilities, including those installed at homes and megasolar plants, largely contributed to the reading on the back of incentives introduced in July last year to promote renewable energy sources. Their capacity reached 1.98 million kw.

Because deliveries of some solar panels were not made in time, the capacity of operating facilities did not reach the 2.5 million kw as projected by the government for the year ended in March.

But a ministry official said the introduction of renewable energy is “smooth,” noting that facilities with a combined 1.28 million kw capacity commenced operations in April and May…… http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/130820/japan-adds-renewable-energy-capacity-worth-2-nuclear-r

August 21, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized