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Offshore Wind Farm to Replace Fukushima’s Nuclear Plant

Guest Contributor — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 20:11:15 +0000

An offshore wind farm is set to be deployed off the coast of Japan, less than 20 kilometers from the defunct Fukushima Daichii nuclear power plant. In a region that is both supremely concerned with a lack of available land and where the long shadow of the Fukushima disaster still stretches, Japan has shocked no […]

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Giant Floating Solar Farms: Japan’s Newest Energy Source

Sarah Higman — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 04:23:38 +0000

After the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan embraced renewable energy, especially solar energy. One thing Japan lacks in particular though is viable land to place solar farms big enough to generate enough electricity to meet Japan’s needs. Always the innovators, Japanese scientists have come up with a neat solution; creating floating solar farms that will […]

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Tesla Looking to Build Second Gigafactory in Japan

Sarah Higman — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 03:44:06 +0000

Hot-giggaty! According to a Bloomberg report, Tesla executives are in talks with their Japanese partners about potentially building a second Gigafactory on their shores. Kurt Kelty, Tesla’s director of battery technology has been in Osaka praising Japan’s view towards technology. ‘Tesla looks to Japan for the world’s most advanced technology,’ Kelty said at an event […]

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The Necessary Evil: Japan to Restart Two Nuclear Reactors in Fukui Prefecture

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:48:33 +0000

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda approved the restart of reactors 3 and 4 at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, owned by Kansai Electric Power Company. This is the first plant to come online after the total shutdown from last month, which left Japan with zero nuclear contribution to the power grid. The […]

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Japan Says Farewell to Nuclear Power and Welcomes Wind Power

Mike Sandru — Fri, 20 May 2011 19:46:20 +0000

Japan is planning to switch from nuclear power to renewable energy in the near future. This news probably doesn't come as a surprise, given the country's recent nuclear disaster. The population itself is so shaken with the events that two thirds of it are now supporting the government's project to invest in wind and solar power. The idea is to make Japan rely entirely on renewable sources by 2050, which is a pretty high standard from what it has today.

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