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Judge Tetsuji Sato said in the ruling Thursday that two neighbors suffered psychological distress from having their daily lives disturbed by the reflections. For example, the neighbors had to wear sunglasses when they hung out laundry on their balcony.
Wage Slave wrote:In that case all I would add is that when evaluating investment opportunities it is probably best to discount personal feelings. So although you may dislike TEPCO and welcome the thought of paying them less that shouldn't have a lot of influence on your final decision.
Wage Slave wrote:In that case all I would add is that when evaluating investment opportunities it is probably best to discount personal feelings. So although you may dislike TEPCO and welcome the thought of paying them less that shouldn't have a lot of influence on your final decision.
chokonen888 wrote:....even a wood stove seems like a decent way to keep things warm
After spending almost $30 billion on solar energy in a single year and installing as many panels as exist in the whole of Spain, Japan is preparing to ratchet back its boom in photovoltaic power.
At least five of the nation’s utilities are restricting the access of new solar farms to their grids. Utilities say two years of rapid expansion has strained their capacity to absorb all the new electricity from sources that generate only when the sun shines.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government offered some of the highest incentives for solar in the world to build PV as an alternative to the nuclear reactors shut down after the meltdowns in Fukushima more than three years ago. That made Japan the second-biggest solar market, balancing a slowdown in sales in Germany and Spain, which once led the industry.
“Everyone was entering the solar market because it was lucrative, and that has strained the market,” said Yutaka Miki, who studies clean energy at the Japan Research Institute.
Japan’s trade ministry has approved plans for about 72 gigawatts of renewable energy projects since July 2012. The country installed almost 7.1 gigawatts of solar capacity last year, more than currently exists in all of Spain, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. A gigawatt is about the size of a nuclear reactor.
Japan’s investment in the technology more than tripled to $29.6 billion in 2013 from 2010 levels, data from London-based BNEF show...
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-0 ... ccess.html
A member of an advisory panel to the industry ministry urged the government on Tuesday to introduce market competition in its feed-in tariff scheme to promote renewable energy by giving preferential treatment to solar power suppliers offering the energy at low cost.
Kenji Yamaji, who heads a subcommittee on new energy under the ministry’s Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy, made the recommendation in an interview with Kyodo News as his subcommittee on Wednesday begins full-fledged discussions on revising the feed-in tariff scheme.
Yamaji recommends giving priority to purchasing renewable energy from suppliers offering the best price to lessen the burden to be passed on to consumers.
Under the current system, power utilities are obliged to purchase electricity generated from renewable sources at fixed prices. The costs are passed on to consumers in their electricity bills, raising concerns that consumers will have to shoulder more of this burden as the supply of solar power increases.
“The solar power operators have low investment risks and the principle of market competition is not functioning” under the current scheme that guarantees profits for solar power suppliers, said Yamaji, a University of Tokyo professor emeritus engaged in energy systems engineering.
The use of renewable energy is regarded as vital in Japan’s efforts to reduce reliance on nuclear power generation inn light of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant disaster triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Stressing the urgency of reviewing the scheme aimed at spurring the use of clean energy, Yamaji said, “We will not be able to regulate the electricity generated and costs (for consumers) if the current scheme continues.”
Last month, Kyushu Electric Power Co. and four other utilities decided to stop signing contracts to buy renewable energy from solar power suppliers in their service regions, citing transmission network capacity limitations amid increases in solar power supply.
Yamaji said the government should consider temporarily halting accreditation of new renewable power sources under the current system, as expansion of transmission capacity will take time.
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Coligny wrote:to put it simply. they sux and have a whole countrywide system to make anything suck even more in order to protect their view of themselves as rainbow shitting do gooders who's farts do not stink... their crisis management sux, their judicial system sux, their nukaplants sux, their driving sux, their flying skills sux, their army sux. And everytime their system is stress tested it collapse upon itself and there is enough shit dropped on so many fans that the planet could look like a chocolate ball. and when they miraculously make it through thanks to some divine intervention or out of pity from some summerian demon. Like the good fucking imbeciles they are, they learn no lessons and just consider that everything should have worked, it was just a case of bad luck, can't happen again, they have stats to prove it...
Clashing energy interests on the Japanese island of Kyushu have prompted Japan's government to clamp down on solar power development nationwide. While the government calls it a necessary revision to assure grid stability amidst rapidly rising levels of intermittent solar energy, critics see a pro-nuclear agenda at work—one that could stunt Japan's renewable energy potential.
Salty wrote:I looked at installing solar and decided against it for two reasons… First, was age – I probably will not have another 20 years in my home to recoup the investment with the difference in electricity rates, even when factoring in sales of excess power. Second, was component cost/efficiency – the package deals the installers were proposing used old/inefficient technology at the equivalent cost of the newer technology. In other words, they were peddling old inventory.
If you are serious, I`d suggest that you go to one of the manufacturer showrooms, such as Panasonic – and listen to their new product lecture/explanation. They will of course highlight their latest and most efficient technology. Armed with this information, then seek an installation quotation.
I am still interested, and looking forward to the day when Japan`s costs come closer to those in the rest of the world.
Russell wrote: ... And electricity rates may go down in the coming years with those low oil prices. Maybe.
Takechanpoo wrote:to make matters worse, damn Tepco lowered the purchase price of surplus power from solor panels of individual houses.
Salty wrote:Takechanpoo wrote:to make matters worse, damn Tepco lowered the purchase price of surplus power from solor panels of individual houses.
Not TEPCO - but rather the government program that supports solar power development. The price goes down for new installations each year - but each installation still has their contracted rate locked-in for the life of their contracts. I believe all of the contracts are for 20 years.
The Japanese government is seeking to expand solar power by enacting subsidies and a feed-in tariff (FIT). In December 2008, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced a goal of 70% of new homes having solar power installed, and would be spending $145 million in the first quarter of 2009 to encourage home solar power.[6] The government enacted a feed-in tariff on November, 2009 that requires utilities to purchase excess solar power sent to the grid by homes and businesses and pay twice the standard electricity rate for that power.[7]
On June 18, 2012, a new feed-in tariff was approved, of 42 Yen/kWh, about 0.406 Euro/kWh or USD 0.534/kWh. The tariff covers the first ten years of excess generation for systems less than 10 kW, and generation for twenty years for systems over 10 kW. It became effective July 1, 2012.[8] In 2013, Japan is expected to install 5-9 GW of solar power (nameplate wattage).[9][10] In April 2013, the FIT was reduced to 37.8 Yen/kWh.[11] The FIT was further reduced to 32 Yen/kWh in April 2014.[12]
EIGHTY miles north-west of Fukushima’s hulking nuclear corpse, Yauemon Sato, a small businessman, has charged into the solar-power business. Mr Sato has rented land, hired a workforce and lined up ¥80m ($6.8m) in capital from local investors and banks. His company says it can produce electricity for about 700 households. But the local power utility is refusing to buy more than a quarter of it.
Wage Slave wrote: ...All in all, as an investment goes - thanks but no thanks. Too illiquid and too many rules that can and perhaps should be changed at any time.
The drilling platform can withstand a 9 magnitude earthquake
Coligny wrote:Oil price are going down the shitter...
Meanwhile...The drilling platform can withstand a 9 magnitude earthquake
Dear journalists... Floaty stuff don't do earthquakes...
(Unless it's one of those floor resting coastal plateforms)
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