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Nuclear newcomers’ desire for nuclear power has not decreased even after the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan. Many countries are either considering nuclear power or actively preparing their infrastructure for a possible nuclear power programme.

The global nuclear ‘enterprise’ is now three years (March 11, 2011) past the historic Tohoku earthquake (M9.0), subsequent tsunami (~14-15m waves), and unfortunately, the continuing consequences of the ‘Fukushima nuclear power plant (NPP) accident. We now live in the post-Fukushima nuclear era.

9 of these are in Japan.

Fuel cells are to be launched too.

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Currency fluctuations have always impacted international business, but these fluctuations can have significant effects if a portion of a technology’s value chain is heavily concentrated in one currency. Recently, the energy storage market has seen perturbations, for better or for worse, from the Japanese Yen’s 22% decline over the U.S. dollar in the past 12 months.

In August 2013, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and industry (METI) announced the launch of a Smart Mansion Assessment System for multi-unit residential (MURB) buildings. “Smart Mansions” are apartment buildings that have an integrated building energy management system (BEMS) capable of “operating the building as a whole.”

Has been expanding into Asia for past 18 months.

Reforms will weaken monopolies of regional power utilities.

Former PM wants Abe to use nature as resources.

It’s a free field solar park on Kyushu island.

Will pay US$200 million for NuGeneration.

The Kagoshima Nanatsujima Mega Solar Plant has a capacity of 70 MW.

Projects will be located across Japan. Japan’s Solar Frontier, a supplier of thin-film PV technology, has supplied 86 MW of its CIS solar panels to a subsidiary of industrial engineering firm, the Chiyoda Corporation. Chiyoda is developing 18 individual solar power projects throughout Japan and will perform engineering, procurement and construction work on each of their plants.

Plant will supply electricity to Tokyo. JAG Energy Company, Ltd said the new solar farm will be built in Kanagawa prefecture, south of Tokyo. JAG Energy is a unit of Japan Asia Group Ltd. JAG energy will start building the facility February 2014 and is expected to complete the project by March 2015. The facility will supply power to Tokyo Electric Power Company and will be equipped with Toshiba solar panels. JAG Energy is engaged in the development and operation of renewable energy plants and provides renewable energy consulting services.

Energy will be “beamed down” to terrestrial stations.