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Japan buying lots of solar panels

REC Supplies 15,000+ Panels To Japanese Solar Farms, by Energy Matters. 20 Aug 13,  REC is continuing to make its presence felt in Japan, with 2 new solar farms using REC Peak Energy Series solar panels.

The 2.5 MW Toyobo Mie (Kusu) C-Energy plant; located in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, started operation last month and is expected to generate 2.5 million kWh of electricity annually.

The second REC-based installation is a ground-mounted 1.3 MW array situated at the Research Institute in Ohtsu City, Shiga Prefecture. Construction of that facility began last month and will be completed in December.

Japan is becoming a lucrative market for REC, with  29 percent of REC’s solar panel shipments heading to the nation in the second quarter of 2013….. http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=3897

August 20, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Japan, renewable