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Fukushima prefecture and Germa state to co-operate on renewable energy

Fukushima signs renewable energy pact with German state Global Post 12 Feb 14 Fukushima Prefecture has signed an agreement with the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia to work together to promote the use of renewable energy.

The prefecture, which hosts Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled by the 2011 quake and tsunami, aims to introduce renewable energy technologies from Germany, a leader in the field, to realize a society not dependent on nuclear power……..

State environment minister Johannes Remmel said at the ceremony that Germany and Japan are technologically competent to accomplish worldwide success in the field of renewable energy.

Fukushima and North Rhine-Westphalia will host alternately trade fairs featuring renewable energy businesses and promote joint research among businesses in the next three years…….http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/140210/fukushima-signs-renewable-energy-pact-german-state

February 15, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized