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Japan unveils world''s first solar super-panel: More powerful than

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Smart power grids and integration of renewables in Japan

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The Sun Rises on Japan''s Solar-Powered Smart Communities

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Japan''s Long-Planned Photovoltaics: Space-Based Solar Power

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Solar power in Japan

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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. The government enacted a feed-in tariff in November 2009 that requires utilities to purchase excess solar power sent to the grid by homes

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Recently, smart communities are heeded to in Japan as a solution to community issues. To properly evaluate the underlying concept, it is necessary to analyze smart cities in

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