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Chugoku Electric Power and Partners to Develop Solar Power Plants Using Reused Solar Panels

On July 4, 2024, Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (Chugoku Electric Power), Chuden Plant Co., Ltd. (Chuden Plant), Cocco...

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Sakuragi Soken to Establish an Industrial Waste Processing Plant Dedicated to Solar Panels

Sakuragi Soken Co., Ltd. (Sakuragi Soken) has submitted an application to the Chiba Prefectural Government for approval ...

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AGC Succeeds in Recycling Solar Panel Cover Glass into Float Glass for the First Time in Japan

News AGC Inc., a Tokyo-based glass, chemicals, and high-tech materials manufacturer, announced on March 25, 2024, that i...

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Sun Village and Rexia to Enter into a Business Alliance to Promote the Reuse and Recycling of Used Solar Panels

News Sun Village Co., Ltd., a Tochigi-headquartered solar development firm, andRexia Corporation, a Tokyo-headquartered ...

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Public and Private Initiatives to Address Photovoltaic (PV) Module Waste in Japan

Column Since the introduction of the feed-in-tariff (FIT) system in 2012, Japan has experienced a sharp increase in sola...

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[Summary] Study Group on the Disposal and Recycling of Renewable Energy Generation Facilities – 7th Meeting

Column On January 15, 2024, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of the Environment (...

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Japan to Promote the Use of Solar Panels with Registered Information on Hazardous Materials

News Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) announced a plan t...

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Photovoltaic (PV) Module Waste Regulations — Japan

Column Japan is expected to generate a large volume of PV module waste in the coming decades. The country is projected t...

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[Summary] Study Group on the Disposal and Recycling of Renewable Energy Generation Facilities – 6th Meeting

Study Group, Disposal, Recycling, Reuse, Renewable Energy Generation Facilities, Solar Panels, PV Modules, Circular Economy, METI, MOEJ, 6th Meeting, Japan

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