Solar Panels

Hokuriku Geotec Launches Niigata Prefecture’s First Solar Panel Recycling Facility

Hokuriku Geotec, a Niigata-based company specializing in industrial waste processing and a group company of Hirose Co., ...

14.04.2025

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What You Need to Know About Tokyo’s Solar Panel Installation Regulation Effective April 2025

Column On April 1, 2025, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government implemented a new regulation mandating the installation of so...

11.04.2025

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TRE and Toshiba Group Launch Demonstration to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Reused Solar Panels

TRE Holdings Corporation ("TRE"), through its consolidated subsidiary Rever Corporation ("Rever"), Toshiba Energy System...

26.03.2025

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Solar Panel Installations Rise for Rental and Detached Homes as Condominium Adoption Declines Ahead of Tokyo’s 2025 Mandate, Reports LIFULL HOME’S

Beginning in April 2025, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will mandate that businesses—such as housing manufacturers su...

17.03.2025

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Fukushima-Based Companies to Recycle Solar Panel Glass into Insulation Material

According to a report by Newswitch1, three companies based in Fukushima Prefecture—Takaryo Corporation (headquartered ...

03.03.2025

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Why We Need a Circular Economy to Address Climate Change

Column The rapid expansion of renewable energy in recent years marks significant progress in the fight against climate c...

01.12.2024

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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...

01.02.2024 01.04.2024

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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 (...

22.01.2024

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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...

16.01.2024

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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

27.11.2023

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