Japan to go the German way Japan is one of the major demand drivers for the solar market globally installing around 10 GW of solar capacity for the last couple of years and accounting for nearly 20% of the global demand. Like China Japan suddenly started ramping up solar capacity in 2012-13, as Europe stopped […]

Japan to overtake China China had a target to install 14 GW of solar power by 2014. However the country has suffered from delays in solar projects currently, while Japan is fast treading towards solar goal of 10.3 – 11.9 GW solar installations. China is currently focusing more on rooftop installations. It plans to have […]

Japanese Solar Inverter Market The boom in the Japanese solar market has completely changed the competitive dynamics of the global solar inverter market. The Japanese solar inverter manufacturers led by Omron have entered the top 10 solar inverter rankings for 2013, displacing the European players. Their rise has been due to: a) Strong growth of […]

Solar Powered Charging Station Just one week before the Earth Day (22nd April), Kyocera installs a 230 kW solar charging station in Japan to charge electric vehicles. Imagine the amount of fuel that will be saved and also the amount of pollution that can be checked by using electric/ solar powered vehicles. We at Greenworldinvestor […]

Sharp’s Revenues Double Itself The Japanese electronics giant Sharp has seen its revenues from solar sales double in the first quarter of 2013 to almost $850 million, as Japan is all set to become the largest/ 2nd largest market in the world for solar panels. Japan has been seeing a huge surge in solar panel […]

Who will be the Solar Leader – China or Japan The Asian countries of China and Japan have a host of companies manufacturing solar panels at very cheap prices. It is becoming very difficult of consumers to choose from a  wide variety of solar modules available in the market. The Chinese and Japanese Government are […]