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    Toyota Single-Seat Electric Cars used for pickup and delivery duties at Japan post offices

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    Toyota Auto Body, a subsidiary of Toyota began providing four of its single-seat electronic vehicles to post office branches in central Japan for pickup and delivery duties on a trial basis. The vehicle called Coms, will be the first electric … Continue reading3

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    Kyocera TCL Solar Completes Third Floating Solar Power Plant in Hyogo Prefecture

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    Kyocera TCL Solar has completed construction of its third floating mega-solar power plant in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Kyocera and Century Tokyo Leasing jointly established Kyocera TCL Solar LLC in August 2012 for the purpose of constructing and operating multiple solar … Continue reading3

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    School located at a solar power plant in Japan drinks green juice

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    What better way is there to teach the younger generation about the wonders of renewable energy than to hold classes at a solar power plant, right? The Facility for Ecology Education built in Japan thinks similarly and is educating the … Continue reading3

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    Choimobi Yokohama car-sharing program in Japan to use Nissan EVs

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    Car sharing is the way ahead, and we do see a bright future for this concept of leaving personal cars back home and using shared electric vehicles to get around town when needed instead. Japan has realized the potential of … Continue reading3

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    Japanese firm designs wind and solar-powered traffic signals

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    Alternative energy has several uses, from powering up greener modes of transportation to lighting up homes. A Japanese firm called Taisei Techno America recently gave solar and wind energy yet another application, lighting up traffic signals! These eco-friendly traffic signals … Continue reading3

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    New Model Panasonic “Ene-Farm” Home Fuel Cell 95% Efficient

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    Since its launch in May 2009, around 21,000 Ene-Farm Fuel cells have been sold in Japan. With the launch of the new model, Panasonic are hoping for more. The price has been cut (from approximately $30,700 to $22,320 – not … Continue reading3

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    Japan Plans World’s Largest Renewable Energy Farm

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    The epicentre of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan is undergoing drastic changes. Following the disaster in Fukushima, Japan is shifting its reliance on controversial nuclear power to renewable energy. The largest development is a proposal for 143 wind … Continue reading3

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    Japan plays home to world’s first coin-operated EV charging station

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    And just when we though coin-operated machines had met their doom with the dawn of the smart-card, the Japanese pulled the veil off the world’s first coin-operated EV charging station! Unlike its peers that usually require smart-cards and credit-cards to … Continue reading3

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    The World’s Least CO2-emitting building is constructed by Shimizu Corporation

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    The recent calamity and energy crisis has been a blessing in disguise for many of Japan’s technology-oriented companies. Not that they made money out of it, but the setback has pushed them to develop and innovate new energy-efficient infrastructure. Shimizu … Continue reading3

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    Sanno, Japan, the first 100% solar powered village

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    And as the world’s biggest cities struggle to reach ‘100% Renewable-Energy Reliant” mark, a tiny village in Hyogo Prefecture in Japan has gone ahead to be crowned the first 100% solar powered village. Called Sanno, this little village, with just … Continue reading3

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