Over the past three years of this blog, we’ve covered many of the countries that have encouraged solar power via tax rebates and other government incentives. Of the top five countries for solar power, several lead from the standpoint of technology and research and development. Others have vast solar resources due to weather or their [...]
In Ota City, about 50 miles north of Tokyo, Japan, the world’s first solar powered city has been taking shape. In this area of the Gunma Prefecture, the government issued free solar panels to most of the residents of the Pal Town neighborhood in an effort to see whether blackouts can be minimized by a [...]