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| Country/Region | Roof-Top | Ground-Based | BIPV | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 0.39 |
0.39 |
0.39 |
15 years |
In Japan, renewable energy sources have really taken off in the last couple of years with planned solar PV a big section of this market. In this country there are different measures in place for different regions, some only slightly different, some based on the environmental policy already in place in that region.
Back in 2008 Japan announced funding of 9 billion yen (€69.7408791) to go towards the encouragement of installing solar power systems on over 70% of new houses.
Back in early 2009 Energy Matters reported that Japan was due to take on more renewable energy sources in a bid to stimulate the falgging economy. This inititaive encourageed the introduction of the FiT rate which can be seen in the above table.
To achieve the target, a number of renewable-energy-related measures have been adopted: a requirement that large commercial buildings formulate CO2 reduction plans; installations of solar PV on government buildings and schools; subsidies for household solar PV; promotion of green-power certificate trading and purchases; use of city building rooftops for private renewable energy installations; and implementation of city-owned renewable energy projects that are financed by businesses and citizen-investors.
