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The Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA) has published voluntary guidelines on how to properly dispose of end-of-life solar PV modules.

Canadian Solar has been awarded a 17.87MW PV project in Japan's inaugural solar energy auction.

Equis Energy has commissioned three solar projects totalling 47.5MW in capacity at Shichinohe Town in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

‘Silicon Module Super League’ (SMSL) member Canadian Solar has secured US$66.0 million in project financing in its second green project bond placement with Goldman Sachs Japan.

Mitsubishi Electric and Sumitomo Mitsui Construction have completed construction of a 2.6MW floating solar project at Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.

US-headquartered high-efficiency PV module producer SunPower Corp reported better than guided third quarter financial results but narrowed 2017 full-year guidance and continued net losses for the year and through 2018 highlight the competitive challenges faced by the niche player.

NTT Facilities has completed a 23MW PV project in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture and has officially connected it to the national grid.

PV inverter manufacturer KACO new energy said it has secured orders totalling 550MW in the third quarter of 2017 with cumulative sales so far in 2017 of around 1.95GW, marking orders almost 70% the prior year period.

Pacifico Energy has started construction on a 62MW PV project in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. The installation will be developed on mountain land, with operations slated to start in December 2019.

Singapore-based renewable energy firm Equis Energy has commissioned a 13.8MW solar project in Noheji town in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.