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Solar and storage are playing a key role in Japan's push towards energy security, according to Uranulzii Batbayer and Aniket Autade of Rystad.

The Asia-Pacific region stands to benefit from localised balance of system manufacturing in its solar industry, the IEEFA said.

The Japanese government needs to triple its installed renewables capacity to at least 363GW by 2035 to achieve its 2050 net zero target.

Leapton Energy has launched a series of tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) modules with a maximum power conversion efficiency of 22.95%.

Google has signed virtual power purchase agreements (PPAs) with two Japanese companies to build 60MW of new solar capacity in Japan.

Dutch-Norwegian floating solar company SolarDuck and real estate firm Tokyu Land have completed an offshore floating solar PV (FPV) project in Japan.

US independent power producer (IPP) Enfinity Global has secured a US$195 million long-term financing for a 70MW solar PV plant in Japan.

Japanese power company Jera has created a subsidiary that will develop 20GW of renewable capacity by 2035.

Japan has announced the new feed-in tariffs (FIT) for residential and commercial and industrial (C&I) solar installations for 2024 and 2025.

Research into perovskites, as well as new storage technology, will be supported by Japan’s US$11 billion Climate Transition Bond.