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It has always been anticipated that by the early 2020s, the feed-in tariff would have tapered away in Japan’s booming solar market. Andy Colthorpe speaks with analyst Izumi Kaizuka at RTS Corporation to learn more about what the future holds for post-subsidy solar in Japan.

Water Island Capital urges its fellow Pattern shareholders to turn down acquisition offer by Canadian pension plan CPPIB, amid claims it ‘undervalues’ the owner of 4.4GW of solar and wind.

Hybridisation, India, Turkey, floating solar and bifacial potential all take centre stage in the latest volume of PV Tech Power, available now to download free of charge.

Major PV inverter manufacturer, SolarEdge Technologies has gained JET certification (Japan Electrical Safety and Environment Technology Laboratory) in Japan for its single phase residential and small commercial inverter range.

Feed-in tariffs (FiTs) in Japan for solar PV systems have now been provisionally set by the national Ministry of Energy Trade and Industry (METI) for the next financial year, which begins in April.

Large-scale PV developer taps Sumitomo for joint investment on big projects in a period of constraints.

PV Tech’s Carrie Xiao meets with inverter giant Sungrow to find out how the firm is ramping up its moves overseas, discussing international bases, R&D and targeting the right markets.

Industry members tell PV Tech of rising costs, a FIT reduction fall out, cutting power and utilities 'aggressively' entering the market.

Only small project winners line up contracts as Ministry hands out far less capacity than was on offer when the tender exercise was launched.

PV Tech’s Carrie Xiao talks to Chaojie Zhou, global product management director at Jinko Solar, about the company’s Tiger module, the considerations behind its development and the heights the Solar Module Super League member expects it to reach.