Japan:
¶ Local officials from Takahagi, Ibaraki, are opposing attempts by the central government to use part of a national forest in the city as a nuclear waste dump. Government assurances of safety are regarded as without value. Other cities have answered similarly. [The Japan Daily Press]
World:
¶ Sunny Bangchak, 44-megawatt project in Thailand, achieved grid connection on September 4. It is the largest PV installation yet in Southeast Asia. The hot and humid climate required panels adapted for the environment. [Bikya Masr]
US:
¶ The natural gas industry is trying to make friends with the renewable industry by claiming to be less destructive than other “brown” fuels, and so a better ally for the changeover to renewables. [GigaOM]
¶ Google is continuing to act on its promise to use renewable power sources by building a 48 MW wind farm in Oklahoma. [TheHostingNews.com]
¶ Georgia Solar Utility, Inc. has proposed plans to deploy 2 GW of renewable energy within the next four years. The company will use a mutual type company so ratepayers will profit from dividends. This represents a $7 Billion economic stimulus for the state. [AltEnergyMag]
¶ Georgia Power is seeking to acquire 210 MW of additional solar capacity through long-term contracts over a three-year period. [Solar Industry]
¶ The US House of Representatives passed the “Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act,” which protects companies engaging in exploitation of fossil fuels. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia is betting heavily on solar power. [PlanetSave.com]
¶ Solectria Renewables will provide its Megawatt Solar Stations for the 5 MW True North solar farm in Salisbury, Massachusetts. This solar farm is the largest solar installation in New England and the first direct-to-grid solar farm in Massachusetts. [Your Industry News]
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