Japan:
¶ Japan’s subsidies for renewable power suppliers has led to possibly more than $2 billion of investment since they were launched two months ago. In the first month of the new Japanese scheme’s operation, 33,695 companies and individuals registered to sell renewable energy. [PV-Tech]
¶ The Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority is studying a fault running beneath the Ohi nuclear plant, which is the only nuclear plant currently running in Japan. [RTT News]
World:
¶ The UK’s Westmill Solar Co-operative has the world’s largest community-owned solar farm, after its board of directors successfully acquired a solar farm capable of producing 5 GWh per year. [Blue & Green Tomorrow]
¶ European renewables and gas companies launched a new partnership backing an integrated European energy policy for the future. The Energy Partnership aims to create a common pathway for the two industries towards low-carbon and cost efficient energy. [Energy Efficiency News]
US:
¶ Costs relating to the outage at San Onofre are $317 million and climbing. Southern California Edison, the owner, has seen a 55% drop in profits. [Chicago Tribune]
¶ Nuclear critics are saying Hurricane Sandy showed how vulnerable nuclear plants are. [National Journal]
¶ NRC staff will recommend a requirement that 31 nuclear reactors with similarities to those at Fukushima Daiichi be given containment vent filters possibly costing $16 million each to install. [Platts]
¶ Hawaii’s Department of Education is pushing installation of solar panels on every public school in Hawaii to cut electricity costs and to help achieve the state’s renewable energy goals. [Today’s Energy Solutions]
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