solar

BIZ BRIEF: Mitsubishi plans biggest solar power...
Mitsubishi Corp. on Jan. 28 said it plans to build a solar power plant in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, the largest of its kind in the disaster-hit Tohoku region.
BIZ BRIEF: Production begins at Panasonic’s solar ...
Panasonic Corp. on Dec. 13 started production at its newly built solar module manufacturing facility in Malaysia.
BIZ BRIEF: Orix rents Coke factory roof for solar...
Financial services group Orix Corp. announced Oct. 12 that it will rent the roof of a Hokuriku Coca-Cola Bottling Co. plant to use for solar power generation.
North Korea also turning to renewable energy sources
The sky turns shades of purple over the 105-story Ryugyong Hotel, which remains under construction in Pyongyang, on Oct. 24. (AP Photo)
SEOUL--Known more for its nuclear programs, North Korea is showing greater interest in the use of renewable energy sources as a way to combat its chronic electricity shortages.
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