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Japan to install world's largest battery to store solar energy

The Japanese government announced yesterday that it will install the world's largest battery to store renewable energy at an electrical substation in Hokkaido, where solar power generation facilities are rapidly increasing, according to a report by the Kyodo News Service.

Softbank proposes mammoth 340-MW Hokkaido solar plant

According to a report from The Japan Times SB Energy, the recently formed renewable energy subsidiary of Softbank Corp, has proposed developing a solar photovoltaic power plant on 480 hectares near Tomakomai, Hokkaido, with as much as 340-MW of peak generating capacity.

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3rd China Sustainability and CSR Summit 2013

Event Date: May 23, 2013 - May 24, 2013

Event Location: Beijing, China

EEE – Energy Efficiency Excellence

Event Date: May 23, 2013 - May 24, 2013

Event Location: Makati City, Philippines

2nd BiobasedWorld Asia

Event Date: May 27, 2013 - May 29, 2013

Event Location: Bangkok, Thailand

China Lightweight Vehicle Summit 2013

Event Date: May 27, 2013 - May 28, 2013

Event Location: Beijing, China

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UNEP Measuring progress – environmental goals and gaps

Over the last few decades, a great number of environmental goals and objectives have been adopted and a few success stories can be told.

World Energy Outlook 2012

The global energy map is changing in dramatic fashion, the International Energy Agency said as it launched the 2012 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO).

Turn Down The Heat

This report by the World Bank spells out what the world would be like if it warmed by 4 degrees Celsius, which is what scientists are nearly unanimously predicting by the end of the century, without serious policy changes.

CDP Asia ex-Japan Climate Change Report 2012

Companies in Asia reveal expectations that regulations that could lead to rising costs for reporting and reducing GHG emissions will also be the main sources of climate-related business opportunities.

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