Comments on: Solar soon to be heating up in Tokyo

By: Ἀντισθένης

Ἀντισθένης — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:06:23 +0000

In the mid-nineties it seemed more than half the roofs had solar hot water heaters. Now, few. What happened? Were the old ones quite poor? Was there a tax-benefit that was cut? There’s a story in that.

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:21:37 +0000

“They will give people up to ¥500,000 if they install a solar heater in a new house.”

Again, one of the most authoritarian governments on Earth fails its people miserbly. Rather than just giving people a credit if the choose to add solar, why not just mandate that all new residential and commercial construction include solar panels? As expensive as Japanese housing is already, 500,000 yen is pretty insignificant.

By: Lauri Niskasaari

Lauri Niskasaari — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:34:42 +0000

That`s really good news. After Fukushima incident people need more options and I`m glad to hear solar equipment prices are coming down. Could you write more about this subject as it`s really interesting?

Thanks,
-Lauri Niskasaari