Japan's solar city

Published: 12 November 2008 y., Wednesday

Ota city, nestled among strawberry fields in one of Japan's sunniest spots, is testimony to the allure of renewable energy in resource-poor Japan.

 

Some 550 homes in this city have received free solar panels from the government as part of a national project to study how to avoid blackouts by sharing solar power sources in a community.

 

 

Šaltinis: Reuters
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