Japan has approved incentives for renewable energy that could unleash billions of dollars in clean-energy investment and help the world's third-biggest economy shift away from a reliance on nuclear power after the Fukushima disaster. Industry Minister Yukio Edano approved the introduction of feed-in tariffs (FIT),...
Category "Energy Legislation"
China’s ‘renewables first’ energy legislation
China’s legislature has amended a 2006 law to call for grid operators to procure all the electricity produced by renewables. The amended law will hugely benefit wind farms in remote regions of the country, and could spark a drive towards smart grid technology. In doing...