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Japan: Local green power advocates to form national association to break away from nuclear
Kyodo News International March 11, 2014 9:48am
Local green power advocates to form national association
A group of 38 local green power advocacy groups said Tuesday they plan to set up a national association by June in an effort to break away from nuclear power generation.
The association is aimed at sharing information about each member's experience for setting up community-based renewable power plants, the founders said at a press conference in Tokyo.
It also plans to eventually create a system to issue certificates indicating the origin of electricity with an eye on the 2016 liberalization of the retail electricity market, which will allow households to choose suppliers.
Noting their wish not to repeat the tragedy involved in the nuclear disaster following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami three years ago, the founders said they hope to assist companies and individuals to solve challenges in developing locally driven power plants such as the lack of funds and human resources.
"We want to create a concrete step to realize calls to break away from nuclear energy by generating electricity in communities...
Local green power advocates to form national association
A group of 38 local green power advocacy groups said Tuesday they plan to set up a national association by June in an effort to break away from nuclear power generation.
The association is aimed at sharing information about each member's experience for setting up community-based renewable power plants, the founders said at a press conference in Tokyo.
It also plans to eventually create a system to issue certificates indicating the origin of electricity with an eye on the 2016 liberalization of the retail electricity market, which will allow households to choose suppliers.
Noting their wish not to repeat the tragedy involved in the nuclear disaster following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami three years ago, the founders said they hope to assist companies and individuals to solve challenges in developing locally driven power plants such as the lack of funds and human resources.
"We want to create a concrete step to realize calls to break away from nuclear energy by generating electricity in communities...
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/140311/local-green-power-advocates-form-national-association
