Tucson-based Global Solar Energy Inc. is taking its flexible solar-panel technology into Japan’s growing solar market, taking advantage of a new government incentive program.
Global Solar has set up partnerships with three Japanese firms, CBC Co. Ltd, Eco Holdings and OG Corp., to market its PowerFLEX building-integrated photovoltaic system in Japan, with a version adapted specifically for use on Japan’s typically compact rooftops.
The Japanese market is expected to grow rapidly because of a so-called feed-in tariff that went into effect July 1 in Japan. The tariff requires utilities to pay 42 yen per kilowatt-hour (about 52 cents per kilowatt-hour) for 20 years from solar plants generating 10 kilowatts of energy or more, Global said in a news release.
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