Cadmium-polluted Land to Turn to 6 MW Solar Station in Toyama

A 6 MW solar station, which is of the largest scale in Hokuriku area, will be built in Toyama city of Toyama prefecture.

The land was polluted by wastes from Kamioka mine around from 1910 to 1970 and caused so-called "Itai Itai Byou" ("It hurts, it hurts" disease).
Later, the land was recovered with the soil being removed.

In 2012, Toyama prefecture invited business applications to utilize its land of 20.4 hectares.
A joint of Sparks Green Energy, Toshiba, and Kunagayagumi succeeded in the competition and the companies made the SPC "SGET Toyama Megasolar."

The investment will be 2.8 billion JPY.

SmartJapan: 2013/10/30 15:00
http://www.itmedia.co.jp/smartjapan/articles/1310/30/news033.html

The Largest 70 MW Solar Started Operation in Kagoshima

A 70 MW solar station, the largest scale in Japan at the moment, started operation in Kagoshima city, Kagoshima.

The station will be operated by a company funded by Kyocera, IHI, and others.
The total investment was 27 billion JPY.

Marubeni is going to open 82 MW solar in the coming spring in Oita city.

Asahi Shimbun: 2013/11/2 15:22
http://www.asahi.com/articles/SEB201311010054.html

Fukushima Prefecture to Collect Investment from Citizens

Fukushima prefecture is going to build a 1.2 MW solar facility at Fukushima airport.
It will install 30 different kinds of solar panels in the 2-hectare area.

The government will collect investment for the project from citizens as well as from local companies.
And the sales of electricity will be 40 million JPY annually.

Sankei Biz: 2013/11/4 07:00
http://www.sankeibiz.jp/compliance/news/131104/cpd1311040701007-n1.htm