The May 11, 2011 nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan, touched off by an earthquake and a tsunami, was the worst of its kind since Chernobyl. It has caused a shift in that country concerning energy policy. According to Gizmodo, Japan has started a policy of encouraging the construction of solar power parks, using a subsidy … Continue reading In the Wake of Fukushima, Japan Encouraging Solar Power with Feed-In Tariff System