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Mainichi: Gov’t must not leave promotion of renewable energy to private utilities

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To accelerate the spread of power generated from renewable energy sources, the government must take responsibility for expanding the capacities of utilities to take on energy.

Asahi Shimbun: Measures needed to prevent renewable energy boom from going bust

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Promoting the use of renewable energy is a global trend. It is important from the viewpoint of developing alternative energy sources that can replace nuclear power and fossil fuels and of tackling global warming.

The National: Power to – and from – the people

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In the UAE, this would require some form of “feed-in tariff”, whereby the government would pay individuals a set tariff for the surplus power they generate in their homes. Although the new panels are some years away, the mechanism for feed-in tariffs should be created now.