ABSTRACT
In 2012, the Japanese government launched a new program, under which those who generate electric power from natural energy sources, such as sunlight, are given the privilege to sell it to major electric power companies at favorable prices fixed by the government. This program, known as...
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Nik Rozana Nik Mohd Masdek
Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI)
Email: nrozana@mardi.gov.my
Introduction
Women are important workforce in many countries. Besides playing the role as housewives, women also contribute to the household income. The...
Japan’s agrivoltaics projects, which use land for both solar power generation and agriculture, are finding themselves at a crossroads after regulations are set to be tightened following a series of inappropriate cases, including failures to meet required crop yield standards.
Some oppose the tighter regulations, arguing they could exclude proper operators that seek to preserve farmland and promote smart agriculture using revenue from electricity sales.
The first of agrivoltaics projects started in Japan in 2013. Operators were granted approval to install solar panels on farmland as a temporary conversion of land use, on the condition that crop yields exceed 80% of the local average.
The projects attracted attention as a way to boost farmers’ income, as the same land can be used for both agriculture and power generation without losing its status as farmland, to which lower property tax rates apply.
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