The Sunshine Project (1973–1992) explored the potential of solar power, geothermal power, liquefied coal, and hydrogen as primary energy sources. In 1992, during the early years of commercial PV installation, Japan accounted for 27.8% of global PV production, and by 2004, this had risen to 50.4%. .
Solar power in Japan has been expanding since the late 1990s. Japan is a large installer of domestic , with most of them grid connected. The country was a major manufacturer and exporter of photovoltaics (PV),. .
Feed-in tariffThe Japanese government is seeking to expand solar power by enacting subsidies and a (FIT). In December 2008, the announced a goal of 70% of new homes having solar. .
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In the 2000s, Japanese manufacturers and exporters of included , , , , , ,. .
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