Japan wants 32,000 schools to go solar by 2020

Solar energy remains a hot topic (no pun intended) in Japan. As part of a huge economic stimulus plan, the government plans to convert all of the country’s 32,000 public elementary and middle schools to solar power by 2020. The aim: reduction of CO2 emissions and cutting long-term energy costs.

The government is expecting to pump between $650 and $980 million into the project. At the moment, just 1,200 of the schools in question use so ... read full story at CrunchGear

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