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Aug 16, 2012 Local News
Kyuden Releases Report on Genkai Nuclear Plant
Kyushu Electric Power Company (Kyuden) submitted the results of their first evaluation stress test to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry nuclear safety section on Aug. 13....
Aug 16, 2012 Local News
Solar Panels to be Installed at Bus Stops
Nishitetsu announced on Aug, 13 that they will install solar panel at 12 bus stops in Fukuoka City. The installation will begin on the 27th and will be completed by early Septembe...
Aug 9, 2012 Local News
Outlook Dim for Kyushu Rice Crop
Rice Databank, a Tokyo company analyzing the rice market, released their forecasts for the current year’s rice crop. While their evaluation of the national crop was “somewhat good”...
Aug 9, 2012 Local News
New Megasolar Plant in Kumamoto
Mitsui & Co. is working with an investment company and another firm to build a megasolar power plant in Nishiki-machi, Kumamoto Prefecture. Construction will begin in October with ...
Aug 2, 2012 Local News
Nishitetsu Involved with Solar Power Generation
The Nishi-Nippon Railway Corp. (Nishitetsu) announced that it will install solar power generation panels with an output of 500 kW on the roof of its car inspection facility in Chik...
Aug 2, 2012 Local News
Damage from Rains Exceeds 120 Billion Yen in Three Prefectures
The damage caused by the heavy rains in northern Kyushu, including to roads, rivers, and agricultural products, has climbed to 124.4 billion yen in Fukuoka, Kumamoto, and Oita pref...
Jul 31, 2012 Local News
Nishitetsu to Open Solar Park
Nishitetsu Co. Ltd., have announced plans to build a solar power park in Chikushino City. The solar panels will be built on the roofs of the train inspection center. Nishitetsu exp...
Jul 13, 2012 Local News
Kumamoto Prefecture Signs Memorandum with Kyushu Electric Power
Kumamoto Prefecture has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kyushu Electric Power concerning the Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture. The memorandum concerns ...
Jul 13, 2012 Local News
Chinese to Receive Waste Disposal Training in Fukuoka
Fukuoka City has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese government to train roughly 800 public sector employees a year in waste disposal and water conservation techn...
Jul 5, 2012 Local News
Kyushu Electric Power Sales down Second Month in a Row in May
Kyushu Electric Power reported that power sales by volume in May were down 1.3% from the year-before period to 6.458 billion kWh. That is the second consecutive year-on-year declin...
