{"id":167235,"date":"2024-11-26T11:57:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T02:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=167235&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2024-11-26T11:57:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T02:57:52","slug":"kitakyushu-initiates-solar-panel-recycling-program","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kitakyushu-initiates-solar-panel-recycling-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitakyushu Initiates Solar Panel Recycling Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kitakyushu City has partnered with two companies to recycle and reuse solar panels. Starting in 2024, discarded panels will be tested for reuse in local public facilities, while non-reusable materials will undergo advanced recycling. The initiative aims to address growing panel waste and promote renewable energy use. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/lnews\/kitakyushu\/20241125\/5020016913.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-147109\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fnn_electricity_2022_WEB.jpeg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fukuoka's Shizen Targets 1 Million kW by 2030\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fnn_electricity_2022_WEB.jpeg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fnn_electricity_2022_WEB.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fnn_electricity_2022_WEB.jpeg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/fnn_electricity_2022_WEB.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kitakyushu City has partnered with two companies to recycle and reuse solar panels. Starting in 2024, discarded panels&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":147113,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-167235","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-environment","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/167235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167235"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}