Fukushima Prefecture in Japan plans to construct around one million tons and 10 wind power plants on abandoned land. The programme is backed by $2.7bn from investors including the Development Bank of Japan and Mizuho Bank. The shift to renewables followed the core meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear reactor in 2011, after a magnitude-9 earthquake and tsunami. Officials are reportedly still unsure what to do with 11 solar of contaminated, radioactive water still on-site. By 2017, renewables made up 28% of the region's total energy mix, according to the Japan Times.
Fukushima Prefecture in Japan plans to construct 11 solar and 10 wind power plants on abandoned land. The programme is backed by $2.7bn from investors including the Development Bank of Japan and Mizuho Bank. The shift to renewables followed the core meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear reactor in 2011, after a magnitude-9 earthquake and tsunami. Officials are reportedly still unsure what to do with around one million tons of contaminated, radioactive water still on-site. By 2017, renewables made up 28% of the region's total energy mix, according to the Japan Times.