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Japan’s “Do it Ourselves” model for community power

By Shota Furuya, Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies (ISEP)

After the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima nuclear disaster a community group in Tama City took an initiative for a community solar project.
Professional construction builders serve as the instructors and the participants learn how to build up mounting parts and how to set PV panels on them.
Professional construction builders train the participants of the Tamara Empower community.

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