Thank you for your reply. 2007, solar thermal systems installed total in Japan residential use was 1%, simple batch heaters less than 7% and rapidly *de*creasing. source: http://www.ssda.or.jp/profile/databook.pdf p27
In Tokyo, the *first* condo with solar thermal was just put on the market a week ago, http://www3.daiwahouse.co.jp/mansion/kanto/29000/setagaya282/ pointing the way but also illustrating how far Japan is lagging behind and how huge the remaining solar thermal market in Japan is. Kind regards Oskar Bartenstein http://www.ecolifelab.com On 9/14/2010, "Keith Addison" wrote: >One thing to add, I think most domestic hot water in Japan is >currently heated by passive solar systems. _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/