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The History of the Japanese Solar Cars Volume 1 Section 1

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1970 Summer OSAKA

EXPO70
Symbolic Tower "Solar Tower" Taro Okamoto
EXPO Memorial Park Eco Energy Osaka



1973 Winter SUZUKA

The First Oil Crisis
The fourth Middle East war broke out on October 6, 1973. The crude oil price rised greatly.The economy of Japan and the industry that had depended on crude oil from Arab were faced to a big crisis.
Sunshine Program
Ministry of International Trade and Industry Agency of Industrial Science and Technology. The Sunshine program that promoted the petronium alternative energy development was begun. Six companies (Hitachi, Toshiba, NEC, Sharp, Matsushita, and the Toyo silicon)

Moon Light Program

1980

NEDO
NEDO (New Energy Development Organization) was established. The research on the oil alternative energy use that contain the solar cell was promoted.



1982 Winter TOKYO

Trans-Continental Touring by the Solar Car At Australia, Hans Tholstrup and Larry Perkins started on a historical trans-continental touring in December 19 1982.


1983 Spring SHIGA

My first Job My first job was development of cover coating materials for the amorphous silicon solar cells.


1985

Bable Economy
Science EXPO85 Tsukuba
Tour de Sol
Tokyo Motor Show


1987 The First World Solar Challenge



  Zero Fighter "Hama Zero" Mr. Hajime Yamawaki
  Phoebus "Hoxan"
  Southern Cross "SEL:Semiconductor Energy Laboratry"
  NTV-Leyghton House "SOLAR JAPAN" Mr.Michiro Eguchi

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