Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association panel shipments in 2015. Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA) is the best-known body for solar photovoltaic energy companies in Japan. Founded on April 23, 1987, it has a number of objectives and activities, one of which is providing the JPEC certification for solar modules in the Japanese market. The association serves as a spokesperson for the photovoltaics energy industry in Japan. JPEA set a pathway for the photovoltaic industry in Japan to reach 100 GW by 2030, from roughly 30 GW in 2015. The group comprises multiple companies in the industry, and reported a 13% drop
Poisk (ISS module) Poisk (ISS module) Poisk (; lit. "Search"), also known as the Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM 2), , or "МИМ 2", is a docking module of the International Space Station. Its original name was Docking Module 2 ( (SO-2)), as it is almost identical to the Pirs Docking Compartment. Added in 2009, "Poisk" was the first major Russian addition to the International Space Station since 2001. Poisk is overall the same design as a docking module Pirs. Whereas Pirs has been attached to the "nadir" ("bottom") port of "Zvezda" module, Poisk is attached to the "zenith" ("top"); Pirs is closer to