Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association 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 in total photovoltaic solar
Mir Docking Module Mir Docking Module The Stykovochnyy Otsek (, ), GRAU index 316GK, otherwise known as the "Mir" docking module or SO, was the sixth module of the Russian space station "Mir", launched in November 1995 aboard the . The module, built by RKK Energia, was designed to help simplify space shuttle dockings to "Mir" during the Shuttle-"Mir" programme, preventing the need for the periodic relocation of the "Kristall" module necessary for dockings prior to the compartment's arrival. The module was also used to transport two new photovoltaic arrays to the station, as a mounting point for external experiments, and as a