Showa Shell to install solar panels at 150 gas stations

Showa Shell Sekiyu KK is planning to increase the number of its gasoline stations that have solar panels from 300 to 450 by September. Japan’s major oil distributor began installing solar panels at its company-owned gas stations last summer; since then, the company has installed solar panels in 300 gas stations in Tokyo and other regions such as Tohoku and Kansai. (July 31, 2012)