TOTAL S.A. TOT announced that its unit, Total Solar International will start the construction of Miyagi Osato Solar Park, a large-scale solar plant of 52 megawatt-peak (MWp) located in Osato, Japan. This project is expected to start commercial operations from 2021 and take TOTAL’s power generation capability from solar sources to more than 100 MWp in Japan.The project will utilize around 116,000 Maxeon high-efficiency solar panels from SunPower (SPWR) that deliver reliable performance for the lifetime of every installation. The latest solar plant, and the existing Miyako Solar Park and Nanao Power Plant make the company one of the most active operators in the Japanese solar market.Focus on Clean EnergyThe said project is in sync with Total’s commitment to develop renewable production capacities on a worldwide basis. The company's gross low-carbon power generation capacity on a worldwide basis stands at 7 gigawatts (GWs), of which contribution from renewable energies is more than 3 GW.The company, taking into consideration the impact of climate change, is building a portfolio of low-carbon businesses that could account for 15-20% of sales by 2040.In addition to TOTAL, oil and gas majors like Chevron Corporation CVX), BP Plc.BP and Royal Dutch Shell Plc RDS.A are going to invest heavily in the renewable energy space. These companies have committed to reduce carbon footprint over the next few years and made several acquisitions to expand in the clean energy space.Price MovementTOTAL’s shares have underperformed its industry in the last month.Zacks RankTOTAL currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).You can see complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.Today's Best Stocks from ZacksWould you like to see the updated picks from our best market-beating strategies? From 2017 through 2018, while the S&P 500 gained +15.8%, five of our screens returned +38.0%, +61.3%, +61.6%, +68.1%, and +98.3%.This outperformance has not just been a recent phenomenon. From 2000 – 2018, while the S&P averaged +4.8% per year, our top strategies averaged up to +56.2% per year.See their latest picks free >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report BP p.l.c. (BP): Free Stock Analysis Report Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDS.A): Free Stock Analysis Report Chevron Corporation (CVX): Free Stock Analysis Report TOTAL S.A. (TOT): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research