Japan
Emissions & Environment
Japan’s largest power generator to close inefficient coal plants by 2030
Japan’s biggest power generator JERA has committed to shutting down all inefficient coal-fired power plants in Japan by 2030.
Big Data
Investments needed in forecasting data to expand Japan’s solar market
Solar firms must build profitable solar portfolios to maintain market momentum and sustain the appetite of investors.
Wind
GIG and Iberdrola to develop Japan’s offshore wind market
Iberdrola has reached an agreement with Macquarie’s Green Investment Group to acquire 100% of the Tokyo-based developer Acacia Renewables.
Wind
New consortium formed to develop offshore wind power projects in Japan
JERA, J-Power, and Equinor ASA have formed a consortium to jointly develop offshore wind power projects in Japan.
Asia
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding to pilot world’s first marine carbon-capture system
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai to pilot the world's first marine-based carbon-capture system.
Hydrogen
Tokyo’s new hydrogen station to accelerate uptake of fuel cell vehicles
JERA, has partnered with ENEOS Corporation to launch a new hydrogen station in Tokyo to accelerate the uptake of fuel cell vehicles.
Strategic Development
Japan will overshoot 2030 renewables target says Wood Mackenzie
Over $100 billion of investment in wind and solar power plants are expected to push the renewable energy share to 27% of Japan’s generation mix by 2030, exceeding the country’s target, according to research firm Wood Mackenzie.
Feature Articles
Ed’s note: Land of the rising sun is counting the cost...
Japan's Fifth Strategic Energy Plan calls for 22-24% of the country's energy mix to be attributed to renewable sources by 2030, indeed an ambitious goal for a traditionally coal-heavy country.
Biomass
MHI unit to refurbish Tokyo waste-to-energy plant
A division of engineering, procurement and construction firm Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will refurbish a 22MW waste-to-energy power plant in Japan.
Decentralized Energy
Floating solar plant starts operating on Japanese reservoir
On April 25th the Ichigo Kasaoka Osakaike ECO Power Plant began operation as a floating power plant on an agricultural reservoir in Okayama Prefecture,
