Japan

Rooftop Solar

Learning From Leading Rooftop Solar Markets

A report from the Council of Energy, Environment and Water has analyzed nine of the ten countries with the largest rooftop solar markets to offer recommendation…

Geothermal Power Project

Japan’s METI to Introduce New Support Measures for Geothermal

The Appi Geothermal Power Plant in Hachimantai National Forest, Hachimantai-city, Iwate, JapanThe Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) of Japan is pl…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Toshiba Ships Early Samples of 1200V SiC Mosfets in Bare Die Format; Low Resistance and High Reliability for Automotive Traction Inverters

Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH has developed new 1200V silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs with low on-resistance (RDS(ON)) and high levels of reliability. The devic…

Wind Power Project

Seatrium Inks LOl for Heavy Lift Vessel for Japan’s Wind Market

Seatrium Ltd has announced that its subsidiary has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Japan-based Penta-Ocean Construction (POC) to carry out early engineerin…

Nuclear Fusion

Japan Launches FAST Fusion Project

FAST, to be sited in Japan, aims to generate and sustain a plasma of deuterium-tritium (D-T) reactions, demonstrating an integrated fusion energy system that co…

EV Technology

Mitsubishi Electric to Ship Samples of SiC-MOSFET Bare Die for xEVs

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) will begin shipping samples of a silicon carbide (SiC) metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) …

Solar Power Plant

Japanese Gas Supplier Buys Stake in Vietnamese PV Operator

Japanese energy producer Shizuoka Gas has jumped into Vietnam’s renewable energy sector with the acquisition of a 25% stake in My Son-Hoan Loc Viet Solar …

Nuclear Technology

IAEA Hosts International Conference on Research Reactors

Having cleared examinations under Japan’s new regulatory standards, Mihama-3 celebrated its 40th year of operation in July 2021, the first unit in Japan t…

Nuclear Reactor

IAEA Evaluates Mihama-3 for Long-Term Operation

Having cleared examinations under Japan’s new regulatory standards, Mihama-3 celebrated its 40th year of operation in July 2021, the first unit in Japan to do …

Electric Vehicles

Yamaha Motor Invests in Electric Motion SAS

Yamaha Motor invested in French EV company Electric Motion SAS, a company that develops and manufactures electric motorcycles for trials and off-road riding. Th…

Electric Vehicles

Honda Unveils V3 Engine With Electrical Compressor

Honda unveiled the first V3 motorcycle engine with an electrical compressor. The water-cooled 75-degree V3 engine is being newly developed for larger displaceme…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Poland To Cooperate With Japan And The Netherlands On Nuclear

A memorandum of understanding on cooperation on nuclear energy was signed by Marzena Czarnecka, Poland's Minister of Industry, and Shinji Takeuchi, Japan…

Japan

Japan To Sign Outline Deal On Technology Use For Nuclear Plant In Poland

The Japanese and Polish governments will on Thursday sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in nuclear energy, Poland’s industry ministry said.…

Japan

Mitsui E&S To Provide Equipment For Japan’s ‘First’ Offshore Hydrogen Station

Specifically, the VD4-250GH-OL will be used at the station to supply hydrogen to hydrogen-fueled ships, including tugboats equipped with hydrogen co-firing engi…

Natural Gas

Japanese Firm Doles Out $1.4 Billion To Come Aboard Woodside’s Mega Gas Project

Woodside and JERA executed a binding sale and purchase agreement in February 2024 for the sale of a 15.1% non-operating participating interest in the Scarboroug…