Japan

CCS

Joint Study to Establish Standard Specifications and Designs for LCO2 Carriers in Japan Towards Large-Scale International Marine Transport of Liquefied CO2 by 2028

- "K" LINE, MOL, NYK Line, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, Imabari Shipbuilding, JMU, and Nihon Shipyard have started a joint study to establish standard specification…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Japan PM Kishida to Hold Ministerial Meeting on Tepco Nuclear Plant Restart

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on August 14, 2024. PHILIP FONG/Pool via R…

Thermal Coal

Rising Asian Thermal Coal Imports Driven by Japan, s.korea: Russell

Asia's imports of seaborne thermal coal ticked up in August to the highest in eight months, but the strength was largely driven by North Asia's develope…

Floating Offshore Wind

KWS, Acteon Sign Floating Offshore Wind MoU in Japan

K Line Wind Service (KWS), a subsidiary of the K Line Group, and UK-headquartered Acteon have signed a non-exclusive memorandum of understanding (MoU) outlining…

HVDC

Sumitomo Completes Greenlink Interconnector Between Ireland and Wales

Greenlink will provide a new grid connection between Great Island in County Wexford, Ireland, and Pembrokeshire in Wales. Credit: Sumitomo Electric Industries, …

Oil & Gas Trade

NNPC Begins Natural Gas Export to Japan, China

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has commenced shipment of Liquefied Natural Gas cargoes to Japan and China on a Delivered Ex-Ship basis.It said …

Gas Turbine

Mitsubishi Power Secures Landmark Gas Turbine and Services Order in Saudi Arabia

- This is Mitsubishi Power's first Saudi order for a J-class turbine, one of the world's leading gas turbines with efficiency above 64%- Powering the SA…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Trinasolar Unveils Agrivoltaics Project in Japan, Driving Renewable Energy and Agriculture Synergy

Trinasolar, a global leader in smart photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage solutions, is proud to announce the commercial operation of its latest agrivoltaics pr…

Electricity Trade

TAQA, JERA Achieve Financial Close on Najim Industrial Steam and Electricity Cogeneration Plant

TAQA and JERA reach financial close on Najim industrial steam and electricity cogeneration plant in Saudi Arabia. (Credit: Nico Franz from Pixabay)Integrated ut…

Ammonia

‘World’s First’ Ammonia-Fueled Ship for Commercial Use Completed (Gallery)

Japanese shipping giant NYK Line has revealed that the world’s first ammonia-powered ship for commercial use has been completed.As disclosed, the ammonia-…

Carbon Emissions

JERA and Lotte Fine Chemical Forge Partnership to Advance Low-Carbon Fuel Value Chains

JERA, a Japanese energy company, and Lotte Fine Chemical (LFC), a South Korean chemical company, have entered into a joint collaboration agreement to develop lo…

Geothermal Power Project

Pertamina Partners With Japanese Insurance Company to Support Geothermal Projects

Signing of MOU between Pertamina and NEXI. In the photo are Emma Sri Martini, CFO of Pertamina, Ken Saito, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Atsuo Kuroda…

CCS

BP, Chubu Expand Japan-Indonesia CCS Project Collaboration

BP Berau Ltd. (bp) and Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc. have expanded their collaboration to explore a carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain between Japan&#…

Electricity Transmission

New Grid Technology to Rid the World of the Most Potent Greenhouse Gas

Innovative switchgear enables the phaseout of SF6, a greenhouse gas 24,300 times more potent than CO2, staying in the atmosphere for over 1,000 years.- Power gr…

Japan

JAPEX: Ozu Biomass Power Plant Begins Commercial Operations

The 50-megawatt (MW) Ozu Biomass Power Plant began commercial operations in August 2024. / SOURCE: JAPEXJapan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. (JAPEX) in August a…