Japan

Hydrogen Technology

Economy & Technippon Steel Advances Hydrogen Technology to Cut CO2 Emissions

Test blast furnace of NEDO's Green Innovation Fund project on hydrogen utilization in steelmaking at Nippon Steel's Kimitsu Steel Works. (Photo provided…

Nuclear waste

Japanese Citizens Petition Against Ocean Discharge of Fukushima Nuclear-Tainted Wastewater

This photo taken on April 24, 2024 shows citizen signature documents at the Second Members' Office Building of the House of Representatives in Tokyo, Japan.…

LNG

Japan Gas Association Expects Lng Prices to Rise, Tracking Oil, if Strait of Hormuz Blocked

Japan Gas Association members anticipate limited impact on their liquefied natural gas (LNG) procurement in the event of a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, but…

Renewable Energy

Japan Set for Clean Power Surge in 2024

Electric power transmission lines leading to Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s (TEPCO) Kohoku Substation are seen in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, September 15, 2014. …

Nuclear waste

NHK: Fukushima Wastewater Discharge Suspended After Power Outage

Photo : YONHAP NewsJapanese public broadcaster NHK reported that wastewater discharge at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant was halted on Wednesday due …

Wind Energy Technology

Fugro's Self-Elevating Platform Moves to Japan to Pursue Geotechnical Work

Fugro has transferred its self-elevating platform (SEP) Amberjack to Japan in order to easier support the local offshore wind market with geotechnical services.…

Renewable Energy

Japan's Sumitomo Plans $1.3 Billion Renewable Power Storage Network, Nikkei Reports

Logos of Sumitomo Corp are seen after the company's initiation ceremony at its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan April 2, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo Pur…

Carbon Capture

Sulzer Supports Large-Scale Carbon Capture Project in Japan

Sulzer’s mass transfer equipment will be at the core of one of Japan’s large-scale carbon capture plants. Based in Yamaguchi Prefecture, the facilit…

Biofuel

Epson Plans Construction of Biomass Power Plant

Epson has announced that it is planning the construction of the company’s first biomass power plant in Japan.Epson hopes to have the plant in operation in…

Nuclear Reactor

Fusion-Energy Quest Makes Big Advance With EU-Japan Reactor

The inauguration of the world’s most powerful fusion machine brings the dream of clean, safe and abundant power closer.By Gareth WillmerIn the eastern Jap…

Electric Vehicles

Honda to Invest $808 Million in Brazil by 2030

People are reflected on a Honda Motor car outside the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan February 2, 2017. Picture taken February 2, 2017. REUTERS/Toru …

Nuclear waste

Apan Starts 5th Ocean Discharge of Fukushima Nuclear-Tainted Wastewater Despite Opposition

Japan on Friday started the fifth round of release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific O…

Ammonia

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and NGK to Jointly Develop Hydrogen Purification System From Ammonia Cracking Gas

- Joint Project Aims to Promote Early Real-World Use of Hydrogen as a Clean Fuel and Feedstock for Chemical --- The project will develop a system that purifies …

Photovoltaic （PV）

Japan Added 4 GW of PV in 2023, a Slight Decrease Compared to 2022 Values.

Japan is a leader in solar photovoltaic innovation. While ill-considered tariffs and silicon shortages have slowed domestic manufacturing and production, tensio…

Ammonia

JERA and CF Industries Join Forces on Low-Carbon Ammonia

Japan’s energy major JERA has executed a joint development agreement with U.S. ammonia producer CF Industries Holdings to jointly explore the development …