Japan

Geothermal Power Plant

Construction Completed for Oguni Geothermal Power Plant, Kumamoto, Japan

Oguni town in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan (source: The original uploader was JohnHarvey at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons)Another geothe…

Hydrogen Production

Mitsui Performs World-First Hydrogen Test on Adapted Me-Gi Gas Engine

Mitsui E&S used a MAN B&W 2-stroke gas injection engine to achieve the first demonstration of hydrogen combustion (Mitsui E&S)Japan’s Mitsui E&S is report…

Nuclear Reactor

Japan Court Rejects Bid to Halt Active Shikoku Nuclear Reactor, Nhk Reports

Shikoku Electric Power's Ikata nuclear plant is pictured near the water in Ikata, Japan, October 2, 2018. Picture taken October 2, 2018. REUTERS/Mari Saito/…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

UK Government Buys Wylfa and Oldbury Nuclear Sites From Hitachi

An agreement to buy the Hitachi-owned sites for new nuclear at Wylfa in north Wales and Oldbury-on-Severn in southwest England has been reached for GBP160 milli…

EV Market

Canadian Lithium Project Gets Mitsubishi Investment

Lithium, lithium, lithium — that’s what much of the electric vehicle revolution is about now. Dramatic electric vehicle sales growth is built on dramatic…

Nuclear waste

China calls for strengthening int'l supervision over Fukushima nuclear wastewater discharge

This photo taken on March 6, 2023 shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Futabacho, Futabagun of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. [Photo/Xinhua]A Chines…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Grossi Hopes Nuclear Summit Can Agree New Financing Mechanisms

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi says one aim of the forthcoming Nuclear Energy Summit for heads of state is to see wha…

Renewable Energy

Japan's J-Power Makes Bid for Australian Renewables Firm Genex

A J-Power power fossil fuel power plant: The Japanese power company is stepping up its overseas acquisitions as renewable power takes off.Japan's Electric Power…

Hydrogen Production

Bekaert & Toshiba Partner on MEA Technology for PEM Electrolyzers to Accelerate Green Hydrogen Production at Scale; Reducing Iridium Usage

Bekaert and Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Corporation entered into a global partnership which includes a strategic cooperation agreement, and a manufactu…

Geothermal Power Plant

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Invests in Fervo Energy, a US-Based Enhanced Geothermal System Startup

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced that it has invested in Fervo Energy (Fervo), an innovative enhanced geothermal technology startup company hea…

Geothermal Power Plant

Appi Geothermal Power Plant in Iwate, Japan Starts Commercial Operations

The Appi Geothermal Power Plant in Hachimantai National Forest, Hachimantai-city, Iwate, Japan (source: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation)The 14.9-MW Appi Geothe…

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

Honda Launches First Plug-in Hydrogen Fuel Cell EV

Honda’s popular CR-V compact crossover is now getting a hydrogen-powered plug-in hybrid version that will begin deliveries this year in California –…

Energy Storage Project

Panasonic Energy Signs Long-Term Agreement With H&T for Supply of Lithium-Ion EV Battery Cylindrical Cans

Panasonic Energy signed a long-term agreement with H&T Recharge (H&T), a leading battery component manufacturer, for the supply of lithium-ion battery cans in N…

Nuclear waste

Japan Starts 4th Discharge of Nuclear-Contaminated Water Despite Backlash

Japan started the fourth release of the nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean at around 11:30 a…

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

Honda to Sell Plug-in Hydrogen Vehicle in North America, Japan

CR-V e:FCEV Photographer: Supriya Singh/Bloomberg , Photographer: Supriya Singh/Bloomberg(Bloomberg) -- Honda Motor Co. will introduce a hydrogen fuel cell vehi…