Japan

Biofuel

NYK Charts Course for Full-Scale Biofuel Trials in 2024

Starting in fiscal 2024, Japanese shipping company NYK plans to launch full-scale trials of the long-term use of biofuels in navigating its existing heavy oil-f…

LNG

Chatterjee Fund Management Boosts Stake in LNG Developer Tellurian to 7.3%

The logo of Tellurian Inc is seen in its booth at Gastech, the world's biggest expo for the gas industry, in Chiba, Japan April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/…

Energy Storage Project

Japanese Firms to Trial Fuel Cell Battery Storage

Japanese petrochemical producer Tokuyama, automaker Honda and trading house Mitsubishi plan to jointly conduct a demonstration of a fuel cell battery energy sto…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

World's Biggest Nuclear Plant in Japan to Resume Path Towards Restart

The Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) No. 7 reactor is seen at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Kashiwazaki, Japan May 9, 2009. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/FilesJa…

LNG

JERA Agrees to Support Adoption of LNG in the Philippines

Japanese energy company JERA has signed an agreement with the Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS) for system desi…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japan's Sumitomo to Stop Using Onahama Coal-Fired Plant

Japanese trading house Sumitomo is planning to end operations at its Onahama coal-fired power generation plant in March 2024, as part of its decarbonisation str…

Renewable Energy

Japan, Saudi Arabia Discuss Greater Energy Collaboration

Saudi Arabia’s and Japan’s top energy officials held talks in Riyadh on Sunday to enhance collaboration in the sector and ensure stable global suppl…

Ammonia

Amogy Joins Forces With Mitsubishi for Adoption of Ammonia Cracking Tech in Japan and South Korea

The US-based ammonia power solutions company Amogy and Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation have teamed up to accelerate the adoption of Amogy’s ammonia-t…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Tokyo Struggling to Keep Pace With Fast-Track Shift From Coal Power

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers an address Dec. 1 during the COP28 U.N. climate conference in Dubai. (Pool)DUBAI--Japan found itself the odd man out at th…

Electric Vehicles

Honda, Tokuyama, and Mitsubishi Corporation to Conduct Joint Demonstration of Decarbonizing Data Center Using By-Product Hydrogen and Stationary Fuel Cell Power Station Designed to Reuse Fuel Cell Sys

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda), Tokuyama Corporation (Tokuyama), and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) (Project Members) will conduct a joint demonstration to operate …

Oil & Gas Trade

Saudi Arabia, Japan Seek Stable Global Oil Markets, Energy Supply

Saudi Arabia and Japan underlined the need to support stable global oil markets and secure stable global energy supply by promoting dialogue between oil produce…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

JERA Starts Operating Yokosuka Coal-Fired Plant Ahead of Schedule

A turbine generator at JERA's No. 2 coal-fired power unit at its Yokosuka plant in Kanagawa Prefecture. | JERA / VIA KYODOJERA, Japan's top power genera…

Nuclear Reactor

Kyushu on Track to Extend Lifespan of Sendai Reactors

Japanese utility Kyushu Electric Power is on track to extend the lifespan of the 890MW No.1 and No.2 rectors at its Sendai nuclear power plant past their 40-yea…

Thermal Plant

Japan's Jera Starts up Yokosuka no.2 Coal-Fired Unit

Japan's largest power producer by capacity Jera has started commercial operations at its 650MW Yokosuka No.2 coal-fired generation unit, around two months e…

Electric Vehicles

Toyota Recalls Over 25,000 BZ3 EVs in China Due to Inaccurate Remaining Battery Estimates

Chinese joint venture FAW Toyota is issuing its second major recall on the bZ3 EV in eight months since it hit the market overseas. The company’s latest f…