Japan

Geothermal Power Plant

Fuji to Supply Power Plant Equipment for Muara Laboh 2 Geothermal Project, Indonesia

Fuji Electric Co. Ltd, a Japanese company, has secured a contract to supply power generation equipment for the Muara Laboh Stage 2 geothermal power project in W…

Decarbonization

Japan Unveils Ports Decarbonisation Plan

Japan’s Ports and Harbours Bureau, under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), has introduced a new Carbon Neutral Ports (CN…

Japan

Ericsson R&D Investment Boosts Japan Connectivity Ecosystem

Ericsson is set to significantly enhance its investment in Japan's connectivity ecosystem, with plans to create up to 300 high-skilled next-generation telec…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Panasonic CEO Says Battery Plans Align With Slower EV Demand

Panasonic Holdings Corp.’s cautious approach to expanding electric vehicle (EV) battery production has proven effective amid slower global EV demand, Chief Exe…

Japan

NYK to Build Car Terminal in Barcelona

In Barcelona, Spain, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), a Japanese shipping company, has secured a 27-year concession to operate a finished-vehicle logistics terminal a…

Carbon Capture

Carbon Capture Pilot Starts Operating at Kepco’s Himeji 2 Power Plant

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has announced the commencement of a new carbon capture pilot project at KEPCO’s Himeji No.2 power plant, located in Hyog…

Battery

Eku Energy Secures £145M BESS Financing

Eku Energy has obtained £145 million in financing to support the development of grid-scale battery storage projects across the UK. The funding, provided b…

Hydrogen Fuel Vehicle

ClassNK Issues Guidelines for Safe Operation of Ammonia-Fueled Vessels

Japanese classification society ClassNK has issued new guidelines to facilitate the safe use and handling of ammonia as a marine fuel. Released recently, these …

Argentina

Argentine Pork Arrives in the Philippines for the First Time

Argentina has successfully completed its first pork export to the Philippines, a rapidly growing market ranked as the sixth largest pork importer globally, surp…

Electric Vehicles

Nissan Pulls the Plug on Its +$1 Billion EV Battery Plant as the Alarm Bells Go Off

Nissan announced on Friday that it has canceled plans to construct a new lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery plant in Japan, a decision aimed at addressing the…

Metal

Ouster to Supply 3D Lidar Sensors for Komatsu’s Autonomous Mining Equipment

Ouster, a provider of high-resolution lidar sensors and software solutions, has signed a multimillion-dollar agreement with Komatsu, a mining equipment manufact…

Geothermal Power Plant

Robot “Dog” Deployed for Geothermal Power Plant Maintenance in Onikobe, Japan

Tohoku Enterprise Co Ltd (TECO), the Japanese partner of Boston Dynamics, has released a video showcasing the use of the robotic quadruped Spot to enhance maint…

Electric Vehicles

Toyota Is ‘Reviewing’ Its Plans to Sell 1.5 Million EVs Next Year — Again

Toyota, the Japanese automaker, is reassessing its target of selling 1.5 million electric vehicles (EVs) annually by 2026 due to anticipated challenges from new…

United Kingdom

European-First Semiconductor Facility Launches in Southampton

The University of Southampton has opened a new E-beam lithography facility, the second of its kind in the world and the first outside Japan. This cutting-edge f…

Ammonia

Exxon Agrees to Supply Japan’s Marubeni With Low-Carbon Ammonia

Wedoany.com Report-May 8, Exxon Mobil, a U.S. energy company, announced on Wednesday a long-term agreement to supply 250,000 metric tons of low-carbon ammonia a…