Japan

Thermal Coal

Tough to Find Alternatives for Russian Thermal Coal, Says Japan Utilities Group Head

Alternatives for Russian thermal coal are difficult to find as the market is getting tighter, the head of a group representing Japanese utilities said on Friday…

Carbon Neutral

Japan’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fall to Lowest on Record

5.1 percent drop in greenhouse gas emissions marks seven consecutive years of decline.

Hydrogen Project

Japan's Osaka Gas Backs $11 Billion Green Hydrogen Project in Australia

Osaka Gas Co Ltd said on Tuesday it will provide technical support for a $10.75 billion green hydrogen project in the Australian outback and will consider poten…

Electric Car

Japanese Car Giant Honda Targets EV Expansion, Earmarks Billions for R&D

Honda plans to invest around 5 trillion yen ($39.9 billion) in electrification and software technologies over the next 10 years, with the Japanese automotive gi…

Wind Turbine

Mitsui & Co Invests €10mn in Lhyfe to Fuel Hydrogen Growth

Japanese trading and investment conglomerate Mitsui & Co becomes the first international company to invest in renewable green hydrogen company Lhyfe.

Microgrid

First Time in the U.S. and Japan to Successfully Build and Operate Microgrid with Battery Storage on Actual Power Distribution Network

The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. have completed a demonstration project in California to…

Hydrogen Production

Renewable Offshore Floating Hydrogen Production

Scottish Development International and J-DeEP are developing a floating offshore hydrogen production plant off the coast of Scotland.

Hydrogen Production

Shell, Mitsubishi Wind Power Consortium to Produce 'Green Hydrogen'

Japan's Mitsubishi Corp and Shell Plc aim to produce 400,000 tonnes of "green hydrogen" in 2030 through the companies' European offshore wind power project, the…

Electric Car

Japan Start-Up to Offer Fleet Service Using China's Geely EVs

A Japanese battery start-up said on Thursday it would launch a commercial fleet service using electric vehicles from China's Geely Auto Group.

Crude Oil

West Set To ‘Swap’ 650,000 Bpd Russian Oil with Developing Asia

Developed economies allies of the U.S. and the EU are expected to replace around 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) of Russian crude oil with grades from other produ…

Joe Biden

Japan Will Act Appropriately on Oil Reserves Release

Japan will act appropriately on oil reserves release while closely watching global developments, the industry minister said on Friday, ahead of a meeting by Int…

Carbon Emissions

Covid-19 Cuts Japan’s Energy Emissions in FY 2020-21

Japan's energy-related CO2 emissions fell by around 83mn t in the April 2020-March 2021 fiscal year, as the Covid-19 pandemic limited economic activity and redu…

Nuclear Reactor

Most Japanese Back Nuclear Power for First Time Since Fukushima

For the first time in more than a decade, a narrow majority of Japanese now support restarting idled nuclear reactors.

Offshore Wind Power

BP Establishes Partnership Focused on Offshore Wind in Japan

BP has agreed to establish a strategic partnership with Japanese conglomerate Marubeni that will focus on offshore wind development and potentially look at “ot…

Offshore Wind Power

Aker Offshore Wind and Mainstream Renewable Power Complete Offshore Wind Transaction

Aker Offshore Wind and Mainstream Renewable Power (Mainstream) have closed the transaction which will see the company take an initial 50% ownership stake in Pro…