Japan

Crude Oil

Japan To Sell Crude Oil From State Reserves In February

Japan plans to auction in February 629,000 barrels of crude oil from its national reserves as part of a U.S.-led global effort by oil-consuming nations to lower…

Hydrogen Project

World’s First Liquefied Hydrogen Tanker Departs Japan

The world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier left Japan on Friday to pick up its first cargo in Australia, with a return to Japan expected around late February…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Japan's Shikoku Electric Buys 15% Stake in Coal Power Plant Project in Vietnam

Japan's Shikoku Electric Power Co Inc has announced that it had invested more than 10 billion yen to buy a 15% stake in the Vung Ang 2 coal-fired power plant pr…

Power Construction

GE and Fujitsu to Partner on Japan T&D Solutions

GE’s Grid Solutions and Fujitsu have announced an agreement to sell GE’s EnergyAPM, asset performance management solutions, in Japan.

Offshore Wind Power

Japan Picks Operators for 3 Offshore Wind Power Projects

Japan’s industry and land ministries have selected three consortiums, all led by Mitsubishi Corp, as the operators for three offshore wind power projects in Ak…

Offshore Wind Power

Mitsubishi-led Groups to Build 1.7GW Offshore in Japan

891MW Yurihonjo, 478.8MW Noshiro Mitane Oga and 390.6MW Choshi developments successful in auction

Nuclear waste

China Opposes Japanese Decision to Release Nuclear-Contaminated Water into Ocean

China is seriously concerned about and firmly opposes Japan's unilateral decision to discharge the nuclear-contaminated water into the sea and its proceeding wi…

Liquid Hydrogen

Woodside Eyes Liquid Hydrogen Exports to Singapore

Australian independent Woodside Petroleum will participate in a study into the feasibility of long-term, sustainable liquid hydrogen exports from Western Austra…

Energy Storage Battery

Nippon Koei’s 100MW of UK Battery Storage to Enter Construction

Two UK battery energy storage systems under development by Japanese engineering firm Nippon Koei’s Netherlands-based subsidiary have reached financial close.

Solar Power Plant

Solar Module Disassembly Equipment from Japan

Developed by Japanese PV equipment provider NPC Incorporated, the solar module disassembly line is claimed to enable the reuse of frames, junction boxes, intact…

Carbon Neutral

Kawasaki Heavy Aims for Domestic Carbon Neutrality in 2030 with Hydrogen Power

Japan's Kawasaki Heavy Industries said on Thursday it aims to achieve carbon neutrality in its domestic factories and offices in 2030 by using electricity gener…

Solar Power Plant

Sonnedix Japan Snaps up 16.4-MW Project from Trina Solar

Independent solar power producer Sonnedix Power Holdings Ltd said today it has acquired a 16.4-MW solar project in Japan from a unit of China’s Trina Solar Co …

Nuclear waste

Japan Urged to Revoke Decision to Dump Nuclear Wastewater After Study Finds Fukushima Radioactive Material Reaches Arctic Ocean

A small amount of the radiocesium was detected and Yuichiro speculated that it had spread to the center of the Arctic Ocean.

Solar Power Plant

Mitsubishi, Lawson to Supply Solar Power to 3,600 Convenience Stores

The supplying of the renewable energy will start in April 2022.

Nuclear waste

Japan’s Upcoming Nuclear Waste Dump

NUCLEAR waste is an interminable curse that eternally haunts the future of civilisation for hundreds, and even thousands, of years.