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Why Japanese investors are shifting focus into wind projects
Why Japanese investors are shifting focus into wind projects
No thanks to negative domestic interest rates.
Japan is investing heavily in renewables projects abroad: analyst
Are local opportunities no longer interesting?
Japan's offshore wind sector is "hugely understimated and unutilised"
No thanks to slow development in the last 5 years.
Is the LNG, energy industry failing to attract young talent?
There'll be 1.9m new roles by 2035, but not enough applicants.
Tepco resumes robotic surveys at Fukushima Daiichi 1
The robot will take digital images and collect radiation data.
Renewables developer Renova eyes Japan's largest offshore wind farm
Feasibility study will be carried out for the 560MW project.
Japan's LNG imports to spiral down by 1.1% over the next 10 years
This is due to stronger shift of investment to nuclear and renewables, among others.
Japan is dead set on adding 300MW of wind capacity
This is enough to light up 100,000 homes.
Bankruptcies plague Japan's PV industry as solar goes bust
Businesses that have died surged 20.4% to 65 cases.
Japan is unlikely to achieve grid parity for wind power
Too pricey for an uncompetitive capacity.
3 challenges hampering Japan's wind energy growth
Connectivity is an issue despite the country being a leader in technology.
Japan is keeping itself busy by making virtual power plants
It's currently working on a demo project to be launched this year.
World Smart Energy Week launches inaugural Thermal Power Expo
Japan's thermal market is expected to hit US$131b in 2020.
Tepco aggressively woos new customers post-market liberalisation
The utility hopes to win them with new service plans.
Japan eyes using more virtual power plants
Fluctuations of renewable power are addressed better.
Should Japan rethink its approach on power system stabilisation?
Supply-demand balance has been difficult to achieve.
These are the flaws in Japan's energy strategy for 2030
Building a new energy system will be difficult as it needs US$158tr investment.