Japan
Marubeni to buy stake in Irish green energy developer
Marubeni to buy stake in Irish green energy developer
Will invest US$133 million in Mainstream Renewable Power.
Sumitomo Electric to provide Hokkaido with RE battery system
System will have 60 MW hours of storage capacity.
Sharp’s solar business posts US$69 million profit
Compares to US$69.4 million loss year-on-year.
More charging stations for EVs to rise in Japan
Four major Japanese car makers agree to do so.
Fukushima nuclear plant emitting radioactive water into Pacific Ocean
TEPCO finally admits danger.
8 in 10 Japanese say nuclear disaster looms
Over half, however, believe reactors should be restarted.
Japanese building US$34.8 million energy-saving project in Indonesia
Could cut region’s energy consumption by 15%.
SoftBank to deploy “energy servers” in Japan
Allow users to generate electricity in their premises.
Japan provides US$1.5 billion for Brazil’s Petrobras
Japan Bank for International Cooperation signs two agreements.
What island sentinels predict about renewable energy grid reliability
Fossil hydrocarbon and gas combustion has provided the bulk of power distribution reliability for over one century. Seemingly profitable unidirectional flow, from extraction to aerosolized dispensation, disavowed true cost of deleterious atmospheric and organic consequence.
Japan’s first offshore wind farm rising in Fukushima
It will soon become the world’s largest.
Fujitsu begins work on home energy management system
Pilot project aims to improve household energy efficiency.
Four Japanese operators seek to restart nuclear reactors
Seen as first step in Japan's return to nuclear power.
Former Fukushima nuclear plant chief dies of cancer
TEPCO says his death wasn’t due to nuclear catastrophe in 2011.
Japan pushing fuel-efficient, coal-fired power plants
Claims these emit less carbon dioxide than others.
Restarting Japan’s nuclear power plants some way off
Meeting tough new technical requirements will take time.
Malaysia’s Toyo Ink diversifying into power generation
First project is 43 times larger than its market capitalization.