Japan's renewables capacity
Construction works commence at Yahaba Biomass Power Station
The power it will generate is enough for 5,000 homes.
Construction works commence at Yahaba Biomass Power Station
The power it will generate is enough for 5,000 homes.
Vena Energy’s 53 MW Kasama Solar Project starts operation
Over 14,000 homes will benefit from this.
ENEOS inks PPA to supply renewable energy to Amazon
Around 20,000 megawatt-hours will be supplied annually.
Kumamoto Forest Generation starts 75 MW Yatsushiro biomass plant
It could generate 480 million kWh of power yearly.
ENEOS Renewable to supply solar power to JR West via KEPCO
It will generate power from a solar project with a total output of 18,000 kW.
ORIX to build 134 MW energy storage facility in Shiga
The project’s construction will begin in November.
Renova unit’s biomass plant supplies power to NTT Docomo
The plant began selling on long-term fixed-price contracts with power retailers in 2023.
Japan's largest binary geothermal plant begins operations
The 6.5 MW power plant is located in the Minami-Kayabe region of Hakodate City.
Canadian Solar wins 193 MW battery projects in Japan
It secured 13.3% of the total energy storage projects awarded.
Renova's 215 MW storage battery projects win bids in decarbonisation auction
This involves three projects that are in development.
Enfinity Global secures $195m financing for Japan solar power plant
The project could supply 11% of Aomori City’s residential power demand.
Sonnedix secures $34.4m refinancing for Japanese solar projects
The fund will cover eight solar projects with a total capacity of 19 MW.
Renova's Ishinomaki Hibarino Biomass Power Plant commences operations
Its annual power production can meet the yearly consumption of 170,000 households.
Consortium to develop 375 MW offshore wind farm in Japan
The project will start operations in 2029.
Offshore wind capacity in South Korea and Japan to surpass onshore installations
However, their offshore capacity is expected to only exceed 200 MW in 2025.
J-POWER launches country-wide collaboration for offshore wind power promotion
It has united 13 energy entities for the Floating Offshore Wind Technology Research Association.
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