Japan will focus on renewable power to reduce reliance on nuclear power as well as the cost of importing fossil fuels. Japan has no grid interconnections with other countries and has to generate power on its own. Prior to the Fukushima disaster, nuclear power was expected to be a dominant source of power, and until […]
Green Science Alliance Invests in Japanese Perovskite Solar Cell Start-Up
Japan-based Green Science Alliance Co Ltd, which develops next-generation technologies for use in energy as well as in other fields, has invested in a Kyoto University start-up focused on perovskite solar cell research — EneCoat Technologies Co. EneCoat is working on more efficient and durable perovskite cells while also looking to develop lead-free perovskite cells […]
Canadian Solar Just Keeps Getting Bigger In Japan
On Tuesday, solar energy giant Canadian Solar, the global maker of solar PV modules and utility-scale This newly awarded capacity will be distributed across three projects in Japan’s northeast Tohoku region: an 80 MWp project in Miyagi Prefecture, a 3 MWp project in Fukushima Prefecture, and a 3MWp project in Aomori Prefecture. Upon completion, which […]
Japan Awards 208 MW in Oversubscribed Eighth Solar Auction
Japan’s eighth solar auction, for projects with a generation capacity of more than 250kW, has closed with bidders securing a total of 208MW. The oversubscribed auction included 185 bids, representing a total capacity of 249MW. The 135 successful bids had a weighted average of JPY10.82/kWh (US$0.0979/kWh), with the lowest winning bid at JPY10/kWh (US$0.09048). That […]
Shizen Energy Starts Operation of 23.5-MW Solar Plant in Japan
Japanese renewables developer Shizen Energy Inc and its joint-venture (JV) partner juwi Shizen Energy Inc have started commercial operation of a 23.49-MW solar farm in Yamaguchi prefecture. Construction of the Iwakuni Yuu Solar Power Plant was finalised as part of a project with Prominet Power Co Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokyo Gas Co Ltd […]
Etrion Sheds 47.2-MW Solar Portfolio in Japan
Independent power producer Etrion Corp (TSE:ETX) today said it has offloaded its shareholding in a 47.2-MW portfolio of solar parks in Japan to a domestic consortium. The deal, with a gross value of JPY 8.25 billion (USD 74.7m/EUR 62.9m), concerns Etrion’s 13.2 MW-Komatsu, 24.7-MW Shizukuishi and 9.3-MW Mito photovoltaic (PV) farms, the given capacity of […]
Toyoda Gosei Switches to Renewable Energy Sources at Three Locations in Japan
Part of company’s efforts to achieve carbon neutrality. KIYOSU, Japan : Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7282) has switched to renewable energy sources for all the power used at three of its locations: the World Headquarters, Inabe Plant, and Miyoshi Distribution Center. The company has been reducing the total amount of power it uses by introducing […]
Nonghyup Financial Group to Invest $22 Mn in KEPCO’s Solar Power Plant in Japan
Nonghyup Financial Group will invest 25 billion won ($22 million) in a solar power plant in Japan as part of its sustainable green growth initiatives. The South Korean major financial group will acquire a 35 percent stake in a solar power plant located in Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan for 25 billion won from Korea’s public utility […]
Japan Pledges $10 Billion Financial Support For Asia’s Energy Transition
Japan’s Minster of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshi Kajiyama proposed various support measures for the region, including helping each country set a realistic path towards carbon neutrality and develop a roadmap to achieve it. TOKYO: Japan on Monday pledged to offer $10 billion financial aid for decarbonisation projects in Asia, such as renewable energy, energy-saving […]
Japan Eyes Aus For Solar Investment, First Stop Qld
Japanese companies have made it clear they are viewing Australia as a rich renewables growth market after investing in a 428 hectare solar farm in Queensland. Queensland says its trade agency, Trade and Investment Queensland (TIQ), helped facilitate what will be one of Japan’s largest solar projects ever undertaken in Australia. Japanese trading company Sojitz […]