Dictum that ‘all politics is local’ is nowhere more true than in Japan. Yuriy Humber is president of Yuri Group and founder of the Japan NRG platform, which publishes weekly reports about the state of energy and electricity in Japan. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has declared on the world stage that Japan is committed to […]
Japan should try California-style solar panel mandate: Koizumi
Environment minister says renewables take priority after Suga announces new climate target. TOKYO : Japan should consider requiring solar panels on homes and office buildings as part of its plans to achieve its new, higher target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told Nikkei on Friday. Koizumi, who argues that broader use […]
Sustainability through renewable energy: Comparing India and Singapore
Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed the country’s vow to install 450 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2030 which is five times the current capacity and two and a half times its Paris pledge. Singapore: Last week, at an event coinciding with Earth Day (April 22), US President Joe Biden hosted a climate conference with other […]
Japan to tackle red tape to boost renewable energy
Actions to reduce bureaucracy are set to accelerate after Japan on Thursday nearly doubled its 2030 target for cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as world leaders met for a climate summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden. TOKYO : Japan plans to cut approval times for wind projects, open up abandoned farmland, boost grid capacity […]
How Singapore’s solar power push, using floating farms and vertical panels, offers solutions to other cities
Singapore’s clean-energy campaign could make it a ‘living laboratory’ to provide ideas for other cities around the world. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan and have pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, and China by 2060 Singapore is betting on floating solar farms and vertical panels to increase its clean-energy supplies and cut carbon emissions, a […]
Floating Solar Panels On the Rise- Worldwide finance
The increasing investments of the panel manufacturers and installers in developing a durable, stable, and reliable solar tracking technology. As part of our mission to constantly evolve and find innovative energy solutions, we have invested in the ‘Floating Solar Panels’ technology. Solar panels need to be affixed to a buoyant structure that keeps them above […]
Zero-Carbon Goal Pushes Japan to Bet On Century-Old Technology
Some of the biggest industrial companies in Japan are working on a project that could trigger a wave of investment into one of the most contrpversial forms of cvarbon capture…Read More…
Etrion agrees sale of 45-MW solar project in Japan
Independent power producer Etrion Corp (TSE:ETX) today said it has agreed to sell its 45-MW Niigata solar project in Japan to a Japanese consortium composed of Renewable Japan Co Ltd and Daiichi Life Insurance Co Ltd. Niigata is being sold by Etrion’s subsidiaries with its project debt for a net price of about JPY 6.3 […]
Japan, UAE sign hydrogen co-operation deal
Japan and the UAE have signed a hydrogen co-operation agreement, aiming to speed up bilateral support for collaboration in hydrogen production and development of a supply chain for exports to Japan. Japanese vice trade and industry (Meti) minister Kiyoshi Ejima and the UAE’s energy minister Suhail al-Mazrouei signed the co-operation deal yesterday during a virtual […]
Japan set to raise ambition of 2030 climate goal
The Japanese government is proposing to cut emissions 45% from 2013 levels by 2030, while campaigners push for deeper reductions Japan is preparing to announce a strengthened 2030 emissions reduction goal this month, according to national news agency Kyodo. The news agency reported on Wednesday that the new target would be a 40% cut from […]