Japan’s Panasonic Corp (TYO:6752) will discontinue solar photovoltaics (PV) manufacturing in Malaysia and Japan by March 2022, the end of its fiscal 2021/2022, it announced today. According to a report by the Nikkei Asia, the firm is quitting the solar manufacturing business because of fierce competition from China. Panasonic ceased production of cells and modules […]
Hudson Sustainable issues JPY-7.3bn green bond in Japan
Hudson Sustainable issues JPY-7.3bn green bond in Japan.Read More.. Source : renewablesnow
Japan energy firm Inpex sets 2050 net zero emission goal
The move comes after Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged to make Japan carbon-neutral by 2050 and with global oil and gas companies shifting away from fossil fuel to green energy TOKYO : Inpex Corp, Japan’s biggest oil and gas producer, said on Wednesday it is targeting net zero carbon emissions by 2050 through the […]
Pattern Energy closes financing of USD-515m renewables fund in Japan
Renewables developer Pattern Energy Group LP has closed financing of a USD-515-million (EUR 425m) fund that will invest in wind and solar power projects in Japan. The fund, called Green Power Renewable No 1 Investment LP, will be managed by Pattern’s affiliate in Japan, Green Power Investment Corporation (GPI). The latter is also one of […]
Japan firm using school pools to improve solar system efficiency
An industrial equipment developer in southwestern Japan has produced an innovative solution that uses water in swimming pools at defunct schools to prevent its solar power systems from overheating. ELM Inc., which said its pool-utilizing solar system is the first of its kind in Japan, commenced operation of its first installation Monday at a ceremony […]
Japan development bank launches $500m fund to grow wind sector
Novel framework lowers hurdles for newcomers to build more farms TOKYO: The government-backed Development Bank of Japan has launched a roughly 53 billion yen ($509 million) fund to help drive the expansion of Japan’s wind power industry. The DBJ chipped in 13 billion yen to the fund, launched in partnership with Tokyo-based renewable energy provider […]
Japan’s utilities call for power saving on tight supply
Japan’s federation of electric power companies (FEPC) has called for cooperation in power saving to tackle a severe power shortage, while member utilities step up efforts to collect thermal fuels such as LNG and oil to boost output. The FEPC on 10 January asked power consumers to use electricity effectively by continuing to use heating […]
Japan’s Ichigo brings online 2.8-MW PV plant in Ibaraki
January 12 : Japanese real estate investor Ichigo Inc (TYO:2337) announced today it has started commercial operation of a 2.84-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Ibaraki prefecture. Named Ichigo Toride Shimotakai Nishi ECO Power Plant, the PV facility is comprised of 7,808 panels. It is expected to generate over 3.22 million kWh per year, […]
Sustainable cities for a sustainable Japan
More than half the world lives in urban areas, but in Japan 92% does. This creates challenges in terms of sustainability, but Japan has found a solution: It’s using the innovations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to create new kinds of cities, smart cities. You don’t need to be a megacity to be a smart […]
Toyota launches C+pod ultra-compact battery electric vehicle in Japan
Toyota Motor Corporation announced a limited launch of the C+pod ultra-compact battery electric vehicle (BEV) to corporate users, local governments and other organizations that have been exploring new options to drive the popularization of BEVs. Toyota plans to further promote the establishment of systems for popularizing BEVs, including development of new business models, and to […]
