Since announcing the 2050 target in November, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government has pledged to spend $20 billion on green tech and set ambitious new wind power targets. Tokyo: Japan needs to boost renewable energy by reforming outdated policies on land use and the national grid if it is to meet a new goal of […]
Japan is trying to be carbon-neutral by 2050
In his first policy speech at the Diet the other day, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced Japan would go carbon-neutral by 2050. Clearly, he is aware of the need to put an end to Japan’s present notoriety as the world’s fifth largest carbon emitter and bring its climate record down in tune with the […]
Japan aims to eliminate gasoline vehicles by mid-2030s, boost green growth
TOKYO: Japan aims to eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles in the next 15 years, the government said on Friday in a plan to reach net zero carbon emissions and generate nearly $2 trillion a year in green growth by 2050. The “green growth strategy,” targeting the hydrogen and auto industries, is meant as an action plan to […]
Japan adopts green growth plan to go carbon free by 2050
The strategy projected 30-50% increase in electricity demand and called for a push to triple renewables in the country’s energy mix The government is also to provide tax incentives and other support to encourage investment into green technology Japan aims to eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles in about 15 years, the government said Friday in a plan […]
Factbox: Japan’s green growth strategy to help achieve carbon neutral goal
TOKYO: Japan laid out a “green growth strategy” on Friday that includes a goal to replace new gasoline-powered vehicles with electric cars by the mid-2030s to reach net zero carbon emissions and generate nearly $2 trillion a year in green growth by 2050. Here are the key issues: ENERGY Japan’s electricity demand is expected to […]
Canadian Solar offloads 19-MWp PV plant in Japan
Canadian Solar Inc (NASDAQ:CSIQ) announced last week it has closed the sale of a 19-MWp solar park in Japan to a number of local passive investors. The unnamed buyers have paid approximately JPY 6.8 billion (USD 65.6m/EUR 53.9m) for the solar power plant located in Gunma prefecture. Canadian Solar will remain the asset manager and […]
Pacifico Energy Commences Construction on 77 MW Utility Scale Solar Power Plant in Japan
TOKYO : Pacifico Energy K.K. (Head Office: Minato, Tokyo; Representative Director: Hiroki Matsuo) is pleased to announce the commencement of construction of a 77 MW(DC) solar power generation plant (the “Plant”) in Ako-gun and Sayo-gun, Hyogo Prefecture from December 2020. The EPC contractor of the Plant is Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation, who has extensive international […]
Canadian Solar Completes the Sale of 19 MWp Operational Project in Japan
GUELPH, Ontario : Canadian Solar Inc. (the “Company”, or “Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world’s largest solar power companies, announced today it completed the sale of Gunma Aramaki, a 19 MWp operational solar power plant in the Yamaguchi Prefecture in Japan for JPY6.8 billion (approximately US$64 million). Canadian Solar sold its equity stake […]
BayWa r.e. sells 11.9-MW solar farm in Japan
BayWa r.e. sells 11.9-MW solar farm in Japan..Read More.. Source : renewablesnow
Mitsui Chemicals Group Starts up Indian Business for BIS Certification of Solar Panels
Mitsui Chemicals Group Starts up Indian Business for BIS Certification of Solar Panels Responding to Indian demand for solar power generation Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo: 4183; President & CEO: HASHIMOTO Osamu) today announced that operations are under way at a new solar testing and certification lab built by subsidiary Mitsui Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd. (MCIND; […]
