Jacksonville, Fla.: JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) (“JinkoSolar”), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) in U.S. International Trade Commission Investigation No. 337-TA-1151 (“the 1151 Investigation”) issued an order indicating that JinkoSolar’s motion for summary determination of non-infringement will be […]
Japan’s NTT to invest $5.5 bn in building power networks for supply backup
NTT will provide electricity by using power saved in batteries at the 7,300 buildings it owns and will purchase power from others, the report said. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp will spend about 600 billion yen ($5.5 billion) to build power distribution networks, the Nikkei newspaper reported, without citing its sources.In a rare move for […]
Will Your EV Keep the Lights On When the Grid Goes Down?
Home battery systems can help during power outages. So can the battery packs rolling around in electric vehicles. Last month’s preventative power shutoffs in California highlighted the vulnerability of the electricity grid to threats exacerbated by a changing climate. In the wake of the forced outages, much has been written about the ability of solar […]
Japan’s power prices fall to 6-mth lows amid higher temperatures, renewables supplies
TOKYO : Prices for electricity traded on Japan’s power exchange for delivery on Thursday fell to six-month, lows as seasonally high temperatures reduced heating demand, amid excess supplies of solar power. The price on the Japan Electric Power Exchange (JEPX) dropped to as low as 1 yen (0.92 U.S. cents) per kilowatt hour (kWh), the […]
Tesla to start Powerwall home battery installations in Japan
TOKYO: Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) will start installing its Powerwall home power storage batteries in Japan next spring, the U.S. electric car and battery maker said on Tuesday, marking the product’s debut in Asia. The 13.5 kilowatt-hour (kWh) Powerwall can store power generated by solar panels and costs 990,000 yen ($9,135), including the Backup Gateway system […]
Green Bond Debut of Japan Utilities Up to Renewables Push
Japanese utilities are among the biggest issuers of yen corporate bonds but have been absent from the green note market so far. Their debut may depend on progress in the country’s usage of naturally replenishable energy sources. That’s the view of Reiko Hayashi, director and deputy president of Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., who said […]
France’s Total begins construction of 3rd solar power plant in Japan
The project is to start up in 2021 and will provide clean and reliable electricity to Japanese households, said Total. PARIS: French energy group Total said it has begun the construction of its third solar power plant in Japan, the Miyagi Osato Solar Park, planned for a peak capacity of 52 megawatts. The project is […]
New environment minister says Japan should stop using nuclear power
The comments are likely to prove controversial in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, which supports a return to nuclear power under new safety rules TOKYO: Japan’s newly installed environment minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, wants the country to close down nuclear reactors to avoid a repeat of the Fukushima catastrophe in 2011. The comments by the son […]
Japan cautions Andhra Pradesh against reworking green power pacts
The ambassador’s missive to Jaganmohan Reddy comes on the heels of similar letters from power minister RK Singh. BENGALURU: Japan has cautioned the Andhra Pradesh chief minister that the state’s efforts to cut renewable energy tariffs by reviewing signed-and-sealed contracts has unnerved foreign investors and damaged the business environment. India’s renewable energy sector has seen […]
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund to Support ADB’s Green Projects
MANILA, PHILIPPINES: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) recently formed a partnership to support green project financing through investments in ADB’s green bonds. “We are pleased to collaborate with GPIF on this important initiative that promotes environment-related investments in Asia and the Pacific and is closely aligned with ADB’s […]