SSE Plc formed a joint venture in Japan to gain a foothold in one of the most promising markets for offshore wind. The Scottish utility, one of the companies behind the world’s largest offshore wind park, will pay $208 million to take an 80% stake in a joint venture with Pacifico Energy, one of Japan’s […]
ElectroRoute enters Japan with solar balancing contract – EQ Mag Pro
Company will leverage its ElectroRoute CORE IT platform based in Dublin. ElectroRoute has entered the Japanese energy market with the signing of a power purchase agreement (PPA) between its sister company MC Retail Energy and a corporate buyer. Under the solar balancing contract, which will be largely managed using Irish infrastructure and expertise, ElectroRoute will […]
Renewable energy firms pin hopes on Taro Kono winning race for Japan PM – EQ Mag Pro
Renewable energy companies are betting that a leading contender in the race to become Japan’s next prime minister, Taro Kono, will unleash changes allowing more market access and a fairer playing field after years of neglect. The 58-year-old has long championed more renewable supplies in Japan’s roughly $150 billion electricity sector, the world’s biggest national […]
Japan firms eye flexible future for solar power – EQ Mag Pro
Two of Japan’s biggest electronics companies are working on what they hope will be the future of clean energy, and both are betting on a substance called perovskite. Toshiba is using perovskite to make a film that’s just a millimeter thick and can generate solar power. The company says it’s light and flexible enough to […]
China, pandemic, energy top Japan’s leadership race debate – EQ Mag Pro
The contenders include front-runner Vaccinations Minister Taro Kono, former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, as well as two female candidates. Tokyo : Four candidates vying to lead Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party – and replacing outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga – held their first main debate on Saturday, discussing plans to tackle key issues such as […]
How Chlorine Stabilizes Next-Gen Solar Cells – EQ Mag Pro
A team of researchers led by Professor Yabing Qi in the Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) in Japan have imaged the atoms at the surface of the light-absorbing layer in a new type of next-generation solar cells, made from a crystal material called […]
Japan’s Inpex to launch JPY-10bn green bond sale in Oct – EQ Mag Pro
Japanese oil and natural gas producer Inpex Corp (TYO:1605) plans to launch its first green bond placement, seeking to raise JPY 10 billion (USD 91.2m/EUR 77.3m) to invest in environmental and renewable energy projects. The offering is due to be initiated in October, in line with the company’s green bond framework, Inpex said on Monday. […]
Future Of Nuclear Power Looms Over Japan’s LDP Leadership Race – EQ Mag Pro
TOKYO : As the field for the race to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan takes shape, energy and environmental policies will play a bigger role than usual. Former LDP political leader Fumio Kishida, former Interior Minister Sanae Takaichi, who have both announced they are running, and Regulatory Reform Minister Taro Kono, who […]
Japan proposes P82-million solar-powered cold storage facility DA – EQ Mag Pro
In a statement, the DA said Agriculture Secretary William Dar and delegates from the JAEC met on Monday and discussed the status of the latter’s proposed Safe Vegetable Production with Marketing Technology Improvement project in the Philippines. The Japan Agricultural Exchange Council (JAEC) is proposing to put up a cold storage facility in the Philippines […]
Amazon to buy solar power in Japan under PPA with Mitsubishi – report – EQ Mag Pro
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) is expected to sign a corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) with Japanese trader Mitsubishi Corp (TYO:8058) for the purchase of solar energy from 450 installations in Japan, The Nikkei reports. Through Mitsubishi, the US e-commerce giant will buy electricity generated by solar plants installed by West Holdings Corp (TYO:1407) in the Tokyo Metropolitan […]