August 10 International independent power producer (IPP) Sonnedix Power Holdings Ltd said Tuesday that it has started operation of its 2.5-MW rooftop solar PV array for a corporate backer in Japan. The system was built atop a logistics centre in western Japan and benefits from a 14.5-year power purchase agreement (PPA), which Sonnedix Japan secured […]
How the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster is Propelling Japan Into a New Age of Hydrogen Energy
NAMIE TOWN, Japan (KABC) : With billions of people watching the Olympics, the host country is using the Games as an opportunity to make a statement. Ten years ago, a massive tsunami barreled toward the Japanese coastline, killing 182 people. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which sat right on the ocean, was protected by […]
Etrion Closes Sale of Final Solar Project in Japan
Solar power producer Etrion Corp (TSE:ETX) announced today it has completed the sale of its final asset in Japan, the 9.5-MW DC Misawa solar park. The divestment is part of Etrion’s plan initiated this spring to sell all or almost all of its solar holdings in Japan in order to support a return of capital […]
Shizen Energy Starts Operation of 3 MW of Solar Capacity in Japan
Japanese renewables developer Shizen Energy Inc has commenced the commercial operation of some 3 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in Kagoshima prefecture. The Kirishima Uenodan 1 and 2 solar power plants were developed by Shizen Energy, while Japan Benex Corporation was in charge of the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) works. Covering a 5-hectare […]
Japan Inc Wants to Become a Hydrogen Superpower
To succeed, it must focus on unglamorous industrial uses of the gas. IN 2016 TOKYO’S At that time, Governor Masuzoe predicted that the Olympic Games held by the Japanese capital in 2020 would “leave the hydrogen society as its heritage,” just as the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games left the Shinkansen. Later that year, Mr. Masuzoe […]
Japan Boosts Renewable Energy Target For 2030 Energy Mix
The country’s revised basic energy strategy leaves unchanged its target for nuclear power, even though the country has struggled to return the industry to its former central role after the Fukushima disaster of 2011. Japan will raise its target for renewable energy in the country’s electricity mix for 2030 as it pushes to cut emissions […]
Japan’s Shizuoka Gas signs solar PPA with Thai university
A new joint venture of Japan’s Shizuoka Gas Co Ltd (TOY:9543) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Rajabhat Mahasarakham University, supporting the construction of a 2.14-MWp rooftop solar array in Thailand. The 20-year contract was signed by VNET SG Power Co Ltd, a joint company established on June 5, 2020, between Shizuoka Gas […]
UAE Seeks Investors to Build Hydrogen Export Facilities
The market for hydrogen is tiny now but could be worth as much as $700bn annually by 2050, according to Bloomberg. State-owned oil firms in the Gulf want to turn their expertise in exporting liquid fuel into shipping hydrogen or ammonia to customers worldwide for electricity, transport and industrial use. Abu Dhabi is seeking investors […]
Every Roof in Japan Could Have Solar Panels in the Future
Japan seeks to add more solar power in a bid to achieve its ambitious 2030 emissions reduction goal, which could eventually lead to every building, parking lot and farm in the densely populated nation being fitted with rooftop panels. The world’s third-biggest economy aims to have 108 gigawatts of solar capacity online by 2030, about […]
Japan Giant Signs Deal For 30 Australian Solar Farms With Battery And Hydrogen Storage
Japanese industrial giant Marubeni Corp has signed a landmark deal with Australian investor Providence Asset Group for the development of 30 community-based solar farms which will combine battery and hydrogen storage. The agreement will see Marubeni subsidiary SmartestEnergy buy the output from the 30 solar farms owned by PAG, which will have a combine generation […]