Four major motorcycle manufacturers are planning to jointly develop an electric battery. This should accelerate the popularity of electric motorcycles and scooters. The Italian Piaggio, the Austrian KTM and Honda and Yamaha from Japan have joined forces. In a letter of intent this week, they wrote that they plan to “form a consortium for the […]
TDK Will Invest US$5 Billion into EV Battery Production and Development of Clean Energy Technologies
TDK, which is among the major Japanese electronics manufacturers, has just announced that it will be investing US$5 billion (or 520 billion yen) into EV battery production and development of clean energy technologies over the next three years. The main reason behind this move is the rapid growth of the global EV market in terms […]
Japan’s Shizen Energy reaches COD on 35-MWp PV plant in Vietnam
Japanese renewable energy firm Shizen Energy Inc announced today that its 35-MWp Hau Giang solar power plant in of Vietnam reached commercial operation date (COD). The plant’s output, estimated at about 51 million kWh per year, is sold to state-owned power company Vietnam Electricity (EVN). The Japanese group, through its affiliate Shizen Malaysia Sdn Bhd, […]
Japanese investor to take Indian renewables stake
Japanese financial services group Orix Corporation has struck a deal to acquire a minority stake in Indian renewables company Greenko Energy Holdings. Under the terms of the agreement, Greenko will sell Orix more than 20% of its shares, worth approximately $980m, in exchange for the latter integrating its 873MW wind power generation business in India […]
Rajasthan CM invites Japanese investment for solar enrergy
The delegation also had representatives from companies located in Japanese Zone at Neemrana in Rajasthan and the Japan External Trade Organization Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday assured a Japanese business delegation of his government’s full cooperation and support in setting up industries in the state. Gehlot gave the assurance during his meeting […]
Japanese utilities turn away from coal plans amid green energy boom
Osaka Gas last week pulled out of plans to build a 1.2 gigawatt coal-fired project, which followed the cancellation in January of a 2 GW coal power station by Kyushu Electric Power , Tokyo Gas and Idemitsu Kosan TOKYO: Japanese utilities are turning away from new coal-fired power projects in the country amid tighter environmental […]
Kawasaki to install 100 solar powered warehouses worth Rs 300 cr in Bengal
Japanese warehousing major Kawasaki Rikuso Transportation Co Ltd (KRT) on Monday said it would install 100 solar-powered, temperature-controlled warehouses in West Bengal at an estimated cost of Rs 300 crore. The state government on Monday launched a similar commercially-exploitable demonstration warehouse built by KRT here, with a grant from Japan International Cooperation Agency India (JICA). […]
