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ORIX, Hokuriku Electric Power, and Valor Holdings Commence Operations of PPA Solar Power Generation Systems with BCP Functions at Two Valor Stores in the Hokuriku Region
TOKYO, Japan – ORIX Corporation (“ORIX”), Hokuriku Electric Power Company (Hokuriku Electric Power), and Valor Holdings Co., Ltd. announced today that they have installed and commenced operations of third-party-owned (“PPA”) solar power generation systems with business continuity planning (BCP) functions at two Valor Group stores in the Hokuriku region. PPA—which stands for “power purchase agreement”—is […]
Japan’s renewable energy sector seeks carbon-neutral windfall
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 Tokyo: Japan needs to boost renewable energy by reforming outdated policies on land use and the national grid if it is to meet a new goal of […]
Tokyo 2020 targets 100 per cent renewable energy
In the 270-page report, Tokyo 2020 said that medal podiums will be made from post-consumer plastic packaging collected throughout Japan and will “be utilized’ after the Games, Xinhua news agency reports Tokyo: The Tokyo Olympic Games will be powered by electricity from 100 per cent renewable energy, according to a Sustainability Pre-Games Report published on […]
Battery-powered ships next up in battle to tackle emissions
Four Japanese companies have teamed up to build the world’s first zero-emission tanker by mid-2021 that will be powered by large-capacity batteries TOKYO: The electric battery boom has a new target: ships. Four Japanese companies have teamed up to build the world’s first zero-emission tanker by mid-2021 that will be powered by large-capacity batteries and […]
Kyocera to roll out new Li-ion battery in 2020
TOKYO : Kyocera Corp will start volume production of a new lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery that does not cause any accident in principle and is expected to drastically increase capacity density in 2020. The new Li-ion battery can reduce material cost by about 40% and shorten manufacturing process to 1/3, compared with existing Li-ion batteries, according […]
Japan sets carbon-neutral goal as UK plans climate laws
Japan has joined Britain in pledging to become carbon neutral later this century, as the world races to prevent catastrophic climate change, but critics blasted Tokyo’s plan as unambitious. While Britain on Wednesday outlined plans for fast-track legislation that would reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, Japan’s policy only pledges to meet the […]
Japan plans carbon emission cuts, more nuclear energy
Japan is calling for further efforts to cut carbon emissions by promoting renewables but also nuclear energy despite the 2011 Fukushima reactors meltdowns. The energy white paper, adopted by the Cabinet Friday, said Japan faces an “urgent task” of reducing carbon emissions coming from utilities that have relied heavily on fossil fuels to make up […]