TOKYO : Japan has set an ambitious target for renewable energy in the nation’s electricity mix by 2030 as it aims to tackle climate change and achieve its 2050 carbon neutral goal. Under the plan, put forward in July and approved by Japan’s cabinet on Friday (Oct 22), renewables should account for 36-38 per cent […]
Japan OKs plan to push clean energy, nuclear to cut carbon
Japan adopted a new energy policy on Friday that promotes nuclear and renewables as sources of clean energy to achieve the countrys pledge of reaching carbon neutrality in 2050.The new basic energy plan, adopted by the Cabinet just in time for the climate summit in early November, calls for drastically increasing use of renewable energy […]
Japan’s SUMCO to raise $1.1 bn from new shares to expand silicon wafer output – EQ Mag Pro
SUMCO is also considering adding production in Taiwan, which has the world’s biggest concentration of chip foundries, he added. TOKYO: Japan’s SUMCO Corp said on Thursday it would sell 128 billion yen ($1.14 billion) of new shares to fund an increase in silicon wafer production amid growing demand from chip makers struggling to keep up […]
World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Developer Moves Into Japan
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. […]