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 […]
Japan to Promote Renewable Power And Reduce Fossil Fuel Imports During 2021-2030
Japan will focus on renewable power to reduce reliance on nuclear power as well as the cost of importing fossil fuels. Japan has no grid interconnections with other countries and has to generate power on its own. Prior to the Fukushima disaster, nuclear power was expected to be a dominant source of power, and until […]
Green Science Alliance Invests in Japanese Perovskite Solar Cell Start-Up
Japan-based Green Science Alliance Co Ltd, which develops next-generation technologies for use in energy as well as in other fields, has invested in a Kyoto University start-up focused on perovskite solar cell research — EneCoat Technologies Co. EneCoat is working on more efficient and durable perovskite cells while also looking to develop lead-free perovskite cells […]
Canadian Solar Just Keeps Getting Bigger In Japan
On Tuesday, solar energy giant Canadian Solar, the global maker of solar PV modules and utility-scale This newly awarded capacity will be distributed across three projects in Japan’s northeast Tohoku region: an 80 MWp project in Miyagi Prefecture, a 3 MWp project in Fukushima Prefecture, and a 3MWp project in Aomori Prefecture. Upon completion, which […]
Japan Awards 208 MW in Oversubscribed Eighth Solar Auction
Japan’s eighth solar auction, for projects with a generation capacity of more than 250kW, has closed with bidders securing a total of 208MW. The oversubscribed auction included 185 bids, representing a total capacity of 249MW. The 135 successful bids had a weighted average of JPY10.82/kWh (US$0.0979/kWh), with the lowest winning bid at JPY10/kWh (US$0.09048). That […]
Shizen Energy Starts Operation of 23.5-MW Solar Plant in Japan
Japanese renewables developer Shizen Energy Inc and its joint-venture (JV) partner juwi Shizen Energy Inc have started commercial operation of a 23.49-MW solar farm in Yamaguchi prefecture. Construction of the Iwakuni Yuu Solar Power Plant was finalised as part of a project with Prominet Power Co Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tokyo Gas Co Ltd […]
Etrion Sheds 47.2-MW Solar Portfolio in Japan
Independent power producer Etrion Corp (TSE:ETX) today said it has offloaded its shareholding in a 47.2-MW portfolio of solar parks in Japan to a domestic consortium. The deal, with a gross value of JPY 8.25 billion (USD 74.7m/EUR 62.9m), concerns Etrion’s 13.2 MW-Komatsu, 24.7-MW Shizukuishi and 9.3-MW Mito photovoltaic (PV) farms, the given capacity of […]
Toyoda Gosei Switches to Renewable Energy Sources at Three Locations in Japan
Part of company’s efforts to achieve carbon neutrality. KIYOSU, Japan : Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7282) has switched to renewable energy sources for all the power used at three of its locations: the World Headquarters, Inabe Plant, and Miyoshi Distribution Center. The company has been reducing the total amount of power it uses by introducing […]