The United Arab Emirates sold its third shipment of blue ammonia to Japan, as the oil producer looks to build a hydrogen industry as it plans for the transition of global energy. Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) will send its cargo to INPEX Corp. for use in power generation …
Read More »China’s New Oil Giants Thrive amid Xi’s Push for Cleaner Energy
China’s newest oil refiners are thriving by aligning themselves with President Xi Jinping’s vision, expanding even as their older rivals and several other private businesses have been reined in by Beijing. These newcomers have gained the moniker “Teapot 2.0” in China, and are benefiting because they are fitting into Xi’s …
Read More »Oil Majors Vow Energy Transition at Their Own Pace
Oil majors are under growing pressure to stop drilling for crude to help curb climate change, but companies say they will wean themselves off fossil fuels at their own pace. The demand for change is coming from many sides: lawsuits, shareholders and the International Energy Agency have all turned up …
Read More »Japan and Tepco Studying Release of Fukushima Water 1 Kilometer from Coast
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. and the government are considering a plan to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea about 1 kilometer from the coast, informed sources said Tuesday. The plan calls for a pipeline to be set up …
Read More »Japan’s Largest Energy Producer Bets on Ammonia and Hydrogen for Net Zero
Power generation accounts for roughly a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. So when Japan’s biggest power producer, Jera Co., announced last October that it aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 — but not by relying exclusively on renewable power — it took even some energy experts by surprise, …
Read More »Plan to Discharge Fukushima Plant Water into Sea Sets a Dangerous Precedent
On April 13, the Japanese government announced that it had approved a plan by Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. (Tepco) to discharge treated water currently being stored in tanks at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. It is important to highlight specific concerns with …
Read More »Japan Asks IAEA to Verify Safety over Fukushima Water Release
The government asked the International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday to conduct a safety review and announce its view to the world in the event Tokyo decides to dispose of treated radioactive water accumulating at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. The government is considering releasing the water used …
Read More »China’s New Green Target Still Means Pumping too much Pollution
China’s first road map to achieving net zero emissions by 2060 may be too slow to stop the world’s biggest polluter from hastening global warming. Thousands of Chinese delegates applauded when Premier Li Keqiang stood in the Great Hall in Beijing at the start of the National Party Congress on …
Read More »IAEA Prepared to Send Team to Monitor Fukushima Water Release
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said his body is ready to send a monitoring team upon request to check treated radioactive water set to be discharged from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant to address concerns over environmental impact. “We can cooperate if the government of …
Read More »Japan Likely Needs New Reactors to Meet Carbon Goal
Japan must consider building new nuclear reactors to meet the government’s lofty goal of going carbon-neutral by 2050, according to the nation’s former economy and energy minister. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s net-zero emissions pledge announced Monday is “very ambitious” and presents a number of difficulties, said Hiroshige Seko, broadcaster NHK …
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