Toyota Motor Corp said on Saturday it will partner with four other Japanese vehicle makers to explore the viability of alternative green fuels for internal combustion engine cars, including hydrogen and synthetic fuels derived from biomass. The companies, which in addition to Toyota include Mazda Motor Corp, Subaru Corp, Yamaha …
Read More »Geothermal Power Plants in Japan Quadruple since 2011 Nuclear Accident
The number of geothermal power plants in Japan has quadrupled since the 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, according to industry data. Despite the surge, showed in the Thermal and Nuclear Power Engineering Society data, geothermal power accounts for only 0.3 percent of the country’s total power output because …
Read More »Japan Counts on Asian Market to Help Shift to Green Energy
Japan is focusing on its neighbors in Asia as it hopes to take a leadership role in the growing push to reduce emissions, having earmarked $10 billion to help the region speed up the move away from fossil fuels. The Economy and Industry Ministry hosted the first “Asia green growth …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Japan to Explore Green Hydrogen Imports from Australia
Realizing the potential of hydrogen as the fuel of the future, four Japanese companies, Marubeni Corporation, Iwatani Corporation, Kansai Electric Power, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have signed an MoU with Stanwell Corporation and APT Management Services of Australia. The MoU has been signed to study the feasibility of shipping liquefied …
Read More »Rosneft Plans Low-Carbon Management Projects with Japanese Companies
Rosneft and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on carbon management. The document is signed to continue the cooperation between the Company and METI and provides for the development of the parties’ interaction to implement lower-carbon projects with the participation …
Read More »Japan’s ‘Carbon Neutral’ LNG Shipments May Not Offset Emissions
Japan’s natural gas industry is making controversial claims about the fuel to make it more appealing to climate-conscious buyers. Tokyo-based Inpex Corp. this month said it sold two “carbon neutral” liquefied natural gas shipments to Shizuoka Gas Co. and Toho Gas Co., offsetting the fuel’s lifetime emissions using credits from …
Read More »First Carbon-Neutral LNG Supplied in Japan
subsidiary Nihon Tug-Boat vessel Ishin received its first carbon neutral LNG (CNLNG) from Daigas Energy at Sakai Senboku Port, Osaka on 1 September 2021. This marks the first use of CNLNG as vessel fuel in Japan. Ishin was supplied at the wharf from a lorry, then returned to towage and …
Read More »Fukushima Nuclear Plant Water to be Released via Undersea Tunnel
The operator of the wrecked Japanese Fukushima nuclear power plant has said it plans to build an undersea tunnel so that massive amounts of treated but still radioactive water can be released into the ocean. The discharge would be about one kilometre away from the plant to avoid interference with …
Read More »UAE Sells another Blue Ammonia Shipment to Japan in Push toward Hydrogen
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 …
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