Environmental Technology
August 31, 2006
Renewable Energy
'Smart Glass' Technology Moving toward Commercialization
"Smart glass" technology is now in the process of commercialization in Japan. On...
August 5, 2006
Chemicals
UV Radiation Found to Degrade Volatile Organic Compounds in Silica Gel
The Honjo Chemical Corporation announced in March 2006 that it has successfully ...
August 2, 2006
Climate Change
Tokyo Government Announces 2006 Cool-Roof Projects
On June 13, 2006, the Committee to Promote Cool Roofs (Tokyo Metropolitan Govern...
July 6, 2006
Renewable Energy
Nippon Oil Sets Up Fund for Basic Research of Hydrogen as Energy
As part of its efforts to make a social contribution Nippon Oil Corp., a major J...
June 25, 2006
Energy Conservation
CO2 Accounting Service for Households Starts on Tokyo Gas Website
Tokyo Gas Co. announced that on March 1, 2006, it started providing an environme...
June 10, 2006
Renewable Energy
New Ceramic Membrane Reformer Produces Hydrogen Faster
A research group led by Dr. Hitoshi Takamura, an associate professor at Tohoku U...
May 31, 2006
Renewable Energy
New Photocatalyst Allows Release of Hydrogen from Water under Visible Light
A research group led by Professor Kazunari Domen at Tokyo University and Profess...
May 24, 2006
Renewable Energy
Denso Corp. Generating Power by Air Flow from Factory Smokestack
Japanese auto parts manufacturer DENSO Corporation has installed a wind power ge...
May 24, 2006
Chemicals
Nissan's New Coating System Cuts Volatile Organic Compounds by 40%
With an investment of 11 billion yen (about U.S. $94 million), Nissan Motor Co.,...
May 24, 2006
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Hydroponic Method Using Organic Fertilizer Developed
The National Institute of Vegetable and Tea Science in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture ...
May 21, 2006
Environmental Technology
Toyota Develops New Auto Body Surface Treatment Agent that Reduces Environmental Impacts
Toyota Motor Corp. and Nihon Parkerizing Co., a Japanese manufacturer of surface...
May 12, 2006
Renewable Energy
Bio-Methane from Sewage Sludge to Be Used as Bus Fuel
Kobe City in western Japan has decided during fiscal 2006 to prepare for the pra...
May 9, 2006
Policy / Systems
Japan Business Federation Urges Regulatory Reforms to Promote Fuel Cells
The Japan Business Federation (JBF, also known as the Nippon Keidanren) submitte...
April 23, 2006
Energy Conservation
Energy-Saving Renovations Planned for 2nd Tokyo Metropolitan Hospital
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has decided to apply the energy-service compan...
March 31, 2006
Renewable Energy
Fuji Heavy Launches Test Run of 2 MW Wind Power System
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. of Japan has been conducting a demonstration test of ...
March 31, 2006
Energy Conservation
'E-Meisters' Diagnose Energy Efficiency at Home
The Shizuoka Center for Climate Change Actions (SCCCA) certified 115 persons as ...
March 4, 2006
Environmental Technology
Japanese Research Team Develops Low-cost, Effective Solid Catalyst
A research group led by Dr. Michikazu Hara at the Chemical Resources Laboratory ...
February 20, 2006
Renewable Energy
Kurita Water Industries, Ltd. Develops World's First Solid Methanol for Fuel Cells
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. announced on October 20, 2005 that it has solved th...
February 20, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
Japanese Companies Develop Air-Purifying Paper
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. announced on October 19, 2005 that they have d...
February 15, 2006
Renewable Energy
Test Starts for 100% Renewable Energy Microgrid using a Private Transmission Line
A test to demonstrate a new decentralized energy supply system using a private t...
February 8, 2006
Environmental Technology
Kanagawa Adopts Water Conservation Tax Ordinance
The Kanagawa Prefectural Assembly passed on October 5, 2005 an ordinance to impo...
January 27, 2006
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
900 Vessels Adopt Improved Screw Propeller Developed by Mitsui O.S.K.
The high energy efficiency of Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF), a screw propeller ...
January 25, 2006
Renewable Energy
New Tokyo Gas Wind Turbine Starts Supplying Electricity
Tokyo Gas Co. started the operation of a newly built wind turbine (1,990 kilowat...
January 15, 2006
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toshiba Testing Micro Fuel Cells for Mobile Music Players
Toshiba Corp. has developed two fuel cell units small enough to be integrated in...
January 13, 2006
Renewable Energy
Showa Shell to Mass-Produce Next-Generation Solar Cells in 2007
Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., a major Japanese oil company belonging to the Royal Dut...
December 31, 2005
Environmental Technology
New Technology Helps Restore Barren Seafloors
The Ocean Greenery research group, an industry-academic research group of 14 mem...
December 15, 2005
Energy Conservation
Residential Co-Generation System Proven Effective at Aichi Expo 2005
Residential fuel cell co-generation systems were proven to be effective in reduc...
November 25, 2005
Renewable Energy
Biogas Power Plant Being Tested Under Kyoto Eco-Energy Project
The Kyoto Eco-Energy Research Center is a biogas power generation plant built as...
November 18, 2005
Environmental Technology
NEC, Unitika Develop Kenaf-Reinforced Bioplastic for Cell Phones
NEC Corp., a major Japanese electronics company, and Unitika Ltd., a major Japan...
November 11, 2005
Renewable Energy
Japan Energy Starts Installing Home Fuel Cell Systems
Japan Energy Corp., a Japanese refiner, announced on June 8, 2005 that it has st...
October 29, 2005
Renewable Energy
Kansai Electric Power Develops Highly Efficient 400 kW Gas Engine
Kansai Electric Power Co. and Niigata Power Systems Co. announced on May 30, 200...
October 19, 2005
Energy Conservation
Builders' Network Launches Zero Utility Cost Housing
Japan Area Home Builders' Network (JAHB Net), a network of about 600 builders an...
October 5, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japanese Consortium Recycles Paper Sludge into Zeolites
A research consortium has developed a technology to produce low-cost, high-quali...
October 5, 2005
Renewable Energy
Taxi's Rooftop Wind Energy Charges Cell Phones
Ecolo21 Co., Ltd, a taxi company in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, started a trial ...
August 30, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Town's Unique System Recycles Organic Waste, Issues Local Currency
A nonprofit organization known as the Ogawa-town Foodo Application Center ("Food...
August 22, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Oyster Shells Increase Nameko Mushroom Yield by 10 %
As of March, 2005, the Ishikawa Forest Experiment Station in Ishikawa Prefecture...
August 14, 2005
Renewable Energy
Fukuoka Designated for 'Hydrogen Technology Research Zone'
Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka City were authorized by the Prime Minister in Mar...
August 10, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Patent Granted for 'Defibrated' Material and Wood Waste Recycling
The Agricultural Research Division of the Mie Prefectural Science and Technology...
August 8, 2005
Others
Global 100 Eco-Tech Award Winners Selected at 2005 World Expo
The Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition announced on June 16, 2005 t...
July 16, 2005
Renewable Energy
Mitsui Shipbuilding Nears Practical Application of Natural Gas Hydrate Transport Technology
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. (MES) has been developing natural gas hydr...
July 8, 2005
Energy Conservation
Beverage Maker Suntory Reduces CO2 Emissions Using Cogeneration Systems
Suntory Ltd., a major Japanese beverage manufacturer, expects major energy savin...
June 22, 2005
Climate Change
World's Largest Green Wall - the 'Bio-Lung' - Debuts at Aichi Expo 2005
A project called the "Bio-lung" has attracted public attention at the 2005 Wo...
May 29, 2005
Renewable Energy
Ebara Jitsugyo Co. Unveils Compact, Efficient Wind Power System
On February 7, 2005, Japan's Ebara Jitsugyo Co. began marketing a small, highly ...
May 12, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Fujitsu Computer Cases World's First to Use Plant-Based Plastic
Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd. and Toray Industries, Inc. announced...
May 8, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Quality Fertilizer Developed from Rice Husk Ashes
The National Agricultural Research Center and Takata Engineering Corp. of Japan ...
May 5, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Unitika Ltd. Develops World's First High Temperature-Resistant Polylactic Acid
Polylactic acid resin is a type of biodegradable plastic derived from biomass re...
April 29, 2005
Energy Conservation
Hybrid Tram with On-board Batteries Successfully Tested
The Railway Technical Research Institute of Japan announced on February 2, 2005 ...
April 26, 2005
Renewable Energy
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Develops Liquid Hydrogen Container
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI), a major Japanese heavy machinery manufact...
April 21, 2005
Renewable Energy
Successful 500-Hour Test Moves Biomass Generation Closer to Practical Use
Chugai Ro Co., a Japanese thermal engineering company, announced on February 7, ...
April 15, 2005
Energy Conservation
AIST Develops Next-generation Multifunctional Window Glass
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