Renewable Energy

Global Environment Forum KANSAI Releases its English Web Portal

February 6, 2016

Reduce / Reuse / Recycle

 

Global Environment Forum KANSAI Releases its English Web Portal

The Global Environment Forum KANSAI released its English web portal for Kansai'...
 
Aiming for Happiest Marginal Community in Japan through Renewable Energy

December 28, 2015

Newsletter

 

Aiming for Happiest Marginal Community in Japan through Renewable Energy

Japan has entered a period of rapid population decline. If the trend continues...
 
Community Happy Solar!

November 28, 2015

Newsletter

 

Community Happy Solar!

The Tokushima Regional Energy General Incorporated Association (TREGIA) is a b...
 
Sustainable Energy and Food Zones Grow Gradually

November 15, 2015

Renewable Energy

 

Sustainable Energy and Food Zones Grow Gradually

The Sustainable Zone Study Group, a research project jointly conducted by Kuras...
 
The Challenges Facing Full-Scale Renewable Energy Development and Expectations of Electricity System Reform (Part 2)

August 14, 2015

Renewable Energy

 

The Challenges Facing Full-Scale Renewable Energy Development and Expectations of Electricity System Reform (Part 2)

Part 1 of this article described the current challenges in Japan for expanding...
 
The Challenges Facing Full-Scale Renewable Energy Development and Expectations of Electricity System Reform (Part 1)

July 28, 2015

Renewable Energy

 

The Challenges Facing Full-Scale Renewable Energy Development and Expectations of Electricity System Reform (Part 1)

As each nation around the world makes preparations for reaching an internation...
 
Chigasaki City Converts Residential Solar into Emissions Credits for Corporate Carbon Offsets

July 23, 2015

Renewable Energy

 

Chigasaki City Converts Residential Solar into Emissions Credits for Corporate Carbon Offsets

Chigasaki City in East Japan has been implementing the "Chigasaki Solar Energy ...
 
City of Minamisoma Testing Power Generation Using Local Wood Waste to Make Switch from Nuclear to Renewables

July 18, 2015

Renewable Energy

 

City of Minamisoma Testing Power Generation Using Local Wood Waste to Make Switch from Nuclear to Renewables

A trial operation of mixed-material thermal power generation using wood biomass...
 
MOE Forecasts 33% Renewables by 2030, Nuclear Plants Not Prerequisite for Energy Mix

July 3, 2015

Renewable Energy

 

MOE Forecasts 33% Renewables by 2030, Nuclear Plants Not Prerequisite for Energy Mix

The Ministry of Environment (MOE) foresees that by implementing effective measu...
 
Minamisoma Releases Non-Nuclear Power Declaration, Targeting 64% Self-Supplied Power by 2020

June 27, 2015

Renewable Energy

 

Minamisoma Releases Non-Nuclear Power Declaration, Targeting 64% Self-Supplied Power by 2020

Minamisoma City in Fukushima Prefecture became the first city in Japan to rele...
 
Fukushima Solar and Agriculture Experience Association to Foster Next Generation of Reconstruction Leaders

June 25, 2015

Disaster Reconstruction

 

Fukushima Solar and Agriculture Experience Association to Foster Next Generation of Reconstruction Leaders

The Fukushima Solar and Agriculture Experience Association won an award for uti...
 
Current Status of Renewable Energy in Japan (2015)

May 25, 2015

Renewable Energy

 

Current Status of Renewable Energy in Japan (2015)

Japan's feed-in-tariff (FIT) scheme for utilities to purchase electricity from r...
 

May 13, 2015

Newsletter

 

"Rooftop Leasing" Photovoltaic Generation Spreading across Japan

On the initiative of local governments in Japan, photovoltaic generation busin...
 
Tokyo Plans to Increase Renewable Energy Ratio to 20% by 2024

April 10, 2015

Renewable Energy

 

Tokyo Plans to Increase Renewable Energy Ratio to 20% by 2024

The Tokyo Metropolitan area consumes huge amounts of electricity and energy to...
 
Nagano Becomes 70% Energy Self-Sufficient, Targeting Future Happiness

March 12, 2015

Renewable Energy

 

Nagano Becomes 70% Energy Self-Sufficient, Targeting Future Happiness

Nagano Prefecture of Japan announced in November 2014 that the power generatio...
 
Kawasaki City and Toshiba to Jointly Demonstrate Renewables and Hydrogen-Based Off-Grid Energy Supply System

February 2, 2015

Corporate

 

Kawasaki City and Toshiba to Jointly Demonstrate Renewables and Hydrogen-Based Off-Grid Energy Supply System

Kawasaki City, Japan, announced on November 13, 2014, that it signed an agreeme...
 
Achievements of Japan's Feed-In Tariff Scheme and Challenges for Power System Reform

January 24, 2015

Newsletter

 

Achievements of Japan's Feed-In Tariff Scheme and Challenges for Power System Reform

As JFS reported in an article released on November 3, 2014, Japan's power comp...
 
 Current Status of Renewable Energy in Japan (2014)

December 25, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

Current Status of Renewable Energy in Japan (2014)

Since the introduction of the feed-in tariff (FIT) scheme in July 2012, renewabl...
 
Approaches Featuring Smart Agriculture Using Solar Power, Small Hydroelectric Plants Using Dam Wall to Vitalize Japanese Farm Villages

November 26, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

Approaches Featuring Smart Agriculture Using Solar Power, Small Hydroelectric Plants Using Dam Wall to Vitalize Japanese Farm Villages

In Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, renewable energy businesses have started to spr...
 
Japan's Power Utilities to Suspend Responding to Clean Energy Applications

November 3, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

Japan's Power Utilities to Suspend Responding to Clean Energy Applications

Kyushu Electric Power Co. of Japan announced on September 24, 2014, that it wil...
 
Community and Locally-led Renewable Energy Projects Highlighted in Renewables Japan Status Report 2014

September 21, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

Community and Locally-led Renewable Energy Projects Highlighted in Renewables Japan Status Report 2014

Based on the Renewables Japan Status Report 2014 published by the Institute of ...
 
Geothermal Power: Japan Has World's Third Largest Geothermal Reserves, 60 Percent of Which Can Be Developed

September 11, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

Geothermal Power: Japan Has World's Third Largest Geothermal Reserves, 60 Percent of Which Can Be Developed

Japan has abundant reserves of geothermal energy, a stable source of electricit...
 
Tokyo Steps up Expansion of Renewable Energy Usage toward 2020 Olympics

September 3, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

Tokyo Steps up Expansion of Renewable Energy Usage toward 2020 Olympics

Toward the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Tokyo Metropolitan Government's (TMG) prop...
 
Community-Led Energy Association Launched to Promote Renewable Energy

August 26, 2014

Civil Society / Local Issues

 

Community-Led Energy Association Launched to Promote Renewable Energy

The National Local Energy Association announced on May 23, 2014, its official l...
 
Hot Springs Power Generation to Start at Disaster Evacuation Facility in Japanese Resort Town

August 17, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

Hot Springs Power Generation to Start at Disaster Evacuation Facility in Japanese Resort Town

Shinonsen Town in Hyogo Prefecture in central Japan completed construction of a...
 
Solar Sharing in Japan: Efforts and Hurdles

August 15, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

Solar Sharing in Japan: Efforts and Hurdles

Since Japan introduced its feed-in-tariff (FIT) scheme in 2012, the installatio...
 
Solar Power Project to Meet All Household Electricity Needs in Japanese Town

July 20, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

Solar Power Project to Meet All Household Electricity Needs in Japanese Town

The government of Shizukuishi Town in Iwate prefecture announced on January 22, ...
 

July 15, 2014

Newsletter

 

"Udon made from udon," and "Boiling udon using udon-derived fuel," --The Udon Marugoto Junkan (Total Udon Cycle) Project

Kagawa Prefecture in Shikoku Island is very famous for udon noodles. Annual con...
 
Geothermal Heat Pump Brings Year-Round Farming to Town in Northern Japan

July 12, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

Geothermal Heat Pump Brings Year-Round Farming to Town in Northern Japan

Niseko, a town in Hokkaido, Northern Japan, is becoming as energy independent a...
 
Tokyo Releases Japan's First Solar Potential Map

June 26, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

Tokyo Releases Japan's First Solar Potential Map

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government released in March 2014 the Tokyo Solar Potent...
 
Japanese Poultry Company Enters Biomass Power Business, Plans to Generate Over 6 Megawatts

June 23, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

Japanese Poultry Company Enters Biomass Power Business, Plans to Generate Over 6 Megawatts

Jumonji Chicken Company, a Japanese poultry producer in Iwate Prefecture, in no...
 
Renewable Energy Revives Ailing Fukushima Spa

May 26, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

Renewable Energy Revives Ailing Fukushima Spa

Tsuchiyu Onsen, a hot spring town in Fukushima prefecture, established a firm c...
 
More than 200 Sets of the World's Smallest Power Station Installed in Japan

May 18, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

More than 200 Sets of the World's Smallest Power Station Installed in Japan

Ecology Online, a Japanese non-profit organization that strives to promote rene...
 
Kitakyushu to Realize Zero-Emission Transportation System Using Solar-Powered Electric Buses

May 15, 2014

Transportation / Mobility

 

Kitakyushu to Realize Zero-Emission Transportation System Using Solar-Powered Electric Buses

Kitakyushu in southern Japan, with the aim of creating "a world environmental c...
 
Company in Southern Japan Helping to Revitalize Community through Renewable Energy

May 12, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

Company in Southern Japan Helping to Revitalize Community through Renewable Energy

Satsuma Shizen Energy Co. is a joint venture established in 2012 by small local...
 
Micro Hydro Helping to Revitalize Community in Gifu Prefecture

May 2, 2014

Civil Society / Local Issues

 

Micro Hydro Helping to Revitalize Community in Gifu Prefecture

All Rights Reserved. In Itoshiro, a shrinking rural community in Gifu Prefecture...
 
Procurement Price Set for Offshore Wind Power to Expand Its Introduction

April 25, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

Procurement Price Set for Offshore Wind Power to Expand Its Introduction

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry compiled the results of the discuss...
 
New Renewable Energy Law to Allow Conversion of Farmland in Japan to Wind Farms

April 21, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

New Renewable Energy Law to Allow Conversion of Farmland in Japan to Wind Farms

Takumi Nemoto, Minister of Reconstruction, announced at a press conference on D...
 
New Mega Solar Power Generation Integrated with Agriculture

April 20, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

New Mega Solar Power Generation Integrated with Agriculture

A large-scale (mega) solar power plant, Minokamo Energy Farm, opened on January...
 
Union of Local Governments in Japan to Triple Renewable Energy Output in 2020

April 19, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

Union of Local Governments in Japan to Triple Renewable Energy Output in 2020

The Union of Kansai Governments, which consists of seven prefectural government...
 
Student-Led Micro Hydro Power System Being Expanded Worldwide

April 16, 2014

Education

 

Student-Led Micro Hydro Power System Being Expanded Worldwide

Students of Kyoto Municipal Fushimi Industrial High School successfully develop...
 
Higashimatsushima Strives for Creative Future

April 6, 2014

Disaster Reconstruction

 

Higashimatsushima Strives for Creative Future

Higashimatsushima City in Miyagi Prefecture is striving to rebuild after suffer...
 
Three Coops in Tohoku Region Launch Joint Wind Power Project

April 2, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

Three Coops in Tohoku Region Launch Joint Wind Power Project

Three consumer cooperatives in Japan's Tohoku region--Miyagi Coop, Iwate Coop,...
 
Japanese Machinery Manufacturer Develops Biogas Generation System Powered Largely by Waste Udon Noodles

March 16, 2014

Corporate

 

Japanese Machinery Manufacturer Develops Biogas Generation System Powered Largely by Waste Udon Noodles

Chiyoda Manufacturing Co., a Japanese construction machinery maker in Kagawa Pr...
 
Solar Energy Project Achieving Regional Revitalization Wins New Energy Award

March 14, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

Solar Energy Project Achieving Regional Revitalization Wins New Energy Award

The New Energy Foundation announced on December 12, 2013, the winners of the Ne...
 
Award-winning Portable, High-Efficiency Hydroelectric Generator Now on the Market

March 9, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

Award-winning Portable, High-Efficiency Hydroelectric Generator Now on the Market

Ibasei Ltd., a Japanese manufacturing engineering company in Ibaraki Prefecture...
 
Japan's NEPC Subsidizes 27 Businesses Utilizing Renewable Thermal Energy

March 6, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

Japan's NEPC Subsidizes 27 Businesses Utilizing Renewable Thermal Energy

The New Energy Promotion Council (NEPC) of Japan announced on November 21, 2013...
 
Small Hydropower Generation System Developed for Use in Seawater, Weight Cut by Half

March 3, 2014

Environmental Technology

 

Small Hydropower Generation System Developed for Use in Seawater, Weight Cut by Half

Japan's Okaya & Co., which is strengthening its efforts in the environmenta...
 
A total of 676 examinees pass nationwide photovoltaic consultant test

February 27, 2014

Renewable Energy

 

A total of 676 examinees pass nationwide photovoltaic consultant test

The Japanese House Performance Inspection Association announced on December 4, ...
 
Local Businesses Commission Disabled Workers to Maintain Solar Power System

February 26, 2014

Diversity

 

Local Businesses Commission Disabled Workers to Maintain Solar Power System

An association of solar power installation businesses in Misawa, a city in nort...
 
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