Renewable Energy
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 23, 2005
Renewable Energy
Japan's Market for Small Wind Power Systems Growing Rapidly
Yano Research Institute Ltd. released a report on its analysis of the Japanese w...
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...
November 7, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Power Generated from New Heat-Resistant Ceramic Material
The Research Institute for Ubiquitous Energy Devices (RIUED) (Ikeda City, Osaka)...
November 4, 2005
Renewable Energy
Tokyo Gas, Sekisui House Market Fuel-Cell Homes
Tokyo Gas Co., the largest city gas supplier in Japan, announced on 26 April 200...
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 20, 2005
Renewable Energy
Jam Maker First to Introduce New Geothermal Cooling System
Aohata Corp., a major Japanese jam manufacturer in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefectur...
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 ...
October 2, 2005
Renewable Energy
Kobe Steel Develops Technology to Transport Heat Energy by Truck
Kobe Steel Ltd. and its affiliate Kobelco Eco-Solutions Co. in Japan have jointl...
October 1, 2005
Renewable Energy
First Energy Service Co. Promotes Wood Biomass Power Generation
The First Energy Service Co. (FESCO), a Japanese energy service company, started...
September 21, 2005
Renewable Energy
Micro-Hydropower Promotion Council Established
Japanese Association for Water Energy Recovery (J-WatER) held its inaugural meet...
September 10, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
New Technology Produces Methane, Isobutane Fuels from Waste Plastic
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) of J...
September 5, 2005
Renewable Energy
Teijin Group to Use Biomass to Cut CO2 Emissions by 65,000 Tons Annually
The Teijin Group, a leading Japanese manufacturer of fibers, plastics and pharma...
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 24, 2005
Renewable Energy
NGO Wins New Energy Award for Citizen-Funded Wind Power Plants
Hokkaido Green Fund (HGF), a nonprofit organization (NPO) in Hokkaido, northern ...
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...
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 12, 2005
Renewable Energy
Thirteen 'Biomass Towns' Designated
On 30 March, 2005, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries made its ...
July 3, 2005
Renewable Energy
Tokyo Live Concert Runs on Solar Power
A live concert powered by the sun, featuring 11 independent artists was held on ...
June 26, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Fuel Cell Being Tested for World's First Application in Agriculture
GS Yuasa Corp., a major Japanese manufacturer of batteries and power supply syst...
June 22, 2005
Renewable Energy
Solar-Tracking Daytime Lighting Systems Spreading among Households
Advanced daytime lighting systems, which have so far been used mainly in offices...
June 20, 2005
Renewable Energy
World's First Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) Safety and Environmental Standards Established
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) has revised standa...
June 13, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Kyoto Community Recycles 50,000 Liters/Year of Cooking Oil into Biodiesel
The Tango Nature Conservancy Association, an incorporated nonprofit organization...
June 10, 2005
Renewable Energy
Solar-Cell Production Increasing in Japan
Japanese solar-cell manufacturers have increased their annual production capacit...
June 5, 2005
Renewable Energy
Wind Generation Growing Steadily Throughout Japan
Three wind plants started operation recently in Japan with financial support fro...
June 5, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Iwate Prefecture's Third Wood Pellet Factory Starts Operation
RANA System Inc., a company that specializes in marketing wood pellets and pelle...
May 31, 2005
Renewable Energy
Takasaki Produce Market to Install 100 kW Rooftop Solar Power System
Takasaki City in Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, announced on January 12, ...
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 8, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Quality Fertilizer Developed from Rice Husk Ashes
The National Agricultural Research Center and Takata Engineering Corp. of Japan ...
May 3, 2005
Renewable Energy
Solar/Wind Energy Used to Light Phone Booths
The Hokkaido branch of the NTT East Corp. has installed a hybrid solar/wind powe...
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 18, 2005
Renewable Energy
Japan's Power Companies Far Behind in Renewable Energy
The world's leading power companies were evaluated for their renewable energy ef...
April 18, 2005
Renewable Energy
Fuel Cell Co-Generation System Installed in Apartment Complex
Japan's Urban Renaissance Agency (UR), an independent administrative institution...
April 14, 2005
Renewable Energy
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Develops Mini Generation System Using Woodchips
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. has successfully developed a power generation sy...
March 24, 2005
Renewable Energy
Wind Maps for Japan's 128 Ports Completed in Jan. 2005
Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) is producing wind ...
March 22, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Kyoto City's Biodiesel Project Wins Minister's Award
Kyoto City's Biodiesel Project won the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fis...
March 16, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mass Production of Home Geothermal Heat Pumps Begins in Japan
Sunpot Co., a heating appliance maker in Japan, together with Hokkaido Universit...
March 9, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Honda Leases New Fuel Cell Car to New York State
American Honda Motor Co., an overseas subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., delivered a...
March 6, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tokyo Gas to Sell Home Fuel Cell System
Tokyo Gas Co. announced on December 6, 2004 that it will start selling the world...
March 4, 2005
Renewable Energy
Kyoto City, Sony Commended for Biomass Use
On November 5, 2004 Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries cite...
March 4, 2005
Renewable Energy
Green Power Certification System Expands
Japan Natural Energy Company (JNEC) announced on December 3, 2004 that it has co...
March 3, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tokyo Metropolitan Gov't to Buy 'Green Power'
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has designated eco-friendly electricity ...
February 27, 2005
Transportation / Mobility
Using Waste Oil Cuts Community Bus Fuel Costs in Hirata City
Hirata City, located in Shimane Prefecture in western Japan, announced in Octobe...
February 24, 2005
Renewable Energy
Hitachi to Showcase Fuel Cells for Mobile Devices in Aichi Expo
Hitachi Ltd. of Japan announced on November 11, 2004 that it has developed a por...
February 18, 2005
Transportation / Mobility
100% Biodiesel-Powered Minibus Starts Operation
In August, 2004, Japan's National Agricultural Research Center (NARC) started op...
February 16, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Researchers Aim for Bioethanol Production from Waste Paper
Shingoshu Co., a package material manufacturer based in Shiga Prefecture in west...
February 14, 2005
Renewable Energy
IBM Japan Training Facility Powered by Eco Energy
IBM Japan Ltd. announced on November 15, 2004 that Amagi Homestead, the company'...
February 14, 2005
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Coca-Cola Japan Using Energy Derived from Coffee and Tea Residues
Coca-Cola Central Japan Co. began operating a methane fermentation system at its...
February 11, 2005
Eco-business / Social Venture
Mazda Hydrogen Rotary Engine Vehicle Now Street-Legal
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