Renewable Energy

Japanese Railway Adopts Smart Grid Technology

August 20, 2012

Environmental Technology

 

Japanese Railway Adopts Smart Grid Technology

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced on May 8, 2012, that in order to acce...
 
MLIT Sets Technical Standards for Offshore Floating Wind Power

August 9, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

MLIT Sets Technical Standards for Offshore Floating Wind Power

Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) announced...
 
Newly Developed NTT Technology Opens Door to Thin LED Production

August 7, 2012

Environmental Technology

 

Newly Developed NTT Technology Opens Door to Thin LED Production

In a world first, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) announced on April ...
 
Honda Unveils Demonstration House Featuring 'Smart Home' System

August 5, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Honda Unveils Demonstration House Featuring 'Smart Home' System

Honda Motor Co. announced on April 23, 2012, that it has unveiled a demonstr...
 
Survey Shows Subsidies Greatly Promote Buying of EVs

August 3, 2012

Transportation / Mobility

 

Survey Shows Subsidies Greatly Promote Buying of EVs

Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan announced on May 25, 2012, the results of its surve...
 
Tokyo Gas to Construct Smart Energy Network in Redevelopment Area of Tokyo

August 2, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Tokyo Gas to Construct Smart Energy Network in Redevelopment Area of Tokyo

Tokyo Gas Co. announced on April 2, 2012, that it will launch a smart energy net...
 
Sony Begins Buying Green Heat Certificates

July 28, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Sony Begins Buying Green Heat Certificates

Sony Corp. announced on April 6, 2012, that it has started purchasing "Green Hea...
 
PV Solar Panels 'DMM Solar' for Individuals Cost Only U.S.$976

July 26, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

PV Solar Panels 'DMM Solar' for Individuals Cost Only U.S.$976

DMM.com, a digital contents distributor that also deals in selling and renti...
 
'Prius', 'Alto' Top in Most Fuel-Efficient Cars of 2011

July 25, 2012

Transportation / Mobility

 

'Prius', 'Alto' Top in Most Fuel-Efficient Cars of 2011

Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism released on Marc...
 
SIM-Drive to Develop Smart Transportation-Type EV

July 23, 2012

Transportation / Mobility

 

SIM-Drive to Develop Smart Transportation-Type EV

SIM-Drive Corp. (President: Professor Hiroshi Shimizu at Keio University), a...
 
Mayors' Network for Nuclear Power Free Japan Launched

July 21, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Mayors' Network for Nuclear Power Free Japan Launched

The "Mayors for a Nuclear Power Free Japan" network held its inaugural meeti...
 
Kyoto Hits 10% Reduction Target for Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Fiscal 2009

July 20, 2012

Climate Change

 

Kyoto Hits 10% Reduction Target for Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Fiscal 2009

On August 9, 2011, Kyoto City announced that in fiscal 2009 the city (industry, ...
 
New College Building Enables 60% Cut in CO2 Emissions

July 16, 2012

Environmental Technology

 

New College Building Enables 60% Cut in CO2 Emissions

The Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan announced on April 27, 2012, the comp...
 
Japanese Researchers Succeed in Transferring Liquid Hydrogen Using Superconductive Pump System

July 15, 2012

Environmental Technology

 

Japanese Researchers Succeed in Transferring Liquid Hydrogen Using Superconductive Pump System

The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and Kyu...
 
ANA, Boeing Conduct First 787 Transpacific Flight Using Biofuel

July 12, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

ANA, Boeing Conduct First 787 Transpacific Flight Using Biofuel

All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA), a major Japanese airline, and Boeing Co., the ...
 
Promising Floating Offshore Wind Farm Project Starts off Fukushima Prefecture

July 8, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Promising Floating Offshore Wind Farm Project Starts off Fukushima Prefecture

Marubeni, a project integrator, together with the University of Tokyo and ni...
 
Japanese Prefecture Aims to Use 81% of Available Biomass for Energy by FY2021

July 7, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Japanese Prefecture Aims to Use 81% of Available Biomass for Energy by FY2021

Gunma Prefecture, located in the central part of Japan, unveiled on April 11...
 
Restaurant Chain in Japan Enters Renewable Energy Market

July 5, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Restaurant Chain in Japan Enters Renewable Energy Market

Watami Co., a leading restaurant chain in Japan, announced on March 16, 2012, th...
 
Japan's Biomass Market Estimated to Approach 257.9 Billion Yen in FY2015

July 4, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Japan's Biomass Market Estimated to Approach 257.9 Billion Yen in FY2015

Fuji Keizai Co., a Japanese marketing research firm, announced on January 1...
 
LED Lighting to be Eligible for Tokyo Metropolitan Government Tax Incentives for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

July 2, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

LED Lighting to be Eligible for Tokyo Metropolitan Government Tax Incentives for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) Bureau of Environment announced on March...
 
Kyocera to Launch New PV System with Selectable Operating Modes

June 30, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Kyocera to Launch New PV System with Selectable Operating Modes

Kyocera Corp., a major Japanese manufacturer of electronic components, annou...
 
Kitakyushu Begins Research to Expand Smart Community Project Overseas

June 28, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Kitakyushu Begins Research to Expand Smart Community Project Overseas

The city of Kitakyushu in southern Japan's Fukuoka Prefecture announced on March...
 
AIST Develops New Technology for High-Efficiency Low-Cost Hydrogen Production

June 23, 2012

Environmental Technology

 

AIST Develops New Technology for High-Efficiency Low-Cost Hydrogen Production

The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) anno...
 
Japanese Team to Start Verification Test on Sewage Heat Pump

June 20, 2012

Environmental Technology

 

Japanese Team to Start Verification Test on Sewage Heat Pump

Japan's Kansai Electric Power Company, Osaka City University, Sogo Setsubi Consu...
 
MHI Develops First High-Pressure Gas Supply Unit for Marine Engines

June 16, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

MHI Develops First High-Pressure Gas Supply Unit for Marine Engines

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI), a leading Japanese engineering compa...
 
Yamada Denki Launches Low-Cost Photovoltaic Power System

June 12, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Yamada Denki Launches Low-Cost Photovoltaic Power System

On March 10, 2012, Yamada Denki Co., a major electronics retailer in Japan, ...
 
Company Helping Revitalize a Local Community after Japan Earthquake through Energy Self-Sufficiency

June 9, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Company Helping Revitalize a Local Community after Japan Earthquake through Energy Self-Sufficiency

Fujino Denryoku, a Japanese community energy company, is working to revitali...
 
Thin-Film Solar Test Commenced at Kitakyushu City Hall

June 6, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Thin-Film Solar Test Commenced at Kitakyushu City Hall

Copyright Kitakyushu City Kitakyushu City commenced verification testing of i...
 
Shimizu Corp. to Construct First 'Zero-Energy' Building in Japan

June 5, 2012

Eco-business / Social Venture

 

Shimizu Corp. to Construct First 'Zero-Energy' Building in Japan

Copyright Shimizu Corp. Shimizu Corp., a major Japanese construction company,...
 
80% of the Residents Living in Homes with Photovoltaic Systems Pay No Energy Bill

June 3, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

80% of the Residents Living in Homes with Photovoltaic Systems Pay No Energy Bill

Housing Company, part of the Sekisui Chemical Group, released on February 23, 20...
 
City of Kitakyushu Starts Test of Tidal Power Generation in Kammon Straits

May 30, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

City of Kitakyushu Starts Test of Tidal Power Generation in Kammon Straits

The City of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture, southern Japan, began a full-s...
 
Sumitomo Announces Increased Involvement in Geothermal Projects in Indonesia

May 26, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Sumitomo Announces Increased Involvement in Geothermal Projects in Indonesia

Sumitomo Corp., a major Japanese general trading company, announced on March 2, ...
 
Report Shows Drastic Changes in Energy Market in Fiscal 2011

May 24, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Report Shows Drastic Changes in Energy Market in Fiscal 2011

The energy market environment in Japan drastically changed in fiscal 2011 accord...
 
Japanese NPO Starts Residential Solar Co-Ownership Project

May 16, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Japanese NPO Starts Residential Solar Co-Ownership Project

Ueda Citizen Energy, a non-profit organization (NPO) in Ueda City, Nagano Pr...
 
Yamagata Prefecture to Develop 1 Million kW of Clean Energy by 2030

May 13, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Yamagata Prefecture to Develop 1 Million kW of Clean Energy by 2030

Yamagata Prefecture's Energy Strategy Committee announced at its third commi...
 
Honda Launches Solar Power System Installation Project

May 11, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Honda Launches Solar Power System Installation Project

Honda Motor Co. announced on February 4, 2012, that it has installed a 9-kilowat...
 
Thin-film PV System Installed on Kitakyushu City Hall

May 9, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Thin-film PV System Installed on Kitakyushu City Hall

Thin-film PV system installed at the rim of eaves Copyright Kitakyushu City O...
 
Area Ratio of Photovoltaic Generation Facilities Increased to 75%

May 8, 2012

Policy / Systems

 

Area Ratio of Photovoltaic Generation Facilities Increased to 75%

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) revised the Rules on Fact...
 
MAFF Announces Creation of Networking Organization to Encourage 'Sixth' Industrialization

May 6, 2012

Civil Society / Local Issues

 

MAFF Announces Creation of Networking Organization to Encourage 'Sixth' Industrialization

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced December 1, 20...
 
Japanese Agency Concludes Collaborative Agreement with International Renewable Energy Agency

April 16, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Japanese Agency Concludes Collaborative Agreement with International Renewable Energy Agency

Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) sig...
 
Japanese Company to Supply Modules to World-Class PV Power Plant in the U.S.

April 10, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Japanese Company to Supply Modules to World-Class PV Power Plant in the U.S.

Solar Frontier Co., a subsidiary of Showa Shell Sekiyu Co. of Japan, announc...
 
Dentsu Group Launches Outdoor Sign Business based on 100% Natural Energy

April 9, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Dentsu Group Launches Outdoor Sign Business based on 100% Natural Energy

Dentsu Inc., a major Japanese advertising agency, and Dentsu Ad-Gear Inc., a con...
 
Japanese Research Institute Forecasts Drastic Expansion of Geothermal Power Generation Market

April 8, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Japanese Research Institute Forecasts Drastic Expansion of Geothermal Power Generation Market

Yano Research Institute Ltd., a marketing research company in Japan, released on...
 
Nagano Prefecture Generates Most Electricity from Small Hydro in Japan

April 5, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Nagano Prefecture Generates Most Electricity from Small Hydro in Japan

The Kurasaka Environmental Research Laboratory at Chiba University and the Insti...
 
JTB Tokyo Tests Rental EVs Run Only by Wind Power on Hachijyo Island

April 1, 2012

Transportation / Mobility

 

JTB Tokyo Tests Rental EVs Run Only by Wind Power on Hachijyo Island

JTB Tokyo, a member of major travel agency JTB Group, announced on November...
 
Project Launched after Japan Earthquake Installing Renewable Energy Solutions in Disaster-Stricken Areas

March 17, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Project Launched after Japan Earthquake Installing Renewable Energy Solutions in Disaster-Stricken Areas

A disaster relief project launched in April 2011 after the Great East Japan ...
 
Fuji Electric Releases Solar Power Generating Weed-Control Mats

March 15, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Fuji Electric Releases Solar Power Generating Weed-Control Mats

Fuji Electric Co., a Japanese manufacturer of electrical machinery and appli...
 
Commercial Plant to Start Producing Hydrogen from Woody Biomass in April

March 13, 2012

Renewable Energy

 

Commercial Plant to Start Producing Hydrogen from Woody Biomass in April

Idex Eco Energy Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese oil distributor Shin-...
 
Johnan Shinkin Bank Announces Switch to Non-Nuclear Electric Power Contract

March 11, 2012

Nuclear Power

 

Johnan Shinkin Bank Announces Switch to Non-Nuclear Electric Power Contract

Johnan Shinkin Bank, part of Japan's credit union industry and a major company w...
 
Eucalyptus Charcoal Blast Furnace Offsets CO2 Emissions

March 10, 2012

Climate Change

 

Eucalyptus Charcoal Blast Furnace Offsets CO2 Emissions

Vallourec & Sumitomo Tubos do Brasil Ltda (VSB) inaugurated its new steelworks i...
 
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