Renewable Energy
September 7, 2009
Renewable Energy
NEDO Updates Japan's Photovoltaic Technology Roadmap to 2050
Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO...
September 6, 2009
Renewable Energy
Tokyo Gas Starts Using Solar Heating and Cooling System at Its Kumagaya Office
Tokyo Gas Co., a major natural gas utility servicing the Kanto area, install...
August 26, 2009
Renewable Energy
FEPC to Assess the Possible Impact of Large-Scale Introduction of Photovoltaics on Power Systems
Shosuke Mori, Chairman of the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Jap...
August 25, 2009
Renewable Energy
Ricoh to Place First 100% Eco-Powered Electronic Billboard in New York's Times Square
Japan's office equipment supplier Ricoh Co. set up an eco-powered sign in Ti...
August 23, 2009
Renewable Energy
Hitachi Establishes Renewable Energy Promotion Division
Hitachi Ltd., a leading general electronics manufacturer in Japan, announced on ...
August 16, 2009
Environmental Technology
METI Sets up Study Group on Future of Japanese Battery System Industry
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced May 28, 2009, t...
August 15, 2009
Renewable Energy
Hitachi to Deliver Samples of World's Highest-Output Automotive Lithium-Ion Battery
Hitachi Ltd., a leading global manufacturer of electronics, and Hitachi Vehicle ...
August 9, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
Tanita Develops Solar-Powered Digital Bathroom Scale
Tanita Corp., a major Japanese manufacturer of precision electronic scales, anno...
August 4, 2009
Renewable Energy
5th Int'l Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo Held
Fifth International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo was held at Tokyo Big Sight ...
August 3, 2009
Renewable Energy
Next Energy and Resources Co. Finds Use for 25 year-old Solar Panels
Next Energy and Resources Co., a Japanese company that supports the use of n...
August 1, 2009
Renewable Energy
Hydrogen Engine Microbus Developed by Japanese Univ. Debuts on Public Roads
Tokyo City University (formerly known as Musashi Institute of Technology) announ...
July 28, 2009
Renewable Energy
Asahi First Brewery in Japan to Produce Beer with Green Power
Asahi Breweries, Ltd., a major Japanese brewer, announced on April 16, 2009,...
July 25, 2009
Renewable Energy
Japan's largest Bio-Diesel Fuel Factory Goes into Full Operation in Kyoto
Revo International Inc., a Japan's pioneering biodiesel fuel (BDF) manufactu...
July 23, 2009
Renewable Energy
Sanyo to Increase HIT Solar Cell Production
Sanyo Electric Co., one of Japan's leading electronics manufacturers, began ...
July 21, 2009
Renewable Energy
Hydrogen Highway Project in Progress in Fukuoka
The Prefecture of Fukuoka in southern Japan and the Fukuoka Strategy Confere...
July 17, 2009
Transportation / Mobility
Mazda Begins Commercial Leasing of World's First Hybrid Rotary Hydrogen Vehicle
Mazda Motor Corp., a major Japanese automobile manufacturer, commenced on March ...
July 15, 2009
Environmental Technology
Fuel Cell Module Developed by Japanese Companies Achieves World's Top-Level Electrical Conversion Efficiency
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), Toho Gas Co. and Sumitomo Prec...
July 13, 2009
Renewable Energy
Japanese Firm Offers U.S. Company Wind-to-Battery Storage Know-How
Japan Wind Development Co. (JWD), a Japanese wind power developer, announce...
July 12, 2009
Renewable Energy
City of Takamatsu Introduces a Subsidy for Residents to Install Solar Heating Systems
Officials in the Japanese city of Takamatsu, in Kagawa Prefecture, announced...
July 3, 2009
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toyota Launches Development of Home Energy Management System with Power Storage Function
Toyota Motor Corp. and Toyota Housing Corp. announced on April 14, 2009, that th...
June 29, 2009
Renewable Energy
Mitsubishi Electric Launches Advanced PV Modules for Stand-Alone Systems
Japan's Mitsubishi Electric Corp. launched four models of their advanced pho...
June 28, 2009
Transportation / Mobility
Honda Subsidiary Releases Motorcycle Running on Bioethanol-Blended Gas
Moto Honda da Amazonia Ltda., a subsidiary of Honda Motor Co. in Brazil whic...
June 12, 2009
Renewable Energy
Green (Solar) Heat Certification System Starts
The Green Energy Certification Center, a branch of the Institute of Energy Econo...
June 11, 2009
Renewable Energy
Nihon University Builds Energy Self-Sufficient Research House
The College of Engineering at Nihon University in Japan announced on January...
June 8, 2009
Renewable Energy
Nippon Oil Conducts Real-Life Experiment on a Carbon-Free House
Nippon Oil Corporation announced on March 3, 2009, that the company complete...
June 6, 2009
Renewable Energy
Sharp Releases New Monitoring Device that Displays Solar Power Data on TV and PC
Sharp Corp., a major Japanese electronics manufacturer, launched a new devic...
June 4, 2009
Renewable Energy
Tohoku Electric Power to Construct Large Solar Power Generation Facilities
The president of Tohoku Electric Power Co. made an announcement at a press ...
May 31, 2009
Renewable Energy
Tokyo Gas to Test High-Efficiency Solar Air Conditioning System
Tokyo Gas Co., a major natural gas utility in Japan, started to test a high-effi...
May 30, 2009
Renewable Energy
Researchers' Photovoltaic Power System Requires No DC/AC Conversion
Researchers at Tohoku University's Graduate School of Environmental Studies ...
May 16, 2009
Renewable Energy
Ministry Recommends that Solar Power Output to Rise 55 Times by 2030
The Japanese Ministry of the Environment (MOE) "Study Group Focused on Meas...
May 9, 2009
Renewable Energy
Stand-Alone Rental Solar Power System to Appear at Events
Next Energy and Resources Co., a company focusing on natural-energy-related ...
May 6, 2009
Renewable Energy
Joint Research to Develop Cellulose Bio-Ethanol by 2015
Six Japanese companies, including Nippon Oil Corp., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,...
April 29, 2009
Transportation / Mobility
Partially Solar-Powered Vessel Sets Out on Test Run
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) and Nippon Oil Corporation announce...
April 27, 2009
Renewable Energy
Public-Private Partnership to Standardize Solar Systems, Promote Solar-Powered Homes
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released a draft rep...
April 16, 2009
Renewable Energy
Japanese Teenager's Eco-Generator Wins Gold Awards at International Youth Exhibition
At the fifth annual International Exhibition for Young Inventors, held in Ta...
April 11, 2009
Renewable Energy
Yamaha Motor Test-Drives Golf Cart Fuelled by Cow Dung
Japan's Yamaha Motor Co. has developed a golf cart that runs on methane made...
April 5, 2009
Renewable Energy
Japanese Research Group Succeeds in Catalyst-Free Biodiesel Production Test
A Japanese research group announced that it has succeeded in the world's first p...
April 1, 2009
Renewable Energy
Japan's Biomass Market Estimated to Approach 400 Billion Yen in FY2015
Fuji Keizai Co., a private Japanese research firm, announced on October 3, 2008,...
March 28, 2009
Renewable Energy
Test Project on Bioethanol Fuel from Rice Straw Starts in Akita
The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries recently annou...
March 25, 2009
Renewable Energy
Japan's Ministries Release Action Plan to Expand Solar Power Generation Installation
Based on the action plan for achieving a low carbon society approved by the...
March 19, 2009
Transportation / Mobility
Sanyo Unveils Electric Hybrid Self-Charging Bike
Japan's consumer electronics manufacturer Sanyo Electric Co. released on Feb...
March 14, 2009
Renewable Energy
Winter Snow to Cool Hokkaido Airport in Summer
The Tokyo Regional Civil Aviation Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastruc...
March 13, 2009
Renewable Energy
Tohoku Electric Power to Expand Purchasing of Wind Power
Japan's Tohoku Electric Power Co. announced its decision to expand its acce...
March 8, 2009
Renewable Energy
Tokyo to Introduce Multiple Measures for Utilization of Solar Energy
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) decided to initiate efforts for expandin...
February 19, 2009
Renewable Energy
Save Energy and Earn Points - Kyoto Eco-Action Points Program Starts
The model Kyoto Eco-Action Points program started in October 2008. As part of th...
February 15, 2009
Renewable Energy
Japanese Ministry (METI) to Subsidize Residential PV Installation
On October 16, 2008, the Japanese Diet passed a supplementary budget for FY...
February 11, 2009
Renewable Energy
Mitsubishi Companies Contributing Expertise for Iceland's Clean Energy Policy
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) have reac...
February 1, 2009
Transportation / Mobility
JR Freight Developing Japan's First Hybrid 'Switcher' Locomotives
Japan Freight Railway Co. (JR Freight) announced on September 10, 2008, that it ...
January 30, 2009
Renewable Energy
Growth of Biofuel Production Supported by Government
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan announced on O...
January 29, 2009
Renewable Energy
World's Largest 'Hydrogen Town Project' Starts in Japan
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