Renewable Energy
October 14, 2011
Renewable Energy
Current Status of Wind Power in Japan (2010)
While new wind power installations are skyrocketing globally, in recent year...
October 14, 2011
Renewable Energy
Current Status of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Generation in Japan (2010)
While the global market for solar panels expands at a remarkable pace, insta...
October 13, 2011
Renewable Energy
NHK to Start 'Green Radio' Broadcasting with Megawatt-Scale Photovoltaic System
The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (Nippon Hoso Kyokai, or NHK), Japan's nationa...
October 11, 2011
Renewable Energy
Idemitsu and Inpex to Conduct Geothermal Development Survey
Idemitsu Kosan Co., a Japanese petroleum company, and Inpex Corp., a Japane...
October 5, 2011
Renewable Energy
Kyocera Supplies 2 MW of PV Modules to Expressway
Kyocera Solar Corporation, a domestic sales subsidiary of Kyocera Corp., ann...
October 1, 2011
Renewable Energy
Marubeni Corp. to Build Small Hydro Plants Jointly with Hokuto City
Marubeni Corp., a major Japanese trading company, announced on June 8, 2011,...
September 30, 2011
Renewable Energy
MAFF Estimates Potential Renewable Energy at 425 Billion kWh in Rural Japan
Up to 425 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of renewable energies can be potenti...
September 24, 2011
Renewable Energy
Japanese Compact System Generates Electricity from Hot Water at only 90 Degrees Celsius
ULVAC-RIKO Inc., which manufactures and sells heat-analysis devices, announced M...
September 23, 2011
Eco-business / Social Venture
Toyota Home, Toyota Smile Life Launch 'Smart House'
Home builder Toyota Housing Corporation (Toyota Home) and real estate compan...
September 18, 2011
Renewable Energy
Japanese Lettings Company to Begin Full-Scale Introduction of PV Systems
Leopalace21 Corp., a real estate and lettings company specializing in property c...
September 16, 2011
Renewable Energy
Ajinomoto Supplies Production Residue to Biomass Power Station as Fuel
On June 22, 2011, Ajinomoto Co., a major Japanese food and seasonings manufa...
September 12, 2011
Renewable Energy
Japan's Ministry Announces PV Electricity Purchasing Prices for 2011
With respect to the Excess Electricity Purchasing Scheme for Photovoltaic (...
September 11, 2011
Renewable Energy
Daiwa House Markets Power System Combining Storage Batteries and Solar Panels
Daiwa House Industry Co., a major Japanese home builder, on April 1, 2011, began...
September 10, 2011
Renewable Energy
Kyoto University, Osaka Gas Test Air-Conditioner Running on Wood Pellets, Solar Heat
At its Uji campus, Kyoto University has partnered Osaka Gas Co. to introduc...
September 6, 2011
Renewable Energy
Grand Opening of New Osaka Eco-Friendly Station
West Japan Railway Company (JR West), a major Japanese railway company, held the...
September 3, 2011
Renewable Energy
MOE Releases Map of Renewable Energy Potential in Japan
Japan's Ministry of the Environment released on its website the results of resea...
September 1, 2011
Renewable Energy
Panasonic, Fujisawa, Others Cooperate on Sustainable Smart Town Project
Panasonic Corp., the city of Fujisawa in Kanagawa Prefecture, and eight othe...
August 29, 2011
Renewable Energy
Japanese Lighting Company Launches Mobile PV Generator Unit
Rekooland Co., a Japanese company providing residential and event lighting servi...
August 26, 2011
Renewable Energy
Affordable Stand-alone Solar Power Generation Kit Unveiled
KSG Co., a Japanese company engaged in the sale and maintenance of computers and...
August 14, 2011
Renewable Energy
Japanese Companies Install Hybrid Power Supply System On Solar-Power-Assisted Vessel
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Lines) announced on May 17, 2011, that in Jun...
August 13, 2011
Environmental Technology
Understanding Dye-Loading Mechanism at Interface Advances Next-Generation Solar Cell Study
The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and Kyoto University jointly annou...
August 12, 2011
Renewable Energy
Japanese Companies Establish Low-Cost Biofuel Technologies from Rice Straw
The Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., announced on April 11, 2...
August 8, 2011
Renewable Energy
MOE Reports Japan's Renewable Energy Potential Matches Nuclear Power
Japan's Ministry of the Environment (MOE) released the results of a study on the...
August 6, 2011
Environmental Technology
Japanese Researchers Succeed in Producing World's First Bioethanol from Marine Alginate
Japanese researchers led by Professor Kousaku Murata at Kyoto University ann...
August 4, 2011
Climate Change
NGO Reports Japan Can Combat Global Warming Without Nuclear Power
Kiko Network, a Japanese environmental non-governmental organization that propos...
July 30, 2011
Renewable Energy
Gifu Prefecture Announces Completion of Another Energy Self-Sufficient Demo Project
Japan's Gifu Prefecture unveiled on March 6, 2011, its latest project aimed at d...
July 29, 2011
Renewable Energy
Local Gov't Studies Feasibility of Hot Spring Power Generation
In February 2011, the Public Enterprise Agency of Shizuoka Prefecture conduc...
July 27, 2011
Renewable Energy
Construction Sites Going Green with PV Systems
Sumitomo Mitsui Construction Co. and its subsidiary announced on February 9, ...
July 20, 2011
Food
Ryobi Holdings Finishes Vegetable Factory with Solar Power Generation
Ryobi Holdings Co., a subsidiary of Ryobi Group mainly engaged in transportation...
July 19, 2011
Renewable Energy
Solar Power on Vertical Walls Possible with New BIPV
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., a major Japanese chemical products company, and Mitsu...
July 15, 2011
Renewable Energy
Large-scale Solar Power Plant Completed in Miyazaki
Miyazaki Solar Way Co., a subsidiary of Kokusai Kogyo Holdings Co., being in...
July 11, 2011
Renewable Energy
Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Consolidate Hydroelectric System Businesses
Three major Japanese manufacturers, Hitachi, Ltd., Mitsubishi ElectricCorp., and...
July 10, 2011
Renewable Energy
Offshore Wind Farm Withstands Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Japan's first full-scale offshore wind power station, "Wind Power Kamisu" in...
July 7, 2011
Renewable Energy
Japanese Electronics Companies Begin Shipping Disaster-Relief PV System to Tohoku Area
Sharp Corp. and Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co. produced a disaster-relief phot...
July 5, 2011
Renewable Energy
Panasonic Provides Life Innovation Container for Japan Earthquake Victims
Panasonic Corporation, a leading Japanese electronics manufacturer, announce...
July 4, 2011
Renewable Energy
NPOs Launch Disaster Relief Project Utilizing Natural Energy
About 20 organizations, including the Institute for Sustainable Energy Polic...
July 2, 2011
Environmental Technology
Company, University Begin Experiments to Cool Solar Cells for Improving Efficiency
LIXIL Corporation, a major Japanese manufacturer of building materials and h...
June 28, 2011
Renewable Energy
Japanese Start-Up to Commercialize Low-Temperature Waste Heat Recovery System
Da Vinci Co., a start-up company specializing in heat control technologies i...
June 20, 2011
Education
Eco-Study School Trips in Kitakyushu City
Japan's Kitakyushu City, the Eco-model City, has made itself a school trip d...
June 16, 2011
Renewable Energy
Japan's First Green Snow/Ice Energy Certificate Issued to Five Facilities in Hokkaido
The Hokkaido Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI Hokkaido) announced in ...
June 15, 2011
Renewable Energy
Fujitsu Constructs Centralized Management System for Hydrogen Stations
Fujitsu Ltd. announced on February 28, 2011, that it has developed a "Centralize...
June 13, 2011
Environmental Technology
Japanese Research Group at Senshu University Develops Bicycle Generator
Together with Taiyo Denon Corp., an equipment maker, and Ito Kogyo, a developmen...
June 11, 2011
Climate Change
Japanese Hot Springs Resort Town Fights Global Warming Using Local Resources
Nasu, a famous hot spring resort town in Tochigi Prefecture, has established...
June 9, 2011
Renewable Energy
Plant to Manufacture Wood Pellets from Forest Residues Completed in Miyazaki Prefecture
Miyazaki Wood Pellet Co. in southern Japan's Miyazaki Prefecture completed const...
June 6, 2011
Renewable Energy
'Solar Power Truck' Dispatched to Area Affected by Great East Japan Earthquake
The Sorabear Foundation (Sorabea-kikin), a Japanese nonprofit organization (...
June 2, 2011
Renewable Energy
Iwaishima Islanders Establish '100% Natural Energy Project'
The Iwaishima Islanders' Group against the construction of Kaminoseki nuclea...
May 30, 2011
Renewable Energy
Thin-film Solar Cells in Baseball Stadium Achieve Power Generation Target More than One Month Ahead of Schedule
Honda Motor Co. announced on January 18, 2011, that the solar power generation s...
May 28, 2011
Renewable Energy
Panasonic Electric Works Launches a New Monitoring System that Helps Visualize Energy Consumption throughout Entire House
Panasonic Electric Works Co. launched a new energy monitoring system, Energy...
May 22, 2011
Renewable Energy
Elementary Students Help Construct Spiral Water Turbine to Light Streets
Ena City, Gifu Prefecture, announced on January 20, 2011, that on the previo...
May 21, 2011
Environmental Technology
JAXA Launches Development for Experiments on Space Solar Power System
With a view to practical usage of space solar power systems (SSPS), Japan Ae...Related
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