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RENEWABLES

COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 23, 2016
Can Tesla recharge Panasonic's batteries?
Japan Inc. should take inspiration from Elon Musk's ambitions to shake up the future of energy and transportation.
EDITORIALS
Oct 15, 2016
Cost of pulling plug on reactors
The government is thinking about ways to protect major electricity suppliers from the massive costs they face to decommission their nuclear reactors.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 20, 2016
SoftBank considers Indian solar panel assembly joint venture
SoftBank Group Corp. is mulling a manufacturing joint venture in India that could produce the solar panels needed to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi's energy targets.
EDITORIALS
Sep 14, 2016
Power retail deregulation
Reform of the nation's electricity business is far from complete.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2016
How new nuclear could lift renewables at a third of Hinkley cost
A former chief scientist for one of the world's biggest consumer-goods companies says he can make nuclear power cheaper and safer and wants $30 million so that he can prove it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2016
Nuclear developers have big plans for small power plants in U.K.
Miniature nuclear power plants could help solve Britain's looming power crunch, rather than the delayed $24 billion Hinkley project, companies developing the technology say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2016
Hurdles mar Japan's renewable energy equation
At Yamakura Dam, 45 km southeast of Tokyo, construction workers are screwing together a 51,000-piece jigsaw puzzle of floating solar panels. When completed, it will be one of the world's largest floating solar projects.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2016
First Energy taps biomass in Japan for market-leading gains
A little-known Tokyo-based company's commitment to biomass has made it a darling among investors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 26, 2016
Apple explores charging stations for electric vehicles
Apple Inc. is investigating how to charge electric cars, talking to charging station companies and hiring engineers with expertise in the area, according to people familiar with the matter and a review of LinkedIn profiles.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 16, 2016
Renova eyes growth in Japan renewables market beyond solar
Renova Inc., a developer of renewable energy, is targeting an expansion of its solar-power capacity to more than 300 megawatts, while also tapping into other clean energy technologies to broaden its offerings amid cuts in the rates that solar-power producers get.
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2016
Trying to save the planet one light bulb at a time
The market, rather than government, is helping to address climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 22, 2016
Solar developer SunEdison files for bankruptcy after aggressive growth plan unravels
SunEdison Inc., once the fastest-growing U.S. renewable energy company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Thursday after a short-lived but aggressive binge of debt-fueled acquisitions proved unsustainable.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2016
The time is ripe to break free from fossil fuels
Record-breaking global temperatures, historic investments in renewable energy and other factors are coming together to create the ideal setting to break free from fossil fuels.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2016
Chinese firm wants to turn the world's lights on
The idea of an electricity 'supergrid' that can power the world is now technically feasible and the chairman of the world's wealthiest power company wants to make it a reality.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 5, 2016
Climate change threatens hearts, lungs but also brains: U.S. study
Climate change can be expected to boost the number of annual premature U.S. deaths from heat waves in coming decades and to increase mental health problems from extreme weather like hurricanes and floods, a U.S. study said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2016
Rooftop solar booms in Japan as market moves beyond utilities
Japan's home rooftops are emerging as the next hot spot in what for years has been one of the biggest solar markets in the world, marking a move beyond the utility-scale projects in rich industrial nations that have fueled most of the industry's growth.
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2016
Japan's Obayashi considers major offshore wind project
Obayashi Corp. is considering building a wind power project with as much as 455 megawatts of capacity off the coast of Akita Prefecture, amid a push by the local government to expand the use of clean energy.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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