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RENEWABLES

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 7, 2023
Japan offers $1.6 billion to aid Australia’s coal-to-hydrogen plan
The Japan Suiso Energy joint venture aims to begin production in the late 2020s, supplying an initial 30,000 to 40,000 tons a year of clean hydrogen.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 6, 2023
Indonesia banks on dams to tackle water crisis — but at what cost?
Facing worsening water security concerns, the Southeast Asian nation is building more water retention dams, but the building process is causing its own new challenges.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2023
Iceland shows the world how to run on reliable and clean energy
Every home in Iceland is heated with renewable energy, with 90% coming from district heating systems that tap hot water directly underground.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2023
Greta Thunberg detained by Norwegian police during rights protest
Thunberg had on Monday joined protesters demanding the removal of 151 wind turbines from reindeer pastures used by Sami herders in central Norway.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2023
Japanese power company's crypto plan highlights challenge of storing renewable energy
The recent decision to divert excess renewable energy to crypto operations highlights a broader issue amid the nation's green shift: How to store surplus energy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2023
Mother Nature has the best climate-fixing technology
Earth has been cleaning its own atmosphere for eons. Investing to amplify those natural processes will bring faster results than inventing new machines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2023
Despite perception as eyesore, wind turbine tourism takes off
There is ample research to suggest that travelers are not only unfazed by wind farms, but find them objects of fascination.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Feb 20, 2023
Taking lead in solar generation, Fukushima looks to era of panel disposal
Experts point out that a lack of proper recycling or disposal systems could lead to the abandonment and illegal dumping of solar panels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2023
The $100 billion offshore wind industry has a whale problem
Nearly two dozen whales have died along the U.S. Atlantic coast, and an unlikely coalition says that offshore wind is the culprit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2023
Solar panels are the U.S. Midwest’s new cash crop as green energy booms
Ohio and Indiana — two Republican-led U.S. states long dependent on coal power — are set to see major expansion of solar farms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2023
Japan looks beyond territorial waters for wind power amid green push
A panel of experts who looked into the feasibility of building wind power facilities in the EEZ has concluded that such construction is possible as long as Japan backs it with domestic law.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 3, 2023
Malaysia faces 'inconvenient truth' on clean energy goals
With renewables today accounting only for about 9% of Malaysia's electricity generation capacity, the government targets seem 'highly unrealistic.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 3, 2023
Nebraskans are sitting on strategic metals. Is mining a patriotic duty?
One county has a wealth of minerals essential to defense and the green economy. Mining would transform the community, yet many say they feel a patriotic obligation to dig.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2023
Honda to sell next-generation hydrogen fuel cell system from mid-2020s
The firm said fuel cell systems can be used not only to power passenger vehicles but are also viable for commercial trucks, stationary power stations and construction machinery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2023
Asia faces shortage of ships to install massive offshore wind farms
The situation is only going to get worse as blades get longer and require bigger ships to handle them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2023
The British offshore wind firm hoping to win big on Japan’s 'trump card'
As more overseas companies arrive in the Asia Pacific in search of opportunities in the renewables industry, one U.K. firm sees Japan as the ideal base for regional growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2023
Two energy giants, two green projects: one double-booking in North Sea
A dispute is unfolding between BP and Orsted over primacy in an 'overlap zone.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2023
Beijing aims to corner another green energy market: hydrogen
As the world races to decarbonize, the next round of competition involves a device called an electrolyzer — and 40% of them are made in China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 9, 2023
Marubeni looking to hire more midcareer workers
'We desperately want people with social experience,' President Masumi Kakinoki said, noting that the company will reduce hires of new graduates.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2023
In defense of the art-targeting climate activists
The eco-activists targeting masterpieces can claim that civil disobedience is justified by the failure of our democracies to show sufficient concern about future generations.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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