Japan's industry ministry reviewing power line rules to bolster renewable energy
Under the current rules, distribution of electricity generated by coal-fired thermal power is prioritized and limited capacity makes adding renewable sources difficult.
Beginning of the end for megadam projects in China as solar and wind power rise
It’s the beginning of the end for the era of megadam building in China. China Three Gorges Corp. on Monday turned on the first set of generators at the massive Wudongde hydropower plant, deep in the mountains of Yunnan province. About 170 kilometers (106 miles) ...
Hitachi ends acquisition of ABB's power grids business and plans expansion
Electronics and machinery giant Hitachi Ltd. has completed the acquisition of a power grids company carved out from Swiss heavy machinery maker ABB Ltd. Hitachi said Wednesday it spent $6.85 billion, or ¥740 billion, to buy an 80.1 percent stake in the power grids company, ...
Tepco plans ¥2 trillion green power push by 2030
The spending plans are among the most ambitious from Japanese utilities, which lag global peers in shifting away from fossil fuels.
University of Tokyo team tests wave power generator in Kanagawa
A team of the University of Tokyo's Institute of Industrial Science and other organizations have begun testing a wave power generator at a fishing port in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. The equipment can generate electricity efficiently as it uses not only incoming waves but those bouncing ...
Power-use patterns reveal secrets of world's new lockdown lifestyle
Life in lockdown means getting up late, staying up till midnight and slacking off in the afternoons. That’s what power market data show in Europe in the places where restrictions on activity have led to a widespread shift in daily routines of hundreds of millions ...
Sumitomo Mitsui and Mizuho to end lending for new coal-fired plants
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. said Thursday it would no longer lend to new coal-fired power plants from May 1, a day after peer Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said it would stop financing new power projects involving the fossil fuel. The policy change comes as ...
Faced with power shortfalls, demands for greener energy and drought threats to hydropower, a growing range of African nations are considering a shift to an unexpected power source — nuclear energy. South Africa has the continent's only commercial nuclear power plant. But according to the ...
Modi’s call to switch off lights en masse to prompt blackouts in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for Indians to switch off their lights Sunday evening for nine minutes and instead use candles to "challenge the darkness” of the coronavirus outbreak will mean blackouts for some citizens as utilities take steps to safeguard their equipment. Modi asked ...
Cambodia puts plans for mainstream Mekong dams on hold for 10 years
Electricity-starved Cambodia will not develop new hydropower dams on the Mekong River for the next 10 years, a senior energy official said on Wednesday, as it reviews its policy to seek energy from coal, natural gas and solar. The decision means that neighboring Laos, which ...
Japan's Cabinet approves bill aimed at securing electricity supply in times of disaster
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill aimed at securing the supply of electricity in times of disaster. The move comes in response to massive, prolonged power outages faced by some parts of the nation in the wake of natural disasters in recent years. The bill ...
Marubeni to launch Japan's first large-scale offshore wind power business
Marubeni Corp. is gearing up to launch what it says will be Japan's first large-scale offshore wind power generation business. Tokyo-based Akita Offshore Wind Corp., an equity-method affiliate of the trading house, will set up 33 wind power generators at port facilities in the cities ...
