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Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s recent acknowledgment that it had restricted third-party solar power supplies for two days underscores Japan's need to boost its transmission capacity between regions. The restriction marked the first time a utility in the country had curbed use of renewable energy to ...
Oil and money — a combo that faces a cloudy future
The oil and gas industry remains one of the world's biggest and most complex. Yet it is also now becoming one of the world's shakiest.
Fearing blackouts, Kyushu Electric asks solar power generators to suspend generation
Kyushu Electric Power Co. asks solar power operators in its service area to suspend the generation of electricity to prevent oversupply and potential large-scale blackouts.
The end of coal could be closer than it looks
Despite a pessimistic forecast, it's possible to meet consumption-cut targets on the current path.
Japan continues to rely on coal-fired plants despite global criticism
Japan may be feeling the effects of global warming more than ever with the series of natural disasters that hit the archipelago this summer, but this resource-poor country is sticking with coal-fired energy production that emits more than double the carbon dioxide generated by ...
Russia signs pact for six nuclear reactors on new site in India
India and Russia on Friday signed a pact to build six more nuclear reactors at a new site in India following summit talks between their leaders in New Delhi. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also agreed to cooperate on India's ...
Treated water at Fukushima nuclear plant still radioactive: Tepco
Tepco says much of the radioactive water stored at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant isn’t clean enough and needs further treatment before it is released into the ocean.
Hiroshima High Court signs off on restart of reactor at Shikoku Electric's Ikata nuclear power plant
The decision is an about-face after it earlier demanded the utility halt a unit at the plant until the end of September because of volcanic activity nearby.
Climate change: A race against time
Utilizing Japan's superior technology and expertise in clean energy, we must step up to take a lead in the global fight to save the Earth.
Marubeni Corp. said it would no longer start new coal-fired power plant projects and will halve its net coal power-generating capacity of about 3 gigawatts by 2030 to cut greenhouse gas emissions and tackle global climate change. "As a general principle, Marubeni will no longer ...
Hokkaido power use limits scaled back after hydroelectric plant restores second generator
Residents are now being asked to use only 10 percent less electricity as the rural prefecture races to get all its utilities up and running before winter.
