Business Aug 13, 2020
Japan banks ink $330 million deal for Qatar's first megasolar project
The project is part of efforts by the Middle East state to increase the renewable portion of its total electricity generation to 20 percent by 2030.
Business Aug 12, 2020
Japan’s nuclear fuel imports almost zero in 2019 as industry stagnates
Only nine of the 54 reactors operating before the Fukushima disaster are currently online.
Business / Financial Markets Aug 7, 2020
Energy traders flock to Japan and its $136 billion 'dream' market
Power experts say the potential for price volatility and arbitrage in Japan are a trader’s dream.
Business Aug 6, 2020
Japan's climate change efforts hindered by Keidanren bias, study says
The heavy clout wielded by energy-intensive sectors of Japan is resulting in the favoring of coal and a pushback against efforts to fight climate change, it says.
Business Aug 5, 2020
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.
World Aug 4, 2020
Record temperatures and pending deals inflame Iraq's power woes
In Iraq’s oil-rich south, the scorching summer months pose painful new choices in the age of the coronavirus: stay at home in the sweltering heat with electricity cut off for hours, or go out and risk the virus. This is Zain al-Abidin’s predicament. A resident ...
World Aug 3, 2020
Global coal power falls for first time even as China builds more
Development of new power plants has been halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Business | FOCUS Jul 31, 2020
Hydrogen’s future may follow path blazed by natural gas
by Anna Shiryaevskaya
Following natural gas’s lead, Japan is preparing to trial imports from Australia of superchilled liquid hydrogen.
Business / Tech Jul 28, 2020
Japanese automakers eye e-fuel as alternative to EVs
by Osamu Tsukimori
Europe has been looking at carbon neutral e-fuel and plans to have it play a crucial role in many modes of transport, from planes and ships to large trucks.
World / Science & Health Jul 23, 2020
Renewable power surpasses fossil fuels for first time in Europe
by William Mathis
Renewable power for the first time contributed a bigger share in the European generation mix than fossil fuels as the fallout from the pandemic cut energy demand. About 40 percent of the electricity in the first half in the 27 EU countries came from renewable ...
Business Jul 22, 2020
Bleak aviation outlook has Asian refiners juggling fuel output
by Elizabeth Low
Firms are having to make a decision on how best to refine their oil to meet current demand amid the coronavirus pandemic.