Japan

Time to shine: researchers reveal at an atomic scale exactly how chlorine maintains next-gen solar cells
A group of scientists led by Professor Yabing Qi in the Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and also Modern Technology Grad University (OIST) in Japan have actually imaged the atoms at the surface of the light-absorbing layer in a new type of next-generation solar cells, made from a crystal material called metal-halide perovskite.
Sep 13, 2021 // Technology, Japan, solar cells, Asia, perovskite, OIST, Afshan Jamshaid
Amazon indications initially renewable resource purchase agreement in Japan
On the internet retail large Amazon has actually signed a 10-year company power purchase agreement (PPA) in Japan with Mitsubishi Corporation for the outcome from 22MW of solar PV plants.
Sep 8, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Japan, Amazon, Asia, mitsubishi, corporate ppa
Mitsui device to purchase power from big SB Energy solar project in Texas
SB Energy, a renewables platform of Japanese empire SoftBank Group Corp (TYO:9984), has signed a long-term power acquisition agreement (PPA) with a subsidiary of fellow-Japanese trader Mitsui & Co Ltd (TYO:8031), protecting an off-taker for a part of the 418-MWp Juno solar farm in Texas.
Aug 31, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, Japan, Asia, North America, mitsui, sb energy, Solar Project, SoftBank Group Corp
Japan to Recycle Solar Modules Using Blockchain Technology
Solar PV maker Next Energy and trading and investment company empire Marubeni are partnering to recycle used photovoltaic panels making use of blockchain technology, as part of a program supported by Japan's Ministry of the Environment.
Aug 25, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Blockchain, Japan, Asia, recycling, solar modules, Ministry of the Environment, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Next Energy
Hudson Sustainable lands USD 13m of mezzanine funding in Japan
Renewables financier Hudson Sustainable Group LLC said on Thursday it has actually closed a JPY-1.4-billion (USD 12.8 m/EUR 10.9 m) mezzanine car loan facility with Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc (TYO:8593).
Aug 20, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, Hudson Sustainable, Neil Auerbach
Tesla & Local Partners to Build Storage Facility in Japan
Tesla is partnering with Japanese business to build a power storage center utilizing its rechargeable battery in Hokkaido in northern Japan to aid stabilise the power system.
Aug 20, 2021 // Storage, Japan, TESLA, Asia, Enel Vision, Global Engineering
Orix Bank offers environment-friendly financial debt for 45-MW solar park in Japan
Japan's Orix Bank Corp has actually prolonged JPY 3.1 billion (USD 28.2 m/EUR 24.2 m) in green financial obligation for the construction of a 45-MW solar park in Niigata prefecture recommended by residential designer Renewable Japan Co Ltd
Aug 19, 2021 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, Solar Park, Orix Bank Corp
An universal intercalation technique for high-stable perovskite photovoltaics
A group of scientists led by the Nanomaterials Research Study Institute at Kanazawa University have shown that the stability as well as performance of specific photovoltaic panels can be significantly enhanced by using cesium iodide (CsI) intercalation modern technology. This work might aid make solar cells more affordable with other renewable energy resources.
Aug 5, 2021 // Technology, Japan, Solar Panels, Asia, perovskite, efficiency, Kanazawa University, Nanomaterials Research Institute
Japan's Eneos participates in 121-MW solar project in Hyogo
Japanese oil business Eneos Corp, an unit of Eneos Holdings Inc (TYO:5020), introduced this week it will invest in a 121-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Hyogo prefecture.
Aug 5, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, Solar Project, Eneos, Hyogo
High-efficiency formamidinium-based perovskite solar cells with procedure life time over 2000 hours
Solar cells, which transform sunshine to electrical power, have actually long been part of the international vision for renewable resource.
Aug 2, 2021 // Technology, Japan, solar cells, Asia, perovskite, efficiency, OIST, Yabing Qi, Guoqing Tong, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Pacifico tees off at 121MW PV park in Japan
The project at Sanda in Hyogo prefecture will certainly be mostly improved the website of an old golf course
Aug 2, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Asia, Pacifico Energy, PV Power Plant, solar farm
Japan's JDC Corp breaks ground on 12.6-MW solar park in Miyazaki
Japanese building and construction and civil engineering firm JDC Corporation (TYO:1887) introduced that it held a revolutionary event for a 12.6-MW solar park in Japan's Miyazaki prefecture.
Jul 28, 2021 // Plants, Japan, Asia, Solar Park, JDC Corp, Miyazaki
Shizen Energy starts operation of 3 MW of solar ability in Japan
Japanese renewables programmer Shizen Energy Inc has begun the commercial operation of some 3 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capability in Kagoshima prefecture.
Jul 27, 2021 // Plants, Japan, Asia, PV Power Plant, Shizen Energy
The substantial search for cation replacement in lithium-ion batteries
Powering whatever from smart devices to electrical autos, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have actually evolved considerably with advances in technology and transformed our globe.
Jul 20, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Japan, Lithium-ion batteries, Asia, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ryo Maezono
Giving a "tandem" increase to solar-powered water splitting
Averting from nonrenewable fuel sources is necessary if we are to avert an ecological situation as a result of international warming. Both industry as well as academia have actually been focusing greatly on hydrogen as a practical clean choice.
Jul 14, 2021 // Technology, Japan, Asia, hydrogen, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Masashi Kato