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ARCI develops easy-to-clean photovoltaic panel finishing
rate of 0.6% per day contrasted to 0.1% in the United States, 0.05% in Japan and also 0.02% in Germany. The ARCI researchers established the finishing
Jul 8, 2020 // Technology, India, Asia, solar panel coating, ARCI
Solar projects enable biodiversity
just a service for land-scarce countries such as the Netherlands as well as Japan. In fact, this mix can likewise enhance returns from some agricultural tasks
Sep 1, 2020 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Germany, Europe, startup, Eco-Tec, Meine Blumenwiese
Toyota-Panasonic JV to Start Manufacturing of Prismatic Lithium-ion Batteries
prismatic lithium-ion batteries for hybrid lorries in Tokushima Prefecture of Japan. To this end, the company has announced that it will certainly develop a
Oct 7, 2020 // Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, Toyota, BATTERIES, Panasonic, electric vehicles, EV
Kitahama approves Hokkaido solar developments for sale to investors pipeline
stabilized, grid-ready assets. Hokkaido offers excellent irradiation by Japanese standards, but the island’s grid constraints and winter conditions
Sep 23, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, investment, development, hokkaido, Kitahama
Renova wins 85-MW Philippine solar auction award in Visayas region
Japan’s Renova Inc has clinched an 85-MW solar project in the Philippines’ Visayas region through a recent competitive auction, adding momentum to the country’s push for more utility-scale renewables. The win gives Renova a new foothold in Southeast Asia’s fast-growing solar market and injects additional daytime capacity into an islanded grid that faces rising demand and periodic transmission bottlenecks. The project will follow a lender-friendly design: high-efficiency modules—many bifacial—on single-axis trackers to extend production into morning and evening shoulders, DC/AC ratios tuned for annual yield, and plant controllers aligned with Philippine grid-code requirements for reactive power, ride-through and ramp-rate limits. Unified SCADA with string-level telemetry should sharpen O&M and lift availability by catching underperforming blocks quickly. Visayas fundamentals are compelling. Industrial loads and tourism are rebounding, while distributed rooftop uptake remains uneven—leaving utility-scale PV as the most direct lever for decarbonising midday supply and tempering wholesale price spikes. Siting near strong substations will be critical to minimize curtailment and manage interconnection timelines. Although storage is not part of the award, modern layouts preserve pad space and transformer headroom for two-to-four-hour batteries that could shift energy into the evening ramp and provide fast frequency support. Community and environmental safeguards are now standard in Philippine builds: traffic and dust controls, storm-water systems sized for heavy rain, glare studies where relevant, and biodiversity plans using native species under arrays. Decommissioning provisions and recycling pathways for modules and balance-of-plant components give long-term assurance to landowners and municipalities. Commercially, Renova can pursue utility or retailer PPAs, or blend corporate offtake to diversify exposure. Early reservations of long-lead gear—transformers, switchgear, protection systems—often dictate schedules more than civil works, so procurement discipline will matter. If execution matches design, Renova’s 85-MW plant will add a meaningful block of local, low-cost daytime generation—reducing fuel imports, cutting emissions and smoothing volatility across the Visayas grid.
Nov 10, 2025 // Plants, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Asia, Philippines, renova, Visayas, power auctions
ENEOS signs framework to acquire 10 MW of Marubeni PV
Japan’s ENEOS Renewable Energy Corp (ERE) has signed a framework agreement to acquire 10 MWdc of solar power plants that will be developed and constructed by Marubeni Corp. The tie-up adds another tranche of operating PV to ENEOS’ portfolio while giving Marubeni a repeatable sell-down route that recycles capital into new builds. Although the parties did not disclose site locations or expected commercial operation dates, frameworks like this typically cover a small pipeline of distribution-connected assets in multiple prefectures, with staggered closings as plants reach mechanical completion and pass acceptance tests. For ENEOS, the structure creates schedule certainty and quality consistency: Marubeni develops, procures and constructs to a common spec, then transfers fully tested assets with performance warranties and O&M arrangements in place. Technically, the projects are likely to follow a lender-friendly blueprint—high-efficiency modules (in many cases bifacial) on fixed-tilt or compact tracker systems suited to Japanese terrain, string inverters for granular fault isolation, and plant controllers aligned with utility interconnection rules for reactive power support, ramp-rate limits and ride-through. Unified SCADA with string-level telemetry will enable predictive maintenance, while snow and typhoon design measures (wind bracing, reinforced piles, stow strategies) anchor durability. Commercially, ENEOS can blend retail supply to corporate customers with grid sales, while using its O&M scale to lower costs per megawatt. For Marubeni, the arrangement turns development expertise into a reliable cash-recycling engine: originate and de-risk projects, then sell at COD and redeploy proceeds into the next wave. That cadence is increasingly important as equipment lead times normalize and permitting timelines still dominate schedules. Community measures—construction traffic and noise controls, drainage sized for cloudbursts, visual buffers and end-of-life recycling plans—are standard in Japanese approvals and will be carried through to operations. Biodiversity-friendly groundcover and vegetation management beneath arrays are expected to reduce erosion and maintenance passes. Bottom line: a modest headline capacity with outsized strategic value—ENEOS secures bankable domestic PV with operational synergies, while Marubeni locks in a repeat buyer to accelerate pipeline conversion without balance-sheet drag.
Nov 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Asia, Marubeni, distributed solar, project acquisition, Eneos
Qatar Inaugurates 800 MW Solar Plant to Supply Green Power to World Cup
through a collaboration with TotalEnergies of France as well as Marubeni of Japan as Qatar gets bullish for renewable sources of energy. Both business very own
Oct 19, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Marubeni, PV Power Plant, green energy, TotalEnergies, qatarenergy, Al-Kharsaah Solar Project, Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Energy Minister of Qatar, football World Cup, Saad Sherida al-Kaabi
Panasonic Shows New Innovation Solution to Optimise Renewable Energy
experiment called 'H2 KIBOU FIELD' at the Kusatsu factory in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. In the unique experiment, Panasonic located that battery storages, pure
Oct 31, 2022 // Technology, Panasonic, EverVolt Solar Modules, Ene-Farm, Green Impact, H2 KIBOU FIELD, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Kusatsu factory of Panasonic, Shiga Prefecture
GIG launches energy storage programmer
will consolidate GIG's existing battery storage tasks in the UK, Australia, Japan and Taiwan. Subject to receipt of appropriate regulative authorizations, Eku
Nov 8, 2022 // Storage, UK, Australia, Europe, Oceania, Green Investment Group, GIG, Eku Energy, Chris Morrison, Mark Dooley
Thailand's Largest Cement Manufacturer Siam Cement Grp Plans $3 Bn Investment in Renewables
by 2050. In September, SCG partnered with Nomura Research Institute of Japan to comprehend the carbon dioxide emissions from its distribution network.
Dec 16, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Lithium-ion batteries, SCG, Thailand, Asia, Renewable Energy, circular business model, Nomura Research Institute, Rondo’s Heat Battery, SCG investment plan, Siam Cement Group
OCI Solar Power Sells 110 MW Texas Solar Project to Mitsui
diversified and detailed trading, investment, as well as solution business in
Apr 25, 2023 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, Charles Kim, OCI Solar Power, Solar Project, Alamo 2 Solar Farm, Mitsui & Co, solar photovoltaic project, Three W Solar
Eku Energy Secures £145m to Build Ocker Hill Battery Project
at Ocker Hill in the West Midlands. The package, arranged by NatWest Bank and Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), sets aside more than
May 14, 2025 // Storage, TESLA, financing, BatteryStorage, EkuEnergy, WestMidlands
Potentia Energises 93-MW Girgarre Solar Farm, Strengthening Victoria’s Grid
the recently rebranded partnership between Italy’s Enel Green Power and Japan’s Inpex. From groundbreaking to grid-ready Construction on the AUD
May 26, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Victoria, Australia, Oceania, solar farm, Potentia Energy, Girgarre
Enfinity, Daiwa team up on 380-MW battery portfolio spanning US and Italy
to Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure Ltd (DEI), the alternative-asset arm of Japan’s Daiwa Securities Group. The deal gives DEI its first direct foothold
Jun 5, 2025 // Storage, ERCOT, Daiwa, Enfinity, Veneto
International Energy Agency forecasts 115 GW of new solar this year
according to the IEA, which also picked out Vietnam, India, the U.S. and Japan as fast-expanding solar markets. In fact the only uncertainty cited in the
Sep 24, 2019 // Solar, Spain, China, Europe, Asia, IEA, Fatih Birol