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DEWA to use solar to power new pumped-storage project
currently testing a 1.2 MW network-attached storage (NAS) system supplied by Japan’s NGK Insulators at the first section of the Mohammed bin Rashid Maktoum
Aug 21, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar to Fuel, Asia, hydrogen, Dubai Water and Electricity Authority, gigawatt-scale, Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
Trump ratchets up tariffs on Chinese products – including batteries
there is likely to be intensified demand for lithium-ion batteries from Korea, Japan and Poland – the nations with the largest manufacturing capacity after China
Aug 29, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Inverters, Tariffs, USA, Lithium-ion batteries, TESLA, Sungrow, Trump, Inverters, Huawei, North America, tariffs, PV cells, modules, Enphase, Flex, USTR, Kelly Speakes-Backman
Honda, GS Yuasa Collaborate for Lithium-Ion Battery Development
development of top quality as well as trustworthy battery systems. Hence, two Japanese conglomerates-- Honda Motor and GS Yuasa International-- have signed an
Jan 24, 2023 // Storage, honda, Lithium ion Battery, research and development, Electric Mobility, battery for EV, GS Yuasa International, Honda Motor, Innovation and Growth, joint venture company, Osamu Murao, Toshihiro Mibe
J-POWER energises 30-MW Hibikinada solar park in Fukuoka Prefecture now
Japanese generator Electric Power Development Co Ltd (J-POWER) has flipped the switch on the 29.99-MW Kitakyushu Hibikinada Solar Power Station, its largest photovoltaic project to date, bringing new utility-scale capacity to the country’s south-western Fukuoka Prefecture. Commercial operation began on 27 May 2025, a milestone the company says supports the national drive for greater energy self-sufficiency and decarbonisation. The ground-mounted array sits on about 355,000 m² of reclaimed waterfront within J-POWER’s Wakamatsu Operations & General Management Office in Kitakyushu City. Repurposing company-owned industrial land avoided green-field development and enabled rapid grid interconnection via existing transmission assets. With Hibikinada online, J-POWER’s domestic PV fleet now spans two sites and 31.998 MW of installed capacity. While J-POWER did not publish generation forecasts, a typical 15 % capacity factor for Kyushu would yield roughly 40 GWh of clean electricity a year—enough to cover the annual needs of about 9,000 Japanese households and cut roughly 18,000 tonnes of CO₂ versus the thermal mix. (Figures are estimates based on regional averages.) Hibikinada’s commissioning also demonstrates early delivery against the utility’s “BLUE MISSION 2050” transition plan, which prioritises ramping up CO₂-free power and hydrogen while phasing down coal. The roadmap calls for a step-change in renewables, with solar joining the company’s long-standing hydro, wind and geothermal assets as it pursues carbon neutrality by mid-century Beyond solar, J-POWER is constructing the 2-MW Oshio PV plant in Hyogo and is vetting multiple on-site PPA schemes with corporate customers. Offshore, it recently moved several gigawatts of fixed and floating wind into environmental assessment. Taken together, management says its renewables pipeline will “diversify earnings and insulate the balance sheet” as wholesale power markets tighten and green-premium contracts proliferate. Local officials welcomed the investment, noting that Kitakyushu—once synonymous with heavy industry—now positions itself as a “green innovation port.” The city hosts Japan’s first hydrogen-import terminal and is trialling carbon-capture shipping, making Hibikinada an anchor element in a broader low-carbon hub strategy. With transformer tests passed and the feed-in tariff secured, J-POWER’s engineers will spend the next three months on performance verification while a remote-sensing system begins feeding production data into the company’s nationwide renewables control centre in Tokyo.
Jun 2, 2025 // Plants, Japan, Asia, J-Power, Kitakyushu, Blue Mission 2050
Forescout Flags 35,000 Exposed PV Devices, Warns of Grid Vulnerabilities
and Greece together host about two-fifths of all reachable endpoints, while Japan and Portugal each harbour roughly one in ten.   Among individual
Jun 11, 2025 // Plants, Grids, USA, Greece, Germany, Europe, North America, cybersecurity, Forescout, vulnerabilities
Philippines desires public auctions for 2 GW of renewables
the 3rd highest possible power costs in Asia, behind just Singapore as well as Japan. If the routine is presented, the preliminary of public auctions might think
Feb 18, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, auction, Philippines, IEEFA
Nissan Licenses Lithium-ion Battery Technology to APB Corporation
firms, Tokyo-based APB strategies to develop a manufacturing facility in Japan that will certainly utilize Nissan's modern technology to make all-polymer
Apr 20, 2020 // Storage, Japan, Asia, battery, Nissan, Lithium ion, International, APB, Hideki Kimata, Nissan Lithium-ion APB
Toshiba develops extra Japanese solar and also hydrogen
generation capability of 58.1 MW with U.S. module producer First Solar in Japan. The 31.9 MW Yatsubo Solar Power Plant will be built near Nasushiobara City,
Sep 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Japan, First Solar, Asia, hydrogen, PV Power Plant, Toshiba
Lead-free magnetic perovskites
have now, along with a huge group of coworkers in Sweden, the Czech Republic, Japan, Australia, China and the United States, and also led by Professor Feng Gao of
Nov 9, 2020 // Technology, Sweden, Europe, perovskites, Linkoping University, Feng Gao
ADB finances Vietnam’s first large-scale floating solar plant
from Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund (LEAP), which is backed by Japan International Cooperation Agency. Financing cooperation
Oct 2, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Floating PV, ADB, Asia, solar-plus-storage, Singapore, Vietnam, floating, fpv, evn, dhd, sorsea, Christopher Thieme, Ramesh Subramaniam
India Says on the right track to Be a Solar and Green Hydrogen Powerhouse
well as meetings of the Quad team of countries-- which also includes the US, Japan and also Australia. "We'll be the major distributors of green hydrogen, green
Jul 12, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, green hydrogen
Renewables industry shows 'strength' in 2020 with strong solar installs across Asia-- IRENA
last year. This was led by China (49GW) as well as Vietnam (11GW), while Japan, India and also South Korea all included more than 4GW. More than 80% of all
Apr 6, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, China, Asia, IRENA, Francesco La Camera, solar installations
Americas to 'lead worldwide storage by 2025'
from the United States. China will certainly place 2nd (150GWh), while Japan will rest 3rd (25GWh) by the end of the decade. The stagnation in Asia
Apr 20, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Japan, Wood Mackenzie, China, Asia, North America, Dan Finn-Foley
High electricity costs, policy support driving roof PV deployment globally
with China, the crucial markets for roof solar deployment consist of Japan, Germany, the US and Australia. Residential solar deployment in the United
Mar 15, 2022 // Residential, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, USA, China, Australia, Asia, Oceania, North America, feed-in tariff, soft costs, rystad energy, deployment statistics, costs
Jinko Solar Lays Claim As First To Deliver 100GW Solar Panels
centers internationally and 22 overseas subsidiaries consisting of those in Japan, India, Germany, the USA and UAE as of December 31,
Mar 31, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, bipv, Jinko Solar, solar modules, Dany Qian, Kangping Chen, Building-integrated photovoltaics, Tiger, swan, Tiger Pro Series, Cheetah, Tiger Neo modules