Renewable Energy News in Japan
| 6/10/2022 - For Japan’s growing offshore renewable sector, Shibuya Diving Industry Ltd (SDI), chose another Saab Seaeye Falcon for their Falcon fleet. “As a diving company, an underwater robotic vehicl... |
| 2/21/2022 - On February 8, NYK concluded a comprehensive partnership agreement with Akita Prefecture (Norihisa Satake, governor) for collaboration in Akita prefecture in the fields of promotion and nurturing huma... |
NYK Establishes Akita Branch to Expand Businesses Related to Domestic Offshore Wind Power Generation
| 2/21/2022 - NYK has made the decision to open a branch office in April in the city of Akita in Japan’s northern Tohoku region. Of the current domestic offices, the Akita branch will be the first in the Tohoku reg... |
| 11/18/2021 - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), led by Novelgen Co., Ltd. announced the successful production of carbon products-a potential source of energy comparable to wood pellets-from microplastics and microal... |
| 10/26/2021 - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE), together with ITOCHU Corporation, NS United Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd., Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. and Mitsui E&S Machinery Co., Ltd. have jointly applied for and been se... |
| 9/30/2021 - HORIKAWA SANGYO Co.,Ltd. (HORIKAWA SANGYO) and INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) jointly announced they entered into a carbon neutral gas sales and purchase agreement. Through this agreement, HORIKAWA SANGYO ... |
| 8/11/2021 - TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a joint study to build a supply chain of renewable energy-derived ammonia (green ammonia), with a major Australian en... |
| 8/6/2021 - Sumitomo Corporation, Chiyoda Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan Research Institute, Limited, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation have been appointed by the New Energy and Industrial Tec... |
| 7/28/2021 - Marubeni Corporation, Iwatani Corporation, Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC and Nippon Steel Pipeline & Engineering Co. Ltd. are pleased to announce the entrustment of research on the Hydrogen Supply ... |
| 7/5/2021 - Chiyoda Corporation (Chiyoda) is pleased to announce its appointment as a managing board member of the Japan Hydrogen Association (JH2A), an open and cross-industry organization with a comprehensive u... |
| 6/23/2021 - Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. has switched to renewable energy sources for all the power used at three of its locations: the World Headquarters, Inabe Plant, and Miyoshi Distribution Center. The company has ... |
| 6/9/2021 - Neste and ITOCHU Corporation have announced that they are joining forces to deliver renewable diesel to the Japanese market. In this collaboration, ITOCHU Corporation
will be the first company in Ja... |
| 5/20/2021 - Neste, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. and Toyota Tsusho Corp. announced that they are joining forces to enable Japan’s first industrial-scale production of renewable plastics and chemicals from 100% bio-based... |
| 4/9/2021 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced that it has invested in Starfire Energy Inc., the leading developer of modular chemical plants for the production of green ammonia and hydrogen with a... |
| 3/9/2021 - Today, the following 15 companies have come together to establish the Carbon Neutral LNG (“CNL”) Buyers Alliance (the “Alliance”): Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (President: Takashi Uchida), Asahi Group Holdings... |
| 3/9/2021 - We are pleased to announce to establish a new department focusing on businesses and projects for carbon neutrality including renewable energy effective on April 1st, 2021. The requirement ... |
| 2/8/2021 - Velocys plc, the sustainable fuels technology company, is pleased to announce the signing of a collaboration agreement with Toyo Engineering Corporation (Toyo) to start the development of their commer... |
| 2/5/2021 - Peninsula, the leading marine fuel solutions company, has initiated its Global Sustainability Initiative. Having been one of the first suppliers to provide Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (VLSFO) in 2019, P... |
| 2/2/2021 - Chiyoda Corporation, together with Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui & Co. Ltd and NYK Line, the other members of the Advanced Hydrogen Energy chain Association for technology Development (AHEAD), is ple... |
| 7/5/2019 - Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni) is pleased to announce that on July 1, 2019, Marubeni signed a convertible loan agreement with WePower UAB (WePower), which is a start-up company developing a renewable... |
