A study result indicating the potential for Japan to install a total of about 133 GW of wind power capacity was released. The total wind power capacity currently installed in Japan is about 1,854 MW.
NEDO announced that it selected a consortium led by Kyoto University as its joint research partner for the "Fundamental Scientific Research Project on Advanced Storage Batteries."
The Japan Patent Office conducted a survey on trends in global patent applications related to electric vehicles (EVs) and other "electric propulsion vehicles".
Kawasaki City (Mayor Takao Abe) and the Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TEPCO President Masataka Shimizu) signed a basic agreement of a mega solar project in the Ukishima and Ohgishima districts in Kawasaki City.
Los vehículos eléctricos cada vez tienen más autonomía, gracias a las nuevas baterías de iones de litio. Algunos coches eléctricos ya pueden recorrer unos 500 km con una sóla carga.
The Renault-Nissan Alliance aims to be a global leader in zero-emission mobility. To date, the Alliance has signed zero-emission partnerships with more than 30 governments, municipalities and companies worldwide.
The proposal calls for installing at least twenty-five, 10,000 megawatt, wind farms over a twenty-five year period that would generate 250 gigawatts per hour.
At the end of 2008, the total wind energy capacity in Japan was 1,880 MW (1,508 turbines) with 342 MW of annual net increase. The national target is to reach 3,000 MW by 2010.
Tokyo Motor Show opened to the press Wednesday as Japanese automakers roll out their new concepts for nifty, fully-electric vehicles in a testament to the imminent arrival of the long-awaited dream car.
El Motor Show de Tokio abrió sus puertas hasta el 4 de noviembre teniendo como protagonista al coche eléctrico, con nuevos modelos de Nissan, Mitsubishi y Toyota.
National Plan for Scientific Research,
Development and Technological Innovation, 2008-2011
Strategic Action Plan for Energy and Climate Change
File no. ECC- 590000-2008-141
