According to the “2013 Geothermal Power: Internal Market Overview,” 70 countries are moving forward with nearly 700 projects, rocketing expected global geothermal capacity to reach 12,000MW by the end of 2013. “There are so many projects moving forward that just a year or two ago were ideas on paper,” says Ben Matek, the report’s author. … Continue reading Geothermal Energy Projects Skyrocket
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Radiation in Fukushima hit new high
Radiation readings around tanks holding contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant have spiked by more than a fifth to their highest levels, Japan’s nuclear regulator said, heightening concerns about the clean-up of the worst atomic disaster in three decades. Radiation hotspots have spread to three holding areas for hundreds of hastily built … Continue reading Radiation in Fukushima hit new high
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Fukushima much worse than reported
It is leaking out from the basements, it is leaking out from the cracks all over the place”, Mycle Schneider, Nuclear consultant. A nuclear expert has told the BBC that he believes the current water leaks at Fukushima are much worse than the authorities have stated. Mycle Schneider is an independent consultant who has previously … Continue reading Fukushima much worse than reported
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Radioactive water leak at Fukushima
Highly radioactive water leaks from a temporary storage tank into the ground at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator says. Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said the leak of at least 300 tonnes of the highly radioactive water was discovered on Monday. The plant, crippled by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011, has seen … Continue reading Radioactive water leak at Fukushima
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Japan: Automakers Go All In on Massive EV Charging Plan
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Continue readingJapanese car makers to increase charging stations for electric vehicles
With the increase of electric vehicles on the road, drivers are also in need of accessible chargers for their electric cars. Led by Nissan Motor Co., other Japanese car makers – Honda, Mitsubishi, and Toyota – have agreed to collaborate on a project that will increase the number of electric car charges in the country, … Continue reading Japanese car makers to increase charging stations for electric vehicles
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New wind farm in Japan
SoftBank Corp. renewable energy unit and Mitsui & Co., a Japanese trading company, will join Green Power Investment Corp. to build a 48-megawatt wind farm in western Japan. Construction for the wind energy plant in Shimane prefecture will begin this month and operations are expected to start by March 2016, the three companies said in … Continue reading New wind farm in Japan
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The Photovoltaic Market in Japan
Following the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan is strongly promoting renewable energy and aiming to significantly increase its contribution to its energy structure. This has brought tremendous opportunities to the photovoltaic industry. While incubating great opportunities, the Japanese PV market also has high entry barriers for overseas suppliers. Japan
Continue readingSolar photovoltaic can replace nuclear power in Japan
A recent study by researchers at the University of Texas (Austin, Texas, US) indicates that Tokyo could use solar photovoltaic (PV) generation as “baseload” power, due to Japan’s large amount of pumped hydro storage. “Potential for rooftop photovoltaics in Tokyo to replace nuclear capacity” states that PV could help meet peak requirements as well as … Continue reading Solar photovoltaic can replace nuclear power in Japan
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Japan Puts Nuclear Energy on Hold, Embraces Solar Power
Two years after the Fukushima Daiichi disaster in 2011, Japan has scaled back it’s nuclear power and is seeking to diversify it’s energy mix, with solar power showing the strongest growth. Supporters of Japan’s nuclear industry claim it would be unwise to give up the advantages of nuclear power because of a single accident. However, … Continue reading Japan Puts Nuclear Energy on Hold, Embraces Solar Power
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Japan tests viability of offshore floating wind turbines
A rare type of floating offshore wind turbine is being tested about 1 km off Kabashima, a 9-sq.-km island with some 110 households in Nagasaki Prefecture. The wind turbine, with a 22-meter propeller arc diameter, generates 100 kwh and has been in operation since August as part of an Environment Ministry test project to develop … Continue reading Japan tests viability of offshore floating wind turbines
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Marubeni targeting geothermal energy in Japan
The current stigma against nuclear energy is understandable, and looking towards heat as a source of energy might be a sound move. Japan is part of the infamous Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a geologically active area with volcanoes and tectonic shift zones that push heat closer to the Earth’s surface. Logically, a technologically advanced nation … Continue reading Marubeni targeting geothermal energy in Japan
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Japan plans to increase its offshore wind energy to 40 times of the present by 2020
Japan environment minister Nobuko Ishihara said recently that Japan hopes to increase the offshore wind power capacity to more than 1 GW by 2020. This number is 40 times of the present offshore wind power capacity in Japan. Ishihara was inspecting the Japan’s first floating offshore wind power test unit in the waters near Nagasaki … Continue reading Japan plans to increase its offshore wind energy to 40 times of the present by 2020
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Siemens wins wind energy order from Japan
Siemens Energy has been awarded an onshore wind power order for the Akita Port wind farm on the north west coast of the Japanese island Honshu. The customer is Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation, Japan’s largest wind power developer. The scope of supply includes the delivery and installation of 6 direct-drive wind turbines of the type … Continue reading Siemens wins wind energy order from Japan
Continue readingJapan Adds 1,178 Megawatts of Solar Energy in Nine Months
Japan added 1,178 megawatts of solar energy capacity in the nine months to the end of December as the country curbs its reliance on nuclear power. Japan added 1,119 megawatts of solar to the 4,800 megawatts already installed, according to data released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on March 13. Wind energy … Continue reading Japan Adds 1,178 Megawatts of Solar Energy in Nine Months
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Huge wind farm turbine snaps in western Japan
A 38-tonne wind turbine crashed 50 metres to the ground in western Japan after the steel column supporting it snapped, officials have said. The massive Dutch-made turbine, which sat atop a Japanese-made steel column, was part of a wind farm in mountains near Kyoto, and it had been installed in 2001 with an expected life … Continue reading Huge wind farm turbine snaps in western Japan
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Japan wants big offshore wind power expansion
Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara said Saturday he wants to aggressively promote power generation using windmills at sea, a form of alternative energy use still in its infancy in Japan. “I would like to have wind power generation capacity rise to over 1 million kilowatts in 2020,” which would be about 40 times more than the … Continue reading Japan wants big offshore wind power expansion
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Alstom to supply wind turbines for Kawazu wind farm in Japan
Alstom has signed a contract with Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation (Eurus Energy) to supply 10 units of ECO 74 Wind Turbines with 70m towers, each with an output of 1.67 MW, to be fully operational in February 2015. The contract includes the supply of wind turbine generators and supervisions for installation and commissioning of the … Continue reading Alstom to supply wind turbines for Kawazu wind farm in Japan
Continue readingJapan aims to triple wind energy
The Japan Wind Power Association projected that the nation’s capacity to generate power from the renewable energy source will reach 2.65 million kilowatts, roughly equal to the amount produced by two nuclear reactors, by the end of March 2013, up 92,000 kw from the previous fiscal year. The pace of increase in Japan’s capacity to … Continue reading Japan aims to triple wind energy
Continue readingJapan aims to triple wind energy
The government aims to triple the nation’s supply capacity of electricity generated through wind power to 7.5 million kilowatts by developing transmission grids in Hokkaido and the Tohoku region, it has been learned. Under a decadelong project the government will launch in fiscal 2013, which starts in April, the public and private sectors will spend … Continue reading Japan aims to triple wind energy
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