Country: Japan

Kyushu Electric’s Net Income Down 41.8% in Q3 FY 2024

Wedoany.com Report-Feb 4, Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. has reported a net income of $698.2m (JPY108.8b) in the third quarter (Q3) of fiscal year 2024, down 41.8% for the first time in two years. A...

2025-02-04

Novel BIPV Concept Integrates Louvers to Enhance Power Production

The system prototype Wedoany.com Report-Feb 1, Researchers from Japan’s Nagoya University have proposed a novel building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system that integrates an airflow-type PV...

2025-02-01

Toyota Promoted Its Hybrid While Funding Climate Deniers

Wedoany.com Report-Jan 28, Watchdog group Public Citizen says that Toyota — after the 2024 election, with Toyota’s climate-denying allies entering power — is poised to marshal an assault on c...

2025-01-28

Jinkosolar’s Topcon Modules Offer 8.82% Yield Gain in Japan Field Test

Wedoany.com Report-Jan 23, JinkoSolar’s n-type TOPCon modules have been found to deliver significantly higher energy yield per watt compared to n-type BC modules during a three-month field test...

2025-01-23

New LNG Carrier Deal Marks 21st Vessel Entry in Danish Shipowner’s Orderbook

Celsius Geneva (for illustration purposes); Wedoany.com Report-Jan 23, Danish shipping player Celsius has expanded its liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel orderbook with a new addition, thanks to a dea...

2025-01-23

Vena Energy’s 31.65 MW Maibara Solar Project Commences Commercial Operations

Wedoany.com Report-Jan 22, Vena Energy has commenced commercial operation for its 31.65 megawatt Maibara Solar Project, located in Maibara City, Shiga Prefecture in Japan. In a statement, Vena Energy...

2025-01-22

Daihatsu Works to Create Biogas From Manure of Shiga Beef Cattle

Cattle manure from a nearby farm is transported to a Daihatsu Motor Co. plant in Ryuo, Shiga Prefecture, on Dec. 9 Wedoany.com Report-Jan 17, Daihatsu Motor Co. is working with town officials here to...

2025-01-17

Sekisui Chemical Launches Pilot Perovskite PV Projects in Japan

Wedoany.com Report-Jan 6,Japanese plastics manufacturer Sekisui Chemical announced it is collaborating with Japan’s Bank of Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG Bank), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Gr...

2025-01-11

Kyushu Electric to Replace Steam Turbines at Genkai Nuclear Plant

Wedoany.com Report-Jan 10, Kyushu Electric Power Co. has announced that the steam turbines at its Genkai-3 and -4 Nuclear Power Plants will be replaced, pending the approval of new design and work pla...

2025-01-10

JAPEX Announces Startup of 75 MW Biomass Power Plant

Wedoany.com Report-Jan 10, Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. (JAPEX) on Jan. 6 announced the Chofu Biomass Power Plant commenced commercial operations on Dec. 30. The 74.95-megawatt (MW) facility i...

2025-01-10