A power plant, Tohoku Bio Food Recycle, that generates electricity from food waste has started in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture. It generates electricity using methane gas as fuel, which is generated when microorganisms ferment food waste. The food...
Asahi Brewery will install 1,008 solar panels on the roof of their warehouse in Nagoya, which is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 287 tons annually. While it already has solar power generators in its Fukuoka and Ibaraki factories, this time...
Kimiko Hirata is an inspiring figure as a climate campaigner in Japan. In face of the rigid inertia of the Japanese government to implement effective and immediate climate-positive action, she is pushing the nation forward. Her work includes...
Climate change is now a problem that the majority of us are currently beginning to recognize. This severe problem, which will continue to escalate, is driving the energy sector to create a more clean, sustainable future that could halt the...
In October 2020, Japan declared that it will become carbon neutral by 2050; and in April 2021, it announced that it will aim to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 46% by fiscal year 2030 based on fiscal year 2013 levels, as well as continue in...
Early this year, Starbucks stores in Japan began their switch to operate using renewable energy. The first Starbucks store in Japan to operate using renewable energy is the newly opened Starbucks Sayama City Irumagawa Shop located in Saitama...
Did you know that the spent grain from breweries has the potential to produce energy? Breweries around the world have taken notice of this, as they seek ways to lower their environmental footprint by converting spent grain waste into biogas, which...
To mark the end of this year’s Tokyo Dance Music Week, the final installment of the online festival will be powered solely by renewable energy. The September 13 event will be broadcasted from the main deck of Tokyo Tower using only renewable energy...
Have you heard of “Hummingbird Electric Power”—an electric service in Japan that provides 100% real renewable energy with zero CO2? Provided by Borderless Japan Co., Ltd., their natural energy contributes to the prevention of global warming. They...
Biogas power generation is expected to spread in the future and Japan’s Tohoku region is spearheading the trend. Just last month, 4 companies in the Tohoku region announced that they will team up to launch a new company. it will initiate a bio food...