A project led by Minden renewable energy platform operator UPDATER Inc. is launching in autumn 2025, repurposing solar panels installed on a decommissioned school in Setagaya to supply renewable energy to approximately 50 local households, promoting...
Hyogo Prefecture has announced a new five-year subsidy programme to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy, aiming to advance its 2050 carbon neutrality goals. The programme will provide financial support for solar power and wood biomass...
Minna Denryoku, a leading renewable-energy supplier in Japan, rebranded as UPDATER, a Tokyo-based social-update company. Recently, it has turned to the traditional art of rakugo to show that renewable energy can be engaging and practical. Its...
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS), in collaboration with its subsidiaries and TRE Holdings Corporation, has launched a project to demonstrate the effectiveness of panel reuse. Repurposing decommissioned solar panels...
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (MMC), in collaboration with EneCoat Technologies, has unveiled a novel ink formulation to enhance the electron transport layers (ETLs) in perovskite solar cells. This advancement has achieved a notable 1.5-fold...
Niimi Solar Company has been tackling the pressing environmental challenge by developing a pioneering solution for the recycling of decommissioned solar panels. The company has patents for its thermal decomposition apparatus, which uses superheated...
As renewable energy rapidly expands worldwide, solar power has gained prominence alongside established sources like hydropower and wind energy. By the end of 2021, solar power capacity surpassed 900 GW while wind power exceeded 800 GW, both...
Amid the growing climate emergency, Fridays For Future Tokyo and youth volunteers are organising a demonstration to demand stronger measures to meet the 1.5-degree Celsius target. The group is calling on the Japanese government to make ambitious...
On Oct. 1 and 3, 16 visitors from the University of Colorado Denver made site visits to learn about renewable energy in Japan. The master’s students, each a specialist in their field, were on a study trip focused on renewable energy. Zenbird...
East Japan Railway Company (JR East), along with Ekimachi Energy Create Co., Ltd., and JR East Logistics Co., Ltd., is set to inaugurate “TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY” in late March 2025. Spanning approximately 10 hectares, this urban...