The Japan Climate Leaders’ Partnership (JCLP), a corporate group of 233 companies committed to decarbonisation, has published a position paper urging the government to establish a mandatory recycling system for solar panels. The group...
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...
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...
Green Energy & Company has introduced a new trailer house model, ASOBOX, aimed at providing alternative living options while tackling challenges in Japan’s energy and disaster preparedness. The trailer house, which features a standard solar...
Tokyu Real Estate Co., Ltd. and Renewable Japan Co., Ltd. have entered a strategic alliance, setting a robust target to develop and own 1 GW (1,000 MW) of renewable energy power plants in Southern Europe over the next few years, primarily focusing...
Clean Energy Connect reported a significant milestone of achieving a total of 700 Non-FIT solar power plants across Japan. Clean Energy Connect, through its decarbonization initiatives, has its operations firmly grounded in the non-FIT system (Feed...