Japan

Japan boosts commercial solar capacity target

Part of incentive program for clean energy.

Japan boosts commercial solar capacity target

Part of incentive program for clean energy.

Mitsubishi boosting solar power holdings in Europe

Buys 50% stake in two solar PV plants in France.

Major Japanese firms turning to biomass for power

Government subsidy program responsible for growth.

Solar boom threatens to overwhelm Japan’s power grid

More solar developers being denied access to grid.

TEPCO plans to increase electricity rates again

Alternative to restarting its moribund nuclear plants.

New Japanese turbine harnesses both wind and wave energy

Will be the first system of it kind to be tested.

Honda building mega solar power generation system

Will be located at new racing car test course.

Japan to test its largest grid storage system

System will consist of two projects generating 80MWh.

JX Energy to build three solar power plants in Japan

Plants will have a combined capacity of 17 MW.

Shell will build 49 MW biomass plant in Japan

Plant to benefit from feed-in tariff scheme.

Marubeni to buy stake in Irish green energy developer

Will invest US$133 million in Mainstream Renewable Power.

Sumitomo Electric to provide Hokkaido with RE battery system

System will have 60 MW hours of storage capacity.

Sharp’s solar business posts US$69 million profit

Compares to US$69.4 million loss year-on-year.

More charging stations for EVs to rise in Japan

Four major Japanese car makers agree to do so.