Japan
Water
IAEA reviews Japan’s water storage proposal for nuclear plant
IAEA welcomes Japan's plan on how to dispose of large amounts of treated water stored at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
Generation
Coal power generation is booming in China and Japan
Japan and China are becoming the drivers of new coal-fired capacity worldwide, according to a new report by various environmental advocacy groups.
Generation
Japan launches the largest-class hydrogen production unit
A Japanese consortium has launched the Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field (FH2R), a renewable energy-powered 10MW-class hydrogen production unit, the largest-class in the world.
Future Energy
Japan: Toyota unveils plans for ‘city of the future’
Toyota Motor Corporation has revealed plans to build a prototype 'city' of the future on a 175-acre site at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan-the Woven City.
Finance and Policy
AfDB, Japan to promote sustainability bond markets in Africa
The African Development Bank and Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund have signed a partnership to promote environmental, social and governance investments in the global capital markets.
Business and markets
Elumelu dares Japan to invest more in Africa
African investor Tony O. Elumelu has challenged Japan to invest 5% of its $50 billion commitment to Africa in empowering African entrepreneurs.
Business and markets
AfDB visits Japan to continue dialogue between leaders
A high-level AfDB delegation is set to join global leaders at the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development, TICAD7 this week.
Finance and Policy
Japan and Austria support NDCs of African countries
The governments of Japan and Austria have approved a $1 million fund to the role of the private sector in the NDCs of African countries.
Generation
Toshiba wins contract in Aioi to retrofit steam turbine for fuel...
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) has announced that it has won a major contract to retrofit a steam turbine as part...
Reports
Global geothermal power capacity snapshot for 2017
An estimated 0.7GW of new geothermal power came online in 2017, bringing the global total to an estimated 12.8GW, according to REN21’s Renewables Global...
