Scientists Design Lithium-air Batteries for Commercial Use in EVs, Drones Updated On Thu, Jan 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy The demand for the development of rechargeable batteries with high energy densities has been increasing in recent years. Although lithium-air batteries represent great potential theoretically to be employed in electric vehicles, drones and other storage applications that demand high energy, they haven’t yet demonstrated the requisite efficiency and cycle performance to be commercialised for practical use. […] Read more
Japan’s JERA to Develop Ammonia-related Tech with Green Fund Backing Updated On Mon, Jan 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Japan’s biggest power generator JERA said it would spend 69.2 billion yen ($597 million) on the development of ammonia-related technology, with nearly 70% covered by the government’s green innovation fund. Ammonia is used as a fertiliser and in industrial materials, but is also seen as a future energy source, along with hydrogen. It does not […] Read more
Japan selects Mitsubishi Corp-led consortiums for 3 offshore wind projects Updated On Mon, Dec 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Japan’s industry and land ministries have selected three consortiums, all led by Mitsubishi Corp, as the operators for three offshore wind power projects in Akita, northern Japan, and Chiba, near Tokyo, they said on Friday. The announcement is the second set of results of government auctions for offshore blocks under a new law to promote […] Read more
Scientists from UK & Japan Unravel Perovskite’s High Efficiency Enigma Updated On Tue, Nov 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy In their breakthrough collaborative work, scientists from the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, the Diamond Light Source synchrotron facility in Didcot, Oxfordshire, and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology in Japan have offered explanations for why perovskite materials are seemingly so tolerant of defects in their structure. Their findings have been published in Nature […] Read more
Japanese Wind Turbine Can Harness Typhoon Energy Updated On Mon, Nov 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy As governments and companies globally rush to install as much renewable energy capacity as possible to cut carbon emissions, areas often not suitable for solar arrays or wind farms are opening up for development with advances in technology. In Japan, a start-up called Challenergy has designed a wind turbine that works in cyclonic conditions, which typically […] Read more
Tokyo-based Eneos to Buy Japan Renewable Energy for $1.8 B Updated On Wed, Oct 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy Tokyo-based Eneos Holdings, Japan’s biggest refiner, said on Monday it would buy Japan Renewable Energy (JRE) for about 200 billion yen ($1.8 billion) to expand its low-carbon business, joining a list of major global companies moving away from climate-changing fossil fuels. Eneos, which aims to have net-zero emissions by 2040, will buy JRE from Goldman […] Read more
Wary of China, Quad Nations To Focus on Solar Supply Chain Updated On Mon, Sep 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy The United States, Japan, India and Australia will work to improve the security of supply chains for critical technologies such as clean energy and to ease a global semiconductor shortage, said Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison. The Quad nations, in their first in-person summit on Friday in Washington, agreed on a partnership to secure critical […] Read more
LG Energy Solution Takes Over US-based NEC Energy Solutions Updated On Wed, Sep 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy South Korean lithium-ion battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution (LG ES) has acquired US-based sector player NEC Energy Solutions from NEC Corporation for an undisclosed sum. The news was unveiled on Friday by BDA Partners, which served as the exclusive financial advisor to LG on the transaction. Japan’s NEC Corporation has transferred all shares in NEC Energy […] Read more
Mitsubishi, Amazon to Build 450 Solar Plants Totalling 20 MW in Japan Updated On Thu, Sep 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Japanese trading company Mitsubishi Corporation has signed a long-term corporate power purchase agreement, through which it will supply electricity to data centres owned and operated by online retail giant Amazon’s subsidiary Amazon Web Services. Facilitated by MC Retail Energy Co., Ltd., this corporate PPA represents Amazon’s first use of renewable energy in Japan. Under the agreement’s […] Read more
