Japan earthquake raises concerns over restarting country’s nuclear plants
The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan’s western coast on 1 January has raised concerns over the push to bring…
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Indonesia and Malaysia want to become CCS hubs. What does it mean for the energy transition?
In September 2023, Japan and Malaysia signed an agreement to send CO₂ from CCS projects in Japan to Malaysia, where…
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Signal: batteries market grows as gas-fired generators wind down
A growing global battery market offers a new means of bolstering energy security, as gas-fired power plants close down. The…
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Signal: X users respond to Fukushima wastewater as fish samples collected
A team of international scientists collected samples of fish from the Hisanohama port on Thursday (19 October), approximately 50km south…
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Japan readies to lead the world in offshore wind
In December of last year, Japan’s first commercial offshore wind farm came online, with a capacity of 140MW. It is,…
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Is the tide turning for Australia’s fossil fuel exports?
In the 2022–2023 financial year, Australia is forecast to earn A$464bn ($302bn) from resource and energy exports, according to the…
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A half-decade after its first plan, Japan’s hydrogen goals remain distant
Back in 2017, Japan became the first country in the world to release a national hydrogen strategy. The goal was…
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Japan’s solar PV industry is set for fresh growth
Japan’s solar photovoltaic (PV) industry would seem enviable to countries committed to a successful energy transition. According to Energy Monitor’s…
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Facing headwinds at home, Europe and Japan are pushing waste-to-energy technology across South East Asia
“The project developer said all is good,” says Kampol Wadnoi, a village leader from Thalang, in the west of Thailand,…
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Toshiba claims green hydrogen breakthrough with new production technology
Japanese conglomerate Toshiba has developed a large-scale production technology for electrodes that significantly improves the efficiency of power-to-gas (P2G) for 'green'…
