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Japan adopts nuclear power phase-out plan
- 2012-09-15 02:41:15
- David Flin
The Japanese Government has officially adopted a new long-term energy strategy that calls for the elimination of nuclear power generation by the end of the 2030s.
GE announces intention to enter Japanese power gen business
- 2012-09-07 17:28:33
- Junior Isles
GE has announced plans to expand and enter the power supply business in Japan.
New Japanese power plan replaces nuclear with renewables
- 2012-09-01 13:36:01
- Junior Isles
Japanese Environment Minister Goshi Hosono has released Japan’s new post-Fukushima power strategy, which aims to boost the generating capacity of four renewable energy sources by more than six-fold and make it possible to eliminate all nuclear power, all by 2030.
IHI Corp makes first venture into power generation
- 2012-08-25 10:52:24
- Junior Isles
IHI Corp. has announced it has acquired a 50 per cent stake in each of US utility Exelon Corp’s five power plants in California. This move is IHI's first entry into large-scale commercial power generation.
Vietnam faces serious power shortage
- 2012-08-21 06:06:30
- David Flin
Nguyen Anh Tuan of the Vietnam Institute of Energy has said that the country will soon face a serious power shortage if it fails to come up with increased power generation capacity.
Orix to invest $1.25 bn into new solar projects
- 2012-08-17 22:32:58
- Junior Isles
Orix Corp. President Makoto Inoue has said that his firm plans to invest 100 billion yen ($1.25 billion) over three years to build solar power plants at dozens of locations across Japan with a total generating capacity of 400 MW.
Mitsubishi Electric uses train brakes to generate power
- 2012-08-09 08:45:26
- David Flin
Mitsubishi Electric has announced that it will begin an experiment that will involve the generation of electricity from train carriages when their brakes are applied.
Tohoku Electric to establish new photovoltaic power company
- 2012-07-31 07:08:06
- David Flin
Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power Company has announced that it will create a joint venture dedicated to photovoltaic power generation in partnership with Yurtec Corporation.
Second Japan nuclear unit resumes power generation
- 2012-07-21 06:02:35
- David Flin
Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Company has announced that its 1180 MW No 4 reactor at its Ohi nuclear power plant has resumed supplying electricity to the grid.
UK tops energy efficiency ranking
- 2012-07-16 19:10:20
- Junior Isles
The ranking is modelled on ACEEE's existing method for ranking US states’ energy efficiency, and grades 12 of the world's key economies on a scale of 100 possible points, in 27 separate categories.
