Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2021

Japan-based Chiyoda Corporation has been awarded a $2.7-billion A recent report from McKinsey Global Institute predicts that copper consumption will rise by 43% by 2035—likely to be partly driven by green technologies, such as solar and wind power and electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2018

In Japan, Aichi Prefecture, Chita City, Toyota City, Chubu Electric Power, Toho Gas, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Toyota Industries have launched the Chita City and Toyota City Renewable Energy-use Low-carbon Hydrogen Project. Hydrogen is a useful energy source for realizing a low-carbon society.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2014

Toyota’s Mitsuhisa Kato briefs the media in Japan on the timing and pricing of the FCV, and outlines the company’s view of the role of fuel cell vehicles. Toyota Motor Corporation revealed the exterior design and Japan pricing of its hydrogen fuel cell sedan, first unveiled as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show last year. Earlier post.)

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 28, 2024

Australia’s resources minister has begun a week long trip to South Korea and Japan to discuss gas exports and critical minerals opportunities, as its government on Monday released a “prospectus” of 52 investment ready critical minerals projects. .

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JULY 18, 2013

formed a 50/50 joint venture that will sell Bloom Energy’s solid oxide fuel cell Energy Servers in Japan. SoftBank Group and Bloom Energy Corp. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2020

Jemena’s Managing Director, Frank Tudor, said the deal will make hydrogen gas generated from solar and wind power available to the vehicle industry. The Western Sydney Green Gas Project will convert solar and wind power into hydrogen gas via electrolysis using a 500 kW electrolyzer constructed in Western Sydney.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2019

Despite those periods of excess wind and solar power, because the ability to store electricity for more than a few hours is lacking, dispatchable power from the combustion of fossil fuels continues to bridge gaps in supply. At peak times, some US states and countries already have more renewable power than their grids can handle.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2015

(MHI) successfully conducted ground demonstration testing of “wireless power transmission,” a new technology presently under development to serve as the core technology of space solar power systems (SSPS). The transmission distance and power load mark new milestones in Japan with respect to length and volume of wireless power transmission.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2019

For advanced economies—including the United States, Canada, the European Union and Japan—nuclear has been the biggest low-carbon source of electricity for more than 30 years and remains so today. In Europe, Japan and other advanced economies, extensions of plants’ lifetimes also face uncertain prospects.

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APRIL 30, 2023

This would increase the viability of a global hydrogen economy in the future and increase the number of hydrogen suppliers for energy-demanding regions, such as China, Europe, and Japan. The possibility of selling hydrogen could result in a further expansion of solar and wind power in developing countries, contributing to their economies.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2020

and Toyota Tsusho Corporation agreed to establish Toyota Green Energy LLP for the purposes of obtaining and managing renewable energy sources in Japan and supplying electric power from renewable energy sources to the Toyota Group in the future. Toyota Motor Corporation, Chubu Electric Power Co.,

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Teslarati

AUGUST 19, 2021

Tesla appears to be making a play for Japan’s energy sector, with recent reports stating that the company is looking to provide local power companies with large battery storage and energy management systems. Tesla’s foray into Japan comes as the country is pushing its efforts to increase its reliance on renewable energy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2010

Itochu Corporation, Mazda, Family Mart, EnerDel and 11 other partners have launched a 3-year project in Tsukuba City, Japan—the “Green Crossover Project”—designed to showcase a real-world integration of the smart grid, stationary lithium-ion grid storage, electric vehicles, rapid recharging and renewable energy technologies.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has begun taking orders through Toyota dealers around Japan for the Prius PHV (plug-in hybrid). TMC will launch the vehicle in Japan on 30 January 2012. When using electricity generated from renewable energy such as solar or wind power, CO 2 emissions can be further reduced. Earlier post.)

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Electrek

APRIL 28, 2021

Work begins on Japan’s first large offshore wind farms today. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The slip in the July-September quarter leaves clean energy investment for the year so far running a modest 2% below that in the first nine months of 2017—leaving open the possibility that 2018 as a whole will end up matching last year’s total, particularly if a few more multibillion-dollar offshore wind deals are concluded before Christmas.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2020

We are blessed with some of the world’s best wind and solar resources, a large sparsely populated landmass, and as a major energy and resources exporter, we are already an experienced and trusted trading partner for countries like Japan and South Korea that will be the future hydrogen importers. —Darren Miller.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2019

Solar and wind generation grew at double-digit pace, with solar alone increasing by 31%. The Global Energy & CO 2 Status Report provides a high-level and up-to-date view of energy markets, including latest available data for oil, natural gas, coal, wind, solar, nuclear power, electricity, and energy efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2016

Nissan’s measures to reduce emissions include the following: Nissan UK has installed 19,000 solar panels to join 10 wind turbines at its Sunderland plant, generating enough power to build more than 31,000 cars every year. The power derived from the solar panels and wind turbines accounts for 7% of the plant’s total usage.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2014

Energy procurement is being shifted toward more sustainable sources, like biomass and solar power. For example, in Mexico, Nissan is using wind turbines to help run its Aguascalientes plant. Nissan is reducing the environmental impact of its corporate activities through widespread power conservation.

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MARCH 19, 2015

This marks Toshiba’s first hydrogen research project outside Japan. Electricity generated by wind and solar power will be used to power a hydrogen-producing water electrolysis system. The project is funded by the Local Energy Challenge Fund, created in November 2014 by the Scottish Government.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 25, 2022

The carbon-free rigs will pack 50 kilos of hydrogen zapped from water using electricity from the refinery’s dedicated solar power plant. Resource-poor Asian neighbors such as Japan and Korea are also counting on Aussie green hydrogen to help get them off fossil fuels in the decades ahead. Why a hydrogen truck?

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2022

Output from wind and solar PV increased by 270 TWh and 170 TWh, respectively, while hydro generation declined due to the impacts of drought, notably in the United States and Brazil. In Japan, emissions dropped by 3.7% The use of coal for electricity generation in 2021 was intensified by record high natural gas prices.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2019

The in-depth study, which analyzes hydrogen’s current state of play and offers guidance on its future development, was launched by Dr Fatih Birol, the IEA’s Executive Director, alongside Mr Hiroshige Seko, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, on the occasion of the meeting of G20 energy and environment ministers in Karuizawa, Japan.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

The projects include the development of a wide range of hydrogen-related technologies including concentrating solar thermal, electrolysis, biotechnology, carrier synthesis, thermochemical processes, fuel cell development and energy generation. ANU Solar Hydrogen Generation – $1,637,303. CSIRO Solar Thermochemical Hydrogen – $2,007,676.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2015

Toshiba Group has a range of hydrogen-related technologies, including photovoltaic, wind, hydro and other renewable generation systems, water electrolysis systems and fuel cells, which it will integrate in end-to-end solutions, extending from production to utilization of hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Green hydrogen is produced by using renewable energy (wind and solar) to power electrolysis that splits water into its constituent parts. Green ammonia, a derivative of green hydrogen, is also being tested to displace fossil fuels in thermal power generation, greatly decreasing the emissions intensity of existing energy infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2020

SGH2 is in negotiations to launch similar projects in France, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Greece, Japan, South Korea, Poland, Turkey, Russia, China, Brazil, Malaysia and Australia. It does not depend on particular weather conditions, and does not require as much land as solar- and wind-based projects.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2022

A Sea-Monster-Proof Internet The initial segment of what will be the first underwater fiber-optic link to skirt the North Pole, connecting Japan and Europe, will light up in early 2023. As a bonus, the tech onboard the balloons runs on solar power. This stretch, called Iris, will link Iceland to Ireland.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 17, 2023

It’s largely counter to what the rest of the world is doing and begs the question of why Japan seems so intent on making hydrogen power work. In 2017, Japan became the first country in the world to release a national hydrogen strategy. But Japan is much smaller than the whole of the U.S. But it hasn’t been steady progress.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Now, a team from RIKEN in Japan and the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics in China investigating OER catalysts now reports that incorporating Mn into the spinel lattice of Co 3 O 4 can extend the catalyst lifetime in acid by two orders of magnitude while maintaining the activity. —co-first author Ailong Li.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Confirming that all three will be inspired by the striking Nissan Hyper Urban concept (pictured top) and the angular Nissan Hyper Punk concept that were recently unwrapped at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show, plus earlier curvy 2021 Nissan Chill-Out Concept. We think it should rock-up in either 2026 or a year later in 2027. Nissan Ariya.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2012

Japan-based Eco Marine Power Co. The Aquarius Eco Ship is the result of a comprehensive study project which focused on optimizing the design of a large ocean going ship such as a bulk carrier or oil tanker to harness the power of the wind & sun by using the Aquarius MRE System.

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Blink Charging

MARCH 3, 2022

One of the first places this theory has been tested is Japan. Japan has widely accepted EVs and was the first to put EVs to work during natural disasters. Japan is prone to thousands of tsunamis and earthquakes each year. As a result of this project, Nissan and 4R Energy were honored by the Association for Resilience Japan.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2011

Italy is the first country to achieve grid parity, or cost-competitiveness, for solar energy. Wind power continued to be the favored technology for investors at $95 billion. Germany accounted for 45% of global solar investments. Investments in small-scale, residential solar grew by 100% to $56.4 billion in the G-20.

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JUNE 16, 2011

MHI), has developed Japan’s first cargo container-type large-capacity energy storage system using Li-ion batteries. Japan’s first container-type large-capacity energy storage system using lithium-ion rechargeable batteries. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., (MHI), Click to enlarge.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 2, 2023

Japan will either figure it out or suffer the consequences of being completely unable to compete internationally and see their economy collapse to the point that they can't afford to import energy any more.

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