Commentary / World Nov 4, 2019
Germany's windmills are wildly unpopular
by Leonid Bershidsky
In renewable energy, competition from fossil fuels isn't the only problem: Local politics may be an even higher hurdle.
Business Oct 25, 2019
Harvesting wind at sea could become $1 trillion industry, International Energy Agency says
Offshore wind could become a cornerstone of the world's power supply as steep cost reductions and improved technology unleash the potential of the green energy source, the International Energy Agency said Friday. Renewables replacing fossil fuel is crucial to meet a globally-agreed goal of limiting ...
Commentary / World Sep 16, 2019
by Kingsmill Bond, Angus Mccrone and Jules Kortenhorst
Those nations beholden to fossil fuels will soon be throwing good money after bad.
Business Aug 15, 2019
SoftBank's massive Vision Fund bets on Swiss startup that's using concrete blocks as batteries
SoftBank Group Corp.'s massive Vision Fund is making its first-ever energy storage bet — and it's on a rather unconventional type of battery. The fund is investing $110 million in Energy Vault, a Swiss startup that's using cranes and concrete to store energy. An electric ...
National Aug 12, 2019
Weather agency warns powerful typhoon may hit area around Kyushu and Shikoku
A huge typhoon may make landfall on the Shikoku and Kyushu regions around Thursday, the Meteorological Agency said Monday, warning of torrential rain and strong winds along the Pacific coast of eastern and western Japan as early as Tuesday. As of 9 p.m. on Monday, ...
Business Jun 24, 2019
The U.K. offshore wind industry is to get a £100 million ($127 million) fund to spur growth in the next decade. The Offshore Wind Industry Council, run by government and industry, will invest in companies along the whole supply chain and support companies wanting to ...
Business / Corporate Apr 23, 2019
Jera eyes role as global renewable leader but says coal will still play role in Japan's energy mix
by Kazuaki Nagata
With the integration of existing thermal power plants of its parents Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. and Chubu Electric Power Co. completed on April 1, Jera Co. has completed the last step of unifying the full value chain from upstream fuel and power ...
Business Apr 5, 2019
European utilities contemplating a future in which oil has gone the way of the dinosaurs
European oil companies have started to address what they worry may one day be an existential threat to their business — the end of a century of oil demand growth in a low carbon world. The emergence of the electric vehicle and demand among investors ...
National / History | JAPAN TIMES GONE BY Mar 2, 2019
By the violent wind Wednesday evening, two large, two-storied buildings at the Tokyo Medical College at Higashi-Okubo that were being erected, and one of them almost completed, were blown down and destroyed. In the suburbs, several small houses tumbled down.
World Feb 13, 2019
Eleven EU states have already met their 2020 renewable energy targets, data shows
The European Union produced 17.5 percent of its power needs from renewable sources in 2017, while 11 of the bloc's 28 members had already achieved a 2020 goal of 20 percent or more, the latest data released by Eurostat showed. Renewables, such as wind, solar ...
Business Jan 21, 2019
Australia's solar and wind boom looks to power past grid woes in 2019
Australia's wind and solar boom looks set to power through 2019 following a record year, despite grid constraints and extra scrutiny from network operators to make sure new projects don't spark blackouts like ones that hit two years ago. Abundant wind and sun, falling turbine ...
National Sep 4, 2018
Typhoon Jebi, most powerful to hit Japan in 25 years, leaves trail of destruction in Kansai region
The storm disrupted transportation networks, heavily damaged the bridge that leads to Kansai International Airport and knocked out power to over a million homes.