Hokkaido’s Tomari NPP Strides Toward a Restart Despite Obstacles

After more than a decade of regulatory limbo, Hokkaido Electric is poised to tap back into its nuclear power capacity. On April 30, the Nuclear Regulation Authority issued a draft safety approval for...

Chinese Solar Devices – Are Geopolitical and Monopolization Fears Justified?

In recent weeks, Japan has witnessed an intensifying debate over Chinese-made solar power equipment, fueled by growing concerns about its potential to be controlled remotely by malign actors and to i...

In a Volatile Energy Neighborhood, Who You Gonna Call? LNG

A reliable method to gauge industry momentum is to follow the money. Applying this logic to recent remarks from global energy executives points to LNG. Amid significant shifts in energy policy and ma...

Green Steel Goes Global: Japan, EU and Sweden on Different Paths to Same Goal

Long one of the world’s most energy and emissions-intensive industries, the steel sector is slowly starting to embrace ways to become ‘green’. Governments and businesses from Tokyo and Luleå (Swed...

Against the Clock: Is Kashiwazaki-Kariwa NPP Ready to Restart?

Electricity prices in the Tokyo region remain stubbornly high, and the reason is not just a weak yen. TEPCO, the main power supply to the most populous and industrial region in Japan, continues to op...