Future Prospects for e-Fuels: Will They Go Mainstream?

Late in 2024, Japan achieved a significant milestone: completing an entire synthetic fuels value chain, from renewable electricity to usable synthetic gasoline and diesel. This achievement, trumpeted...

Japan to Increase Its LNG Carrier Fleet: Is the Global Market Strong Enough?

While the first international LNG shipment took place in 1959, only in the past decade or so has the super-chilled fuel blossomed into a prospering global market. Today, Japan is at the center of it,...

Japan’s PPA Contract Volume and Size Expanded in 2024 Amid Push for More Variety

The Japanese market for Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) expanded last year while also adding more variety in power sources and concluding deals that offered more electricity capacity. The number ...

Japan Bets on Next-gen Solar Power Tech as Key Driver for Clean Energy

While solar energy’s global momentum has accelerated, the sector development in Japan has been strained in recent years due to land, cost and local community issues. New installations in Japan droppe...

Technology Development Trends for Ammonia-fueled Ship

Maritime transportation accounts for 90% of the world's trade and about 3% of its emissions. For Japan, it is even more vital, sustaining imports of food and fuel, and exports of machinery on which t...