Energy Jobs in Japan: Reading Between the Lines With Japanese Candidates

As new opportunities and technologies appear in Japan’s energy landscape, the number of overseas companies entering the market has been steadily increasing. Japan’s External Trade Organisation (JETRO...

Japan Seeks Data Validation to Show Liquified Hydrogen Has Strong Future

Japan is an obvious leader in liquified hydrogen, which is one of several ways that hydrogen can be transported and stored. But while it has invested significant money and engineering hours into this...

Modernizing Port Infrastructure Is Key To Japan’s Wind Power Development

Japan has over 1,000 ports, yet when it came to selecting winners of the most recent offshore wind auction, a decision on one of the four projects offered was delayed for over three months due to con...

PART TWO: Hydrogen Hubs to Shine a Light on Japan’s ‘Green’ Future

Until recently, Japan’s hydrogen strategy has been largely colorblind. If anything, there’s been more emphasis on ‘blue’ hydrogen projects due to the speed and scale that they can deliver in comparis...

Aomori Proposes New Regional Rules for ‘Cohabitation’ with Renewables Projects

Last year, Aomori Prefecture’s incoming governor announced one of the most audacious plans for a regional tax on renewable energy projects in Japan, vowing to bring in a levy that would apply even to...