Local Decarbonization Rollout Slow; Municipalities Face Resources Gap

Originally, the program was designed to be part of the government’s sweeping regional decarbonization efforts to expedite the deployment of renewables. However, a year after the Ministry of the Envir...

How To Keep Ammonia Safe: New Standards in the Co-Firing Era

In the coming months, Japan will see the start of two ammonia-and-coal co-firing pilot projects. The two fuels will be burned side by side at gigawatt-scale power generation facilities. If all goes w...

Contract vs Permanent Hiring

As the energy market changes and grows, the talent shortage is clearly apparent. For firms new to Japan and uncertain about project volume and staffing needs, as well as companies with a fluctuating ...

Hokkaido’s Silicon Valley Dream Hinges on Energy Adjustment

Can Hokkaido turn into the next Silicon Valley? The state-backed semiconductor firm Rapidus unveiled a plan to establish a factory in Japan’s northernmost region, which offers vast amounts of land at...

Meti Certifies 7 Projects To Secure Rechargeable Battery Supply

Last year, METI unveiled a Battery Industry Strategy, Japan’s first detailed battery industry roadmap in a long time. The Strategy was a grand vision, outlining how a focus on lithium-ion chemistry a...