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New Nuclear Regulator Chief Stirs Industry Hopes for Warmer Relations
In less than two months, the chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) will change. With current chair Fuketa Toyoshi stepping down, all of the original commissioners appointed when the regu...
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Paper Ethanol: A Bioethanol Game Changer?
In recent years Japan has been tepid on bioethanol, with annual consumption of only about 800,000 kiloliters, most of it imported from Brazil. To put things into perspective, that’s just 20% of India...
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Wary of Russia LNG Supply Risk, Japan Looks at Options Elsewhere
Within 10 years, all of Japan’s current contracts for LNG from Russia will expire. The longest of these, set for 24 years, will end during 2031, though volumes will start to drop five years prior to ...
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Major Power Utilities Embrace Solar Power’s PPA Model
After years of distrust in green energy pricing models, Japan’s major power utilities are warming to the business potential of renewables. Recently, a number of the big utilities (EPCos), ventured in...
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Kishida Opens State Taps to Meet Japan’s 2050 Net-Zero Targets
Japan’s state funds for the energy transformation look set to get bigger and more numerous in the coming months as Prime Minister Kishida’s drive for a more active government role filters into policy...
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