Off-Grid Renewables on Islands To Cut Reliance on Diesel Generators

Shifting a country’s entire energy system to renewables is challenging, but experiments in smaller, isolated grid areas could pave the way to understanding how to achieve a higher adoption of green e...

Non-Compete Clauses, Do They Hold Up?

Non-compete, non-scout, confidentiality and ‘garden leave’ clauses appear in employment contracts worldwide, and Japan is no exception. How valid are these clauses in the Japanese market? What can co...

Japan’s Spent Nuclear Fuel Dilemma: KEPCO Seeks a Solution

As Japan’s nuclear power industry faces a rebirth after nearly a decade of dormancy, nuclear waste disposal is now a priority issue. There are roughly 19,000 metric tons of radioactive material store...

Part 2: Australia’s and Japan’s Clean Energy Relations

This article is Part 2 of a deep look at Australian-Japanese energy relations. The first part, which was published in the Oct 30 issue focused on coal and LNG. As part of its energy transition, kn...

Japan’s New Hydrogen Policy – The Impact of Recent Updates

In June, METI updated the Basic Hydrogen Strategy that it first announced in 2017. It was always understood the Strategy would need to be updated periodically to align with developments in the energy...