Great Miscalculations: The Impact of Anre’s Error in Available Thermal Capacity

On Sept 15, the Agency of Natural Resources and Energy reported that its data on available thermal power capacity this decade was way-off. The agency had underestimated the total capacity scheduled t...

Japan’s Fusion Future – Significant Progress but Many Years Away

As nuclear power returns to the good graces of corporate and political leaders in Japan and the U.S., nuclear fusion is gaining more attention as a potential carbon-free energy source. The fusion ...

As Japan Prepares for More Battery Power Trading, Hokkaido Is a Hotspot

Japan's power market will get a boost from a recent law change that elevates the status of storage batteries connected to the grid to a power generation business. This could spur major change to t...

Coal, Gas, EVs and Net-zero: Japan Updates Energy Ties With Indonesia

One of Japan’s closest economic partners, especially in the energy sector, is Indonesia. The resource-rich, emerging Southeast Asian economy has long been a key supplier of coal and gas. Now these ti...

Japan’s Power Market Regulation Failure? New Entrants Face Tough Test

Japan’s retail electricity market may be facing its greatest crisis since the end of World War II. Rapidly rising energy prices over the past six months have forced many electricity retailers into ba...