Putin’s Rubles-for-Gas Threat: Desperate Measure or Start of Bigger Changes?

The global energy community was initially bewildered by Moscow’s threats last week demanding ruble payment for energy sales. Russian President Vladimir Putin set an April 1 deadline for the measure, ...

Limited Options Tie Japanese Government’s Hands Dealing with Looming Oil Shock

Soaring LNG and crude oil prices, accelerated by Russia's war with Ukraine, are starting to reverberate throughout the economy, inflicting a high toll on Japanese households and nearly all areas of c...

Solar Leader Japan Seeks Solutions To Recycle and Prolong PV Panel Lifespan

From strawberry farms to rooftops of convenience stores and factories, Japan is looking for novel ways and new technologies to put aging solar panels to good use. This is a daunting task since the am...

Japan Is Launching Its First-Ever National Carbon Exchange

Japan will soon unveil its first-ever national carbon pricing exchange, starting with a soft launch to ease the mechanism into business life. The exchange is expected to run a hybrid model, combining...

CCUS: A Technological Gamble for Japan’s Decarbonization Goals

Japan is a strong proponent of adopting existing energy systems to meet decarbonization goals, and arguably its biggest gamble is on an emerging set of technologies that seek to capture CO2 and then ...