The Cost of Breaking Energy Ties With Russia

While the U.S. and Europe announced major pullbacks from trade and investment in Russian energy, both on a national and corporate level, so far Japan resists this course of action. Beyond geopolit...

As Ukraine Conflict Spurs Energy Upheaval Nuclear Policy Debate Reignites

Russia’s sudden and unexpected offensive against Ukraine is forcing a dramatic change in energy policy across the globe. Governments are trying to increase crude oil stockpiles and reviewing power su...

Japan Accelerates Geothermal Capacity Rollout, but Project Size Frustrates

Japan’s government has recently drawn a clearer blueprint for geothermal, the country’s promising yet largely untapped renewable energy source. The end goal is to drive private companies to expand bu...

Gas Markets in Turmoil Mean Second Thoughts Over “Carbon-Neutral” LNG

As the war in Ukraine further pounds natural gas markets already facing upheaval and soaring prices, major industry players now have to grapple with a wide array of issues in order to bring order and...

Japan Follows the UK Down the Power Deregulation Rabbit-Hole

Britain’s experiment with privatization in the 1980s, followed by successive bouts of energy market reform throughout the 2000s and 2010s, became a global reference. Unbundling vertically integrated ...