LNG Makes New Friends in Japan’s Shipping Lanes

As Japan’s imports of LNG for power plants continues to slide, in part due to decarbonization, a new domestic buyer is emerging. The country’s shippers are betting that super-chilled LNG will provide...

Cyber Security a Major Concern for Japan Energy

Japan’s preparedness in defending its energy infrastructure against cyber attacks remains low and the issue will only become more urgent as the country moves to a clean energy economy, industry exper...

Aluminum-to-Hydrogen: a Toyota-Backed Firm Creates Cost-Effective Process

Due to the vast amounts of power required to produce each ingot, aluminum is sometimes known as ‘electricity in metal form’. Now, scientists hope aluminum can give back some of that power and become ...

Coal is Dead, Long Live Coal? Japan’s Repurposing of Coal Power Plants

A year ago, Japan’s METI announced plans to phase out “low-efficiency” coal power generation. Since then, the government has added ever more ambitious commitments to decarbonization. Still, this is h...

Japan’s Plan to Decarbonize the Gas Industry Rests on Methanation

These are challenging times for natural gas. Less than a decade ago, it seemed that gas was entering a golden age, taking over from its dirtier cousins, coal and oil. Recently, international bodies, ...