Asia bulks up on gas to strengthen energy security

Asian governments have become wary of a rise in gas prices and are building infrastructure to increase buffer stocks, a review by Reuters shows. The move follows last year's price ...

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Japanese PM wraps up Gulf tour with upgrade to Qatar ties

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida inspects a hydrogen-powered motorcycle engine in Saudi Arabia during his Gulf tour. Image: Japan PM Office

Japan's prime minister wrapped up a tour of the Middle East by agreeing to strengthen economic and energy co-operation with Qatar, the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural...

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Weekend roundup: Tesla unveils Cybertruck, US launches $20 bn in cleantech grants, and more

Tesla built its first Cybertruck, an EV pickup model it showcased four years ago (where an engineer cracked its so-called 'armor' glass). The vehicle gives Tesla entry into one of ...

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Nissan to put $725 million into Ampere EV as part of plans to rebalance alliance with Renault

Renault's EV models such as the Megane E-Tech electric could fall under the Ampere subsidiary. Image: Renault

Nissan Motor will invest around $725 million in Ampere, the new electric vehicle unit of French automaker Renault, as part of the group's plans to overhaul their alliance, Japanese...

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Rio Tinto, Sumitomo building A$111 million hydrogen demonstrator for alumina refining

Rio Tinto's announcement of the demonstrator comes the success of a A$1.2 million feasibility study. Image: Rio TInto

Mining behemoth Rio Tinto and Japan's Sumitomo Corporation have announced a A$111 million demonstration project to lower carbon emissions from alumina refining. The companies will ...

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Amid EV shift, Japanese could lose Thai auto market to China

Southeast Asia's largest automotive hub is gearing up for a China-Japan clash, market analysis shows. Chinese electric vehicle companies are heading into Thailand, and have so far ...

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Panasonic Energy, Mazda in talks for partnership on supply of cylindrical li-ion batteries

Image for representation purposes only. Source: Mazda

Panasonic Energy and Mazda Motor Corporation have announced that they have agreed to enter into discussions on establishing a medium- to long-term partnership to meet demand f...

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Aquila eyes battery storage business in Japan, plans bigger solar footprint

German investor Aquila Capital is looking to expand its solar footprint in Japan and add a battery storage business in the Land of the Rising Sun. "We started with the first acquis...

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Japan offers domestic firms $840 mn to strengthen battery chain

Japan has announced the country will give Toyota and others up to $840 million in subsidies to boost domestic production of batteries for electric vehicles and storage. Industry Mi...

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TEPCO, Toyota to pilot stationary storage battery system using EV batteries

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. and Toyota Motor Corporation have developed a 3 MWh stationary storage battery system with an output of 1 MW made out of ...

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Japanese automakers form 'HySE' for development of H2 small mobility engines

Kawasaki Motors, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Honda Motor Company, and Yamaha Motor Company have jointly announced that they have received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Econo...

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Gotion, Edison Power to cooperate on large storage batteries, recycling in Japan

Gotion High-tech and Edison Power Co. have recently entered into a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly develop large storage battery and recycling market in Japan, prom...

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Evonik expands fumed Al oxide plant for battery applications in Japan

Leading manufacturer of Silica Evonik has announced fresh investments in a production plant expansion for fumed aluminum oxide at its site in Yokkaichi, Japan. The facili...

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ACME, IHI to jointly explore opportunities in Green Hydrogen & Ammonia value-chain

India-based diversified renewable energy company ACME Group and Japan's comprehensive heavy-industry manufacturer IHI Corporation have recently announced signing of a MoU...

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Honda, GS Yuasa to establish JV for making Lithium-ion batteries

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) and GS Yuasa International Ltd. have announced that they have reached a basic agreement toward collaboration for a high-capacity, high-output lit...

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EU, Japan enhance cooperation to spur international Hydrogen market

The European Union (EU) and Japan have recently intensified their cooperation on hydrogen with the signature of a MoC to spur innovation and develop an international...

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WESD 2022: Green Hydrogen ecosystem in India, China, and Japan

A dedicated session on green hydrogen ecosystem in the R1 Asia-Pacific region saw speakers discoursing on the current status, new prospects, and challenges of the emerging sector i...

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Global Progress in 'Green' transition: Japan, China, South Korea

Energy storage solutions, whether applied to the power grid or EVs, make systems more flexible and are suitable for meeting low cost, low carbon electricity demands. Following is a...

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Fujifilm capitalizes $20 million in 24M Technologies, developer of semisolid batteries

Japan's Fujifilm Holdings has announced that it will invest an additional $20 million into 24M Technologies, a U.S. developer of next-generation "semisolid" lithium-ion batteries. ...

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Toyota to invest $ 5.6 billion on EV battery production in Japan and US

Toyota Motor Corporation has announced an investment of up to 730 billion yen (about $5.6 billion) in Japan and the United States toward supplying batteries for EVs, with aims to b...

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Alsym Energy, Synergy Marine partners for low-cost, rechargeable batteries for marine vehicles

Alsym™ Energy has announced that Alsym and Synergy Marine, in collaboration with Nissen Kaiun (Japan), are developing applications specific to the marine industry using high-perfor...

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Japanese auto firms commence foundational research on H2 engines for heavy-duty CVs

Isuzu Motors, DENSO Corporation, Toyota, Hino Motors, and Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation (CJPT) together have announced the starting of planning and foundati...

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Sony, Honda to form JV for selling e-cars by 2025

Sony and Honda Motor have announced that they have agreed to an equally owned joint venture that will begin selling electric cars in 2025. Honda, like bigger rival Toyota Motor, ha...

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Nissan, Mitsubishi launch their new ‘Kei’ micro-car EV in Japan

NMKV Co. – a JV formed by Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation - held a line-off ceremony recently to reveal the all-new Kei EV or mini electric vehicle. This new-gen...

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ISA ink MoU with Japan’s JICA, JBIC & NEDO for solar energy development

A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Government of Japan, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the New Ener...

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DENSO, USJC partner for manufacturing automotive power semiconductors

DENSO Corporation and United Semiconductor Japan Co., Ltd. (USJC), a subsidiary of global semiconductor foundry United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), have agreed to collaborat...

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Airbus, Kawasaki ink MoU for development of H2 ecosystem in Japan

Airbus and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on the preparation of the hydrogen-fuelled ecosystem....

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ENEOS, Toyota explore CO2-free Hydrogen production and usage in Woven model city

Japanese energy group ENEOS Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation have recently signed a joint agreement to explore CO2-free hydrogen production and usage at Woven City, the fut...

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SkyDrive, Suzuki to collaborate on flying cars in overseas markets including India

Japanese firms SkyDrive Inc. and Suzuki Motor Corporation have recently announced their partnership for the commercialization of flying cars, i.e. eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff ...

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Panasonic to set up production of 4680 Li-ion EV batteries at Wakayama facility

Panasonic Corporation has announced that its Energy Company will establish a production facility at its Wakayama Factory in western Japan to manufacture the new '4680' lithium-ion ...

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