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Nissan to lower price of EV model to boost green sales
Japanese car maker Nissan plans to put its electric car model Leaf on sale at a lower price to boost sales in the sector.
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Japan’s Marubeni set to launch 81.5MW solar plant in green sector boost to...
Japanese company Marubeni has revealed plans to build a 81.5MW solar power plant in the Oita area of Japan, owned by its subsidiary, Marubeni Ennex Corporation, Showa Denko KK and others.
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Japan-based Marubeni told NewNet it is guaranteed to generate steady returns on its newly-conceived 81.5MW solar plant after the government introduced new attractive feed-in tariffs.
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Jananese mobile giant Softbank to expand into wind
Japanese mobile phone company Softbank will invest $20bn into Sprint Nextel as it plans to develop wind power projects in Mongolia.
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Japan’s Marubeni buys 50% of EDF US wind farm
Japan-based trading company Marubeni has bought a 50 per cent stake in EDF Renewable Energy’s Lakefield Wind Project in the US.
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Marubeni to extend acquisitions beyond wind sector
Despite a recent series of deals in the wind sector including the acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in EDF Renewable Energy’s US Lakefield wind project, Japan-based Marubeni has told NewNet it is...
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Mitsui Fudosan set to build 23MW solar plant in Japan
Japanese property developer Mitsui Fudosan is set to build a 23MW solar power plant in northern Japan.
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Panasonic to limit solar panel, lithium battery expansion
Electronics giant Panasonic may limit its expansion of the productions of solar panels and small lithium batteries as well as other devices as part of a new round of restructuring.
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Japan solar market experiencing ‘rapid’ growth, says Kyocera
Despite demand for solar power dropping in European markets, Japan is experiencing ‘rapid growth’ for products in this space, Kyocera has told NewNet.
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Sumitomo Osaka Cement aims to ramp up biofuel resources
Japan-based Sumitomo Osaka Cement said it plans to cut its dependence on coal with the replacement of more biomass such as wood chips.
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Sumitomo-led consortium gets order for Oman desalination plant
Japan-based Sumitomo has won an order from state-owned Oman Power and Water Procurement for the construction of a desalination plant in Oman in conjunction with Malakoff Berhad of Malaysia and Spain’s...
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Softbank seeks site for Mongolian wind project
Japan-based Softbank is looking to find a site for a wind power project in Mongolia.
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Solar Frontier, Mitsui pair for 14.1MW of Japanese solar projects
Solar Frontier has received 14.1MW worth of orders from Mitsui & Co and its partners for its CIS modules in four solar projects throughout Japan.
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Orix takes strategic stake in South Korean energy business
Japanese finance house Orix has taken a 49.9 per cent stake in energy business STX Energy, a sub-division of South Korea-based STX Group.
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Sanko picks Solar Frontier, Chiyoda for 5.2MW solar project in Japan
Japan-based solar group Sanko Frontier has partnered with Solar Frontier and Chiyoda to develop a 5.2MW utility-scale solar project.
View ArticleMitsui reveals plan to use cash reserves for energy acquisitions
Japanese commodity trader Mitsui is reportedly sitting on about $17bn in cash reserves and looking to make investments in the power, food and transport sectors.
View ArticleITM Power sells first plant in Japan
ITM Power, a UK-based energy storage and clean fuel company, has sold its first reference plant based on the HPac platform, to a company in Japan.
View ArticleGreen energy data provider Wireless Glue secures $4.5m
Wireless Glue, a US-based software solutions company that delivers energy data in real-time, has secured $4.5m in Series B funding.
View ArticleSiemens gets Japanese onshore wind order
Siemens Energy has been awarded an onshore wind power order for the Akita Port wind power project on the north west coast of the Japanese island Honshu.
View ArticleIreland’s Solar 21 buys $17m Italian solar park from Kokusai
Solar 21 Renewable Energy Ireland, a fund based in Dublin, has acquired an Italian solar park for about €13m ($17m).
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