About 70% of people in Japan are considering reducing the use of heat pumps in winter against the backdrop of soaring electricity costs, a recent survey by Daikin Industries Ltd., a major air conditioning unit manufacturer, has revealed.

Many people in Japan are taking note of the oncoming cold season as national electric bill subsidies come to an end in October. What are some methods to save on winter bills when keeping one's home warm?

Japanese air conditioner maker Daikin Industries has this month launched a service that employs artificial intelligence to reduce the power consumption of AC systems by as much as 20%.

Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif said on November 2 that Japan's Inpex Corporation is looking for investment opportunities to develop geothermal projects in the Southeast Asian country.

They also decided to stipulate the "decarbonized society by 2050" in the law this coming April 2022. We need to achieve Net Zero 2050 not only diplomatically but also legally.

The previous article described the outline of Japan’s decarbonization policies, the situation of energy and energy-related policies. Heat pumps are recognized as a key technology to the decarbonization of our country. This article will elaborate Japan’s energy-related policies, market and R&D projects related to heat pumps.

Of the many construction projects underway at this Air Force installation in western Tokyo, one aims to make its power plants more efficient and reduce their environmental impact.

The signing ceremony of a loan worth USD173 million to build wind power plants with a total capacity of 144MW in Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province by Power Construction Joint Stock Company 1 (PCC1) was approved by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Export Finance Australia (EFA), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and member units under PCC1 was performed online by the end of May 2021.

Japan on Monday pledged to offer $10 billion financial aid for decarbonisation projects in Asia, such as renewable energy, energy-saving and conversion to gas-fired power generation from coal-fired power to help with an energy transition.

The Da Nang City Department of Industry and Trade on April 28 held a ceremony to inaugurate the project promoting energy saving for the city’s residents. Sponsored by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the project will be conducted until February 2025,

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) to enhance their joint efforts to promote clean energy in Southeast Asia.

Decarbonization is one of the keys to our sustainable society and drastic CO2 emission reduction by expanding the use of heat pumps is expected, accounting for 14% of Japan’s ambitious CO2 reduction target in 2050, according to Heat Pump & Thermal Storage Technology Center of Japan (HPTCJ)’s latest analysis (see the previous report).

Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp (TYO:8058) will make a corporate investment of an undisclosed amount in Nexamp through which it will indirectly take a “near majority ownership” of the US commercial solar provider.

The solar park will represent an investment of JPY 1 billion (USD 9.8m/EUR 8.8m).

Green infrastructure company Japan Asia Group Ltd (TYO:3751), or JAG, announced today the completion of a 2.1-MW solar plant in Japan's Niigata prefecture.

Công ty phát triển cơ sở hạ tầng “xanh” Japan Asia tuyên bố đã hoàn thành một nhà máy năng lượng mặt trời công suất 2,1 MW ở quận Niigata, Nhật Bản.

Japanese firm NTT Facilities Inc announced today it started the construction of a 1-MW photovoltaic (PV) power plant in Higashihiroshima city, Hiroshima prefecture.

GE Energy Financial Services and Virginia Solar Group have commenced commercial operations on its jointly owned 32-megawatt Pacifico Energy Kumenan Mega Solar Project ("Kumenan Solar Project"), located in the Okayama prefecture of Japan.