Japan is expected to be a major market for floating offshore wind turbines, such as this one in Nagasaki prefecture. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Energy

Japan, Denmark to cooperate on floating wind turbine technology

Japanese shipbuilders to bring expertise to devise mass production methods

24 October 2023
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Andrew Niebel, center, attends a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a battery storage system at the Camp Lejeune base in North Carolina on April 13. CATL's logo is clearly visible in the background. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)
US-China tensions

The next Huawei? U.S. think tank calls for scrutiny of battery giant CATL

Chinese power storage system installed at key Marine base in North Carolina, FDD says

24 October 2023
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz: In 2018, 76% of crude oil traveling through the strait was bound for Asia.
Opinion

India, Japan and South Korea should work together to protect shipping

Renewed Middle East fighting highlights energy security vulnerability

23 October 2023
Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, the heir apparent to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, says the city-state aims to cut its carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Reuters) 
Comment

Singapore aspires to become Asia's renewable energy hub

The dot on the map of ASEAN hopes to repeat its outsize trade and finance success

23 October 2023
Perovskite solar cells can installed on curve surfaces, such as the roof of a domed building. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
Energy

Japan's JGC to bring bendable solar cells to building walls

Perovskite material seen as game-changer that can generate power anywhere

22 October 2023
The expansion at the Tangguh facility had been delayed from the initial timeline of 2020, in part by COVID-19. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
Energy

Japan-backed LNG project in Indonesia boosts output 50%

Mitsubishi, Inpex among investors in BP-operated Tangguh facility

20 October 2023
The new high-heat recycling technology reduces costs compared to the traditional pulverization method. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nikkei)
Environment

Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical to slash solar panel recycling costs 20%

Exclusive: New method could support renewable energy supply chain

20 October 2023
Toyota CEO Koji Sato, left, and Idemitsu CEO Shunichi Kito talk about their companies' collaboration on EV batteries at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 12. (Photo by Yuki Nakao) 
Automobiles

Toyota, Idemitsu join hands to produce solid-state EV batteries

Product is expected to improve driving ranges and lower costs of electric cars

19 October 2023
Solar power systems will be installed on the roofs of more than 30 factories and other buildings in the Pampanga Economic Zone, north of Manila.
Energy

Philippines signs deal with Japan's Advantec for solar power

Panels to line roofs of dozens of factories in blackout-prone country

13 October 2023
China plays a major role in supply chains for clean energy products, including making at least 90% of substrates used in solar panels. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Supply Chain

Japan, World Bank diversify renewable energy supply chains

Emerging countries to get help to boost manufacturing, with eye on easing China dependence

12 October 2023
Honda and trading house Mitsubishi Corp. plan to enter a joint venture in 2024 that will plug electric vehicles into the main grid to help with power fluctuations caused by renewables. (NIKKEI montage/Source photos by Getty and Hiroki Endo)
Energy

Honda, Mitsubishi to launch electricity grid using EVs

Automaker envisages using EVs to supply and store power

11 October 2023
Tokyo Land operates 70 renewable energy projects around Japan. (Photo by Kazuki Yamaguchi)
Business deals

Japan's Tokyu Land to spend up to $2bn in Europe renewable power push

Developer sees opportunity as EU energy prices rise in wake of Ukraine war

10 October 2023
Indonesian geothermal operator Barito Renewables raised $200 million in an initial public offering. (NIKKEI montage/Source photo by Getty. Logo from Barito Renewables' website)
Markets

Indonesia's Barito Renewables Energy up 25% in market debut

Geothermal energy group's share sale tests investor appetite for clean-power sector

9 October 2023
A tanker unloads its cargo of imported oil at Yantai, China in June: The country is the world's largest net buyer of crude. (FeatureChina via AP Images)
Opinion

OPEC+ should know high prices will test Asia's oil appetite

Producers group ought to respond quickly to signs of supply-demand imbalance

9 October 2023
Hydrogen fuel cells are seen by some as a way to slash carbon dioxide emissions from aviation. (Photo by Karina Noka)
Transportation

Hydrogen-powered plane tech to receive Japanese aid

$200m in support will go toward fuel cell, engine development

9 October 2023
Japan is the world's top LGN importer. 
Energy

Japanese LNG traders look to Qatar, Indonesia amid Russia risk

Mitsui, Mitsubishi and others scramble to secure stable supply in competitive market

8 October 2023
Bangladesh is building its first nuclear power plant.
Commodities

Uranium prices hit post-Fukushima high on nuclear power revival

Resurgent demand and limited supply combine to lift price by half this year

7 October 2023
Iridium is a key material in Toshiba's equipment for making greenhouse-gas-free "green" hydrogen.
Materials

Toshiba eyes iridium supply network for green-hydrogen production

Partner company Furuya has expertise in recycling the rare metal

6 October 2023
Espec sells EV battery testers to manufacturers as well as offering its own testing services. (Photo courtesy of Espec)
Technology

Japan EV battery tester expands capacity as demand ramps up

Manufacturer Espec beefs up services to tap into push for domestic production

5 October 2023
A Chinese-backed alumina refinery complex on Indonesia's Bintan Island is fouling the surrounding waters. It is just one of a growing number of "green tech" investments by China in the region. (Photo by Dimas Ardian)
The Big Story

China's green tech giants link supply chains to Southeast Asia

From Indonesia to Vietnam, 'clean energy' ties ASEAN more closely to Beijing despite South China Sea tensions

4 October 2023
Starting on Oct. 1, corporations in Japan are allowed to use energy consumption data collected by utilities' smart meters. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Nikkei and TEPCO)
Energy

Japan opens electricity data from smart meters to corporate use

Saving energy and monitoring the elderly to be among new services born

2 October 2023
Bangladesh and the Philippines see a continued role for natural gas in assisting their move to cleaner energy. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters) 
Energy

Philippine, Bangladesh power giants: Gas needed in green transition

Aboitiz, Summit Power point to developing Asia's massive electricity demand

1 October 2023
Officials inspect a steam separator tower at a geothermal plant in Indonesia, another hot spot for the field.
Energy

Philippines' Lopez Group to pour $1bn into geothermal energy

Conglomerate ramps up renewables push amid transition away from coal

28 September 2023
Panasonic will partner with U.S.-based Redwood Materials to recycle and purify nickel for use in new batteries. (Photo by Yo Inoue)
Energy

Panasonic to produce EV batteries from recycled nickel

Project to launch by 2028, with lithium and cobalt being considered

28 September 2023
China's first single-series 10-million-ton refinery is in Qingdao, Shandong province. The country is a major producer and importer of crude oil.
Energy

$100 oil unlikely to dent Asian demand in short term: analysts

China and India expected to keep buying in part thanks to 'sanctions discount'

27 September 2023