Climate Change
Japan's Eneos draws closer to shipping hydrogen via oil tankers
Energy company to test tech for hydrogen transport at ambient temperature
Energy
Japan's No. 2 shipbuilder to start making LNG-fueled vessels
JMU counts on environmental angle to counter Chinese and Korean rivals
Energy
Brunei aims to expand long-term LNG supply to Japan
Country's largest producer of the fuel inks deal with oil explorer JAPEX
Energy
Ukraine inks tentative energy deal with Turkish 'powership' company
Financing and approval of Moldova, Romania to host ships still to be sorted out
Energy
Indonesia's geothermal plants billow with foreign investments
Japan's Inpex, Singapore's Start Energy join rush to develop renewable energy source
Climate Change
Nippon Steel, Exxon explore carbon capture and storage tie-up
Japanese steelmaker pursues paths toward carbon neutrality by 2050
Energy
China tightens grip as dominant LNG buyer with long-term deals
Sinopec leads way with Chinese companies locking in 40% of recent contracts
Energy
TEPCO set to apply for raising households' power prices about 30%
Other utilities also hurt by fuel prices; three that restarted reactors still OK
Interview
Canada can help cut reliance on China for critical metals: minister
Like-minded nations should work together on processing, Jonathan Wilkinson says
Climate Change
Japan's IHI and GE team up in ammonia-burning turbines
Technology promises to be free of CO2 emissions
Climate Change
Japanese airlines land deals for sustainable jet fuel from U.S. maker
ANA and JAL to buy waste-derived product from Wyoming-based Raven
Energy
Solid-state batteries, artificial photosynthesis lead Japan's energy R&D
Drive to achieve scale in both technologies to continue in 2023
Energy
Japan's 'clean coal' power experiment is starting to bear fruit
But yearslong project faces headwinds amid cost questions, global criticism
Energy
Thai oil retailer takes control of ExxonMobil unit
Acquisition to give Bangchak the nation's largest gas station network
Companies
After bumper year, Mitsubishi Heavy faces split view on share outlook
Japanese company's stock surged in 2022 on geopolitical worries, nuclear restarts
Climate Change
Japan's JR West to switch all diesel trains to biofuel around 2030
Biotech company Euglena, trading houses to aid with decarbonization
Opinion
Claiming Asia's fossil fuel assets will be worthless helps no one
Full use of existing systems will make new energy shift cheaper and easier
Energy
China brushes off environment fears over East Africa pipeline
Activists worry few will benefit as local livelihoods are put at risk
Energy
Tokyo faces tight power supply through 2023
Supply warnings likely in Nagoya area as well due to aging fossil-fuel plants
Technology
Powering homes with EVs: Panasonic, Omron set to enter Japan's V2H market
Vehicle-to-home systems draw interest as electricity prices soar
Economy
Harsh winter could tip Europe over knife edge: ex-U.K. chancellor Hammond
Rapid China reopening may provide 'upside opportunity' for exports, he says
Market Spotlight
China's opening and U.S. rates to stir commodity markets in 2023
From oil to gold, prices likely to ease from historic highs seen in 2022
CES 2023
Japan risks falling behind in hydrogen power adoption: Panasonic CTO
Electronics maker shows off energy technology at CES tech show in Las Vegas
Energy
Vietnam offshore wind power sparks influx of foreign investment
Sumitomo plans 1 GW project, with Denmark's Orsted angling for 2 GW
International relations
Japan, U.S. to agree on security standards for government software
Nishimura and Mayorkas to sign memorandum on cooperation for cybersecurity