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Friday July 15, 2022. 08:09 AM
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Oita city played host on July 13 to the first eVTOL flight on the island of Kyushu, an unmanned EHang 216. The test flight took place at Notsuharu Tenku Hiroba, a dirt field area, and featured a gentle cruise of about five minutes, about 520 meters...
Wednesday July 13, 2022. 03:06 AM
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — The Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s plan to mandate the installation of solar panels in all newly-built houses and other “small- to medium-sized” buildings in the city is facing criticism that the policy remains in an immature state. The...
Friday July 8, 2022. 02:44 AM
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Toyota and its smart city project, Woven City, have released a portable hydrogen cartridge product intended to be a key source of energy for residents. The cartridge is one of many new technologies to be tested at the developing community located at...
Thursday July 7, 2022. 03:50 AM
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Although Japanese airlines have been experimenting with sustainable aviation fuel for over a decade, the country’s uptake of the fuel has remained sluggish. Sustainable aviation fuel is most commonly made from feedstocks, such as cooking oil or...
Wednesday July 6, 2022. 07:10 AM
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Vestas Japan has announced that the first offshore turbine has been installed at the Akita Noshiro Offshore Wind Project, Japan’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm. The plan calls for a total of thirty-three 4.2MW Vestas wind turbines,...
Tuesday July 5, 2022. 03:12 AM
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Carbon offsetting is hailed as a potential answer to much of the world’s greenhouse gas emission concerns, but many believe it is utilized only as a means to not engage in more serious climate action. Carbon offsetting refers to either a reduction...
Monday July 4, 2022. 04:28 AM
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Enpower Greentech, which is developing next-generation batteries for drones and electric vehicles, announced that its Series A fundraising has now reached US$35 million. The latest round of financial contributions were led by Sequoia China, Dayone...
Saturday July 2, 2022. 03:43 AM
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — In the month since forces loyal to Japanese casino mogul Kazuo Okada took over by force the major casino resort Okada Manila from Tokyo-based Universal Entertainment Corporation, the stalemate has continued. The Okada group remains in physical...
Friday July 1, 2022. 03:46 AM
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — After much pressure from environmental organizations and international criticism, the Japanese government finally promised on May 27 to eliminate direct public financing for fossil fuel plants abroad, especially coal, but this does not mean the nation...
Thursday June 30, 2022. 12:34 PM
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — eJet Aerospace executives are confident that their technology can dominate the eVTOL industry, but they are still searching for deep-pocketed investors to make their vision a reality. If the funds are forthcoming, they would welcome making Japan...
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — The biofuel ethanol has taken the United States by subsidized storm, and now it seems Japan too wishes to embrace this mainly corn-sourced fuel by committing to the US government to upgrade its ethanol demand. When US President Joe Biden visited...
Tuesday June 28, 2022. 04:56 AM
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — While the voyage of the Suiso Frontier, bringing liquefied hydrogen from the Latrobe Valley in Victoria, Australia, to Kobe, Japan, has been hailed as a breakthrough for the Australia-Japan Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) project–and thus a new...
Monday June 27, 2022. 03:15 AM
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — With the rapidly expanding need for renewable energy storage, the role of lithium-ion batteries has become vital. However, the manufacturing and widespread use of lithium-ion batteries has proven to be less environmentally friendly and economically...
Thursday June 16, 2022. 03:56 AM
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Biomass has become an increasingly popular alternative energy source, but the sustainability of wood pellets, which fuel many of these plants, has been called into question. In the one-year period between 2020 and 2021, Japan’s wood pellet imports...
Wednesday June 15, 2022. 04:36 AM
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — eVTOL-maker SkyDrive has hired six-term House of Representatives lawmaker Norio Mitsuya as an advisor, apparently to facilitate the process of gaining government licensing for its planned flying taxi business. Mitsuya, who retired from politics last O...
Tuesday June 14, 2022. 03:27 AM
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — As Japan seeks to expand its onshore wind power capacity in pursuit of carbon neutrality, high installation costs continue to stand in the way. Installation costs fall mainly into three categories: turbine costs; foundations and site preparation; and...
Monday June 13, 2022. 04:52 AM
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — Japan’s offshore wind power development is suddenly threatened from an unexpected direction–the demands of the Defense Ministry, which says that the massive turbines may interfere with its missile defense radar. It has been revealed that the Defense M...
Friday June 10, 2022. 11:33 AM
With major televised events and significant sponsorships from global brands, it’s safe to say that esports has hit a new level of popularity. Insider Intelligence estimates there are 29.6 million monthly viewers in the US in 2022. That’s up 11.5% from last year, which...
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — A newly-constructed 54MW solar farm has been connected to the grid in Sano city, Tochigi Prefecture. The solar farm was built on the former location of a golf course, and was developed by Juwi Shizen Energy, which is joint venture founded in 2013...
Thursday June 9, 2022. 04:26 AM
Akihabara News (Tokyo) — “We will radically strengthen our country’s rocket launch capabilities,” declared Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last month. The prime minister is concerned about Japan’s overreliance on the United States and Russia, especially since the outbreak...
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