Japan

Myanmar and a Japanese consortium will jointly develop a special economic zone in Yangon, which includes a gas-fired power plant.

Japanese energy company IHI Inc has taken over majority ownership in five biomass power plants located in California.

Japan Mega Solar Power will invest $1.3 billion to develop solar power plants in Japan.

Japan's largest leasing and diversified financial services conglomerate intends to invest US$686 million on solar rooftop projects in the next three years.

Forty five of 109 major Japanese companies said renewable energy can adequately replace nuclear power as sources of electricity in Japan.

A Japanese government opinion poll on future energy policy options revealed that nearly 50 percent of respondents want atomic power off the table by 2030.

The Japanese Cabinet approved guidelines for drafting the fiscal 2013 budget, emphasizing financing for renewable energy development.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair” – and with apologies to Dickens, it was also the year the bottom fell out of the solar PV markets, yet it may also be the year the solar industry may finally have found its long term footing.

They announced their cooperation in promoting 47 energy saving projects.

Hitachi Ltd and General Electric Co may combine their two nuclear power joint ventures under a single entity.

Japan’s power utilities emitted 17% more air pollution in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster of March 2011.

Close to 24,000 tonsof Jellyfish have been swarming near nine thermal power plants on Ise Bay.

Japan and China concluded 47 cooperation agreements on environmental and energy conservation.

Chubu Electric Power may decommission a reactor of Hamaoka nuclear plant due to seawater infiltration of a reactor core.

Government calls to save electricity pulled down power demand in Japan by 1.4 percent in July from a year earlier.

An experimental housing unit inJapan using solar panels, a storage battery and a fuel cell, was able to cut annual electricity costs by 88 percent.