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✅ To put it simply, ESG is a management issue that legal, financial, and public relations must address together, and it is essential to create a cross-functional system. The latest laws, regulations, and guidelines from the EU and Japan are being disclosed and signed...

✅ Roughly speaking 📌 There is a gap between political statements and legal reality — Prime Minister Takaichi and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akazawa's statement to "review the levy," but the feasibility of this in the legal system is limited ⚖️ Retroactivity of already certified FIT prices...

✅ Roughly speaking 💰 Japan's energy independence rate is 15.3%, the lowest in the G7, and the country faces structural challenges with an annual national wealth of 24 trillion yen flowing from fossil fuel imports. It is not just the quantity but also the quality of renewable energy...

✅ In a nutshell 🔊 Storage battery noise, reflected sunlight - an article topic born from a conversation with a client ⚖️ Numerous court cases: Low-frequency wind noise and reflected sunlight cause room temperature to rise to 50°C, and landscape rights are not recognized 📜...

I contributed a column to the website of Borderless Sdn. Bhd., a company specializing in cross-border M&A in Malaysia. The column is titled "Seven Pitfalls of Cross-Border M&A"...

I will be speaking at the seminar "Renewable Energy and the Power System" hosted by the Financial and Financial Research Institute, a general incorporated association. The seminar will be held on Monday, December 15, 2025. In this lecture, I will discuss the current state of Japan's power grid...

✅ In a nutshell: 📊 By 2030, global data center electricity consumption will double to the equivalent of the entire nation of Japan — IEA predicts 945 TWh. A single ChatGPT transaction consumes 10 times the energy of a Google search. 🌍 RE100 Scope 2 reduction...

Recently, I posted a post titled "The Frontline of the Grid Battery Business – 2025 System Reforms and Legal Risk Management – Practical Responses Based on Contracts, Permits, and Market Trends." Using this content,...

✅ Roughly speaking: ・The battery storage business in 2025 is rapidly expanding as a means of relieving grid congestion caused by the large-scale introduction of renewable energy. ・On the other hand, there are issues such as the suspension of connection applications, fluctuations in construction costs, and...

✅ In a nutshell - Financial institutions are accelerating investment and financing to achieve Nature Positive by 2030. Nippon Life Insurance Company publishes scientific evaluation methodology - NPP (Carbohydrates Produced by Plant Photosynthesis)...

✅ In a nutshell: 📈 Explosive growth in applications for grid-connected battery systems: As of the end of September 2025, approximately 15,000 applications, totaling approximately 163.61 million kW, had been accepted (approximately three times the number of applications submitted in the same period last year). https://www....

In brief: The Long-Term Stable Qualified Solar Power Generation Operator System is a new system aimed at consolidating and streamlining numerous small-scale solar power plants. It certifies responsible operators as "qualified operators" and...

Introduction This time, we will explain about domestically produced SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel). In July 2025, domestically produced SAF will be refueled on scheduled passenger flights at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport), and Japan's aviation...

✅ Roughly speaking 📉 All Japanese car manufacturers in the Indonesian car market will fall below the previous year in 2025 - Toyota ▲13.3%, Daihatsu ▲19.8%, Honda an astounding ▲40.4%🚗 China BYD will increase by 202.7%...

✅ Roughly speaking 🌪️ "Bladeless wind power," which generates electricity solely through vibration without a propeller, is attracting attention ⚖️ In Japan, existing laws and regulations such as the Electricity Business Act apply, but due to the new technology...

Introduction This time, we will explain the mandatory installation of solar panels on the roofs of houses, which is being introduced in various places. In 2025, Sendai City will make it mandatory to install solar panels on the roofs of houses...

✅ In brief: ・Non-Fossil Certificates are a national system that assigns "environmental value" to electricity generated from renewable energy sources. ・Types are divided into FIT/non-FIT and tracking, which affect their use and market utilization...

Introduction This is the first time we will focus on the Philippines. The Philippine government is promoting measures to accelerate the introduction of renewable energy and strengthen the domestic power supply.

✅ Roughly speaking: ・The battery storage business in 2025 is rapidly expanding as a means of relieving grid congestion caused by the large-scale introduction of renewable energy. ・On the other hand, there are issues such as the suspension of connection applications, fluctuations in construction costs, and...

Introduction This time, I would like to consider self-dispatch, specifically, the transition and current status of the self-dispatch system in the use of the power grid, and its future prospects. The self-dispatch system is...