Renewable Energy – Category –

✅ 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 a nutshell 🌍 US Big Tech companies are accelerating investments in nuclear power generation, driven by rising electricity demand in the age of AI 🇪🇺 After the Ukraine war, Europe is turning to nuclear power for energy security reasons...

✅ In brief: 📌 There is a gap between political statements and legal reality — Prime Minister Takaichi and METI Minister Akazawa talk about "reviewing the levy," but the legal feasibility is limited ⚖️ Retroactive application of already certified FIT prices...

✅ In brief 💰 Japan's energy self-sufficiency rate is the lowest in the G7 at 15.3%, and it faces a structural challenge in which 24 trillion yen in national wealth is lost annually through fossil fuel imports. Japan needs to address not only the "quantity" but also the "quality" of renewable energy.

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...

✅ Roughly speaking 📊 In 2030, global data center power consumption doubled to one kokufu in Japan — IEA predicts 945 TWh, one ChatGPT consumes 10 times more power than a Google search 🌍 RE100 Scope2 reduction...

I recently posted, "The Frontline of System Battery Business – 2025 System Reform and Legal Risk Management – Practical Responses Based on Contracts, Licensing, 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 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...