Nissan Teases New All Solid-State EV Battery For Itself, Renault, & Mitsubishi Motors
Nissan is pumping up its presence in the EV market through the Formula E racing series, while prepping for a new all-solid-state EV battery.
Japan
Panasonic Energy to Launch New R&D Facility for Battery Production Development in Japan
Part of the largest battery innovation hub in Japan, the new facility will enhance global production capacity and competitiveness Osaka, Japan — Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., a Panasonic Group Company, today announced it has completed the construction of a new production development facility within its Suminoe factory in Osaka, Japan. … [continued]
Europe & USA Sailing Against Tide, Asia Sails With It In Decarbonizing Shipping
Cabotage acts are sabotage for maritime decarbonization. Well, that rhymes, but what does it mean? What is cabotage and why are Europe and the USA more impacted than Asia? It’s a tangled tale and we have to go back over a hundred years to unravel the story and its implications. … [continued]
Japan’s Wooden Satellite Shows Us That We Should Give Wood A Fresh Look
That Time When Japanese Wood Construction Was Seen As A Weakness During World War II, the United States came up with an idea that was almost as awful as using atomic bombs: a bomb that slowly drifts down and then releases bats, which would then carry little napalm bombs to … [continued]
The Texas Solar Energy Revolution Is Going Global
Even as talk of a Texas-style Brexit bubbles up, the state’s solar energy industry has been forging new ties in the US and overseas.
Panasonic Energy Partners with NOVONIX for Sustainable Synthetic Graphite Supply in EV Battery Production
Off-take agreement with NOVONIX advances Panasonic Energy’s commitment to carbon footprint reduction and resilient supply chain in North American Osaka, Japan — Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., a Panasonic Group Company, today announced it has signed a binding off-take agreement with the leading battery materials and technology company NOVONIX Limited (“NOVONIX”; Queensland, Australia) … [continued]
Nuclear Reactor Restarts in Japan Have Reduced LNG Imports for Electricity Generation
After the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi accident, Japan suspended operations at all of its remaining 48 nuclear power reactors by 2013 and relied almost exclusively on imported natural gas to replace the lost electricity generation. In 2015, Japan allowed its first nuclear power reactor to resume operations. As of December 2022, 11 … [continued]
LNG Stakeholders Have Something New To Worry About Now
The US startup Syzygy Plasmonics is among the ammonia-to-hydrogen innovators striking fear into the heart of the LNG industry.
MIT Electric Vehicle Team Launches New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Motorcycle Into The World
Everybody thought a fuel cell electric motorcycle was impossible, and a team of MIT students aims to prove them wrong.
BYD’s Plan for Japan is Good for Africa
BYD has some big plans for the Japanese market, according to reports from Tokyo. The reports say BYD wants to sell at least 30,000 EVs per year in Japan though a network of about one hundred dealers. This can be quite a good development for several countries in Africa that … [continued]
