TEPCO, Toyota to pilot stationary storage battery system using EV batteries

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. and Toyota Motor Corporation have developed a 3 MWh stationary storage battery system with an output of 1 MW made out of ...

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Japanese automakers form 'HySE' for development of H2 small mobility engines

Kawasaki Motors, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Honda Motor Company, and Yamaha Motor Company have jointly announced that they have received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Econo...

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Gotion, Edison Power to cooperate on large storage batteries, recycling in Japan

Gotion High-tech and Edison Power Co. have recently entered into a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly develop large storage battery and recycling market in Japan, prom...

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Evonik expands fumed Al oxide plant for battery applications in Japan

Leading manufacturer of Silica Evonik has announced fresh investments in a production plant expansion for fumed aluminum oxide at its site in Yokkaichi, Japan. The facili...

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ACME, IHI to jointly explore opportunities in Green Hydrogen & Ammonia value-chain

India-based diversified renewable energy company ACME Group and Japan's comprehensive heavy-industry manufacturer IHI Corporation have recently announced signing of a MoU...

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Honda, GS Yuasa to establish JV for making Lithium-ion batteries

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) and GS Yuasa International Ltd. have announced that they have reached a basic agreement toward collaboration for a high-capacity, high-output lit...

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EU, Japan enhance cooperation to spur international Hydrogen market

The European Union (EU) and Japan have recently intensified their cooperation on hydrogen with the signature of a MoC to spur innovation and develop an international...

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WESD 2022: Green Hydrogen ecosystem in India, China, and Japan

A dedicated session on green hydrogen ecosystem in the R1 Asia-Pacific region saw speakers discoursing on the current status, new prospects, and challenges of the emerging sector i...

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Global Progress in 'Green' transition: Japan, China, South Korea

Energy storage solutions, whether applied to the power grid or EVs, make systems more flexible and are suitable for meeting low cost, low carbon electricity demands. Following is a...

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Fujifilm capitalizes $20 million in 24M Technologies, developer of semisolid batteries

Japan's Fujifilm Holdings has announced that it will invest an additional $20 million into 24M Technologies, a U.S. developer of next-generation "semisolid" lithium-ion batteries. ...

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Toyota to invest $ 5.6 billion on EV battery production in Japan and US

Toyota Motor Corporation has announced an investment of up to 730 billion yen (about $5.6 billion) in Japan and the United States toward supplying batteries for EVs, with aims to b...

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Alsym Energy, Synergy Marine partners for low-cost, rechargeable batteries for marine vehicles

Alsym™ Energy has announced that Alsym and Synergy Marine, in collaboration with Nissen Kaiun (Japan), are developing applications specific to the marine industry using high-perfor...

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Japanese auto firms commence foundational research on H2 engines for heavy-duty CVs

Isuzu Motors, DENSO Corporation, Toyota, Hino Motors, and Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation (CJPT) together have announced the starting of planning and foundati...

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Sony, Honda to form JV for selling e-cars by 2025

Sony and Honda Motor have announced that they have agreed to an equally owned joint venture that will begin selling electric cars in 2025. Honda, like bigger rival Toyota Motor, ha...

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Nissan, Mitsubishi launch their new ‘Kei’ micro-car EV in Japan

NMKV Co. – a JV formed by Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation - held a line-off ceremony recently to reveal the all-new Kei EV or mini electric vehicle. This new-gen...

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ISA ink MoU with Japan’s JICA, JBIC & NEDO for solar energy development

A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the Government of Japan, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the New Ener...

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DENSO, USJC partner for manufacturing automotive power semiconductors

DENSO Corporation and United Semiconductor Japan Co., Ltd. (USJC), a subsidiary of global semiconductor foundry United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), have agreed to collaborat...

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Airbus, Kawasaki ink MoU for development of H2 ecosystem in Japan

Airbus and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on the preparation of the hydrogen-fuelled ecosystem....

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ENEOS, Toyota explore CO2-free Hydrogen production and usage in Woven model city

Japanese energy group ENEOS Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation have recently signed a joint agreement to explore CO2-free hydrogen production and usage at Woven City, the fut...

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SkyDrive, Suzuki to collaborate on flying cars in overseas markets including India

Japanese firms SkyDrive Inc. and Suzuki Motor Corporation have recently announced their partnership for the commercialization of flying cars, i.e. eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff ...

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Panasonic to set up production of 4680 Li-ion EV batteries at Wakayama facility

Panasonic Corporation has announced that its Energy Company will establish a production facility at its Wakayama Factory in western Japan to manufacture the new '4680' lithium-ion ...

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IIT-Hyderabad to establish Suzuki Innovation Centre, aimed at innovations for India, Japan

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) and Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), Japan have announced that they have signed a 3-year contract to set up Suzuki Innovation Centre ...

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