Kyushu Mirai Energy Co., Ltd., Toyo Kanetsu Corporation, Okinawa Gas Co. Ltd., Kyushu Electric Works, Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions Co. Ltd., and local companies have invested in Okinawa Uruma New Energy Co. Ltd. established by Erex Corp. in July 2018 to develop a biomass plant in Uruma City, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan.
The facility has a total output of 49,000 kW and uses burned wood as biomass. Erex, Kyushu Mirai Energy, Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions Co. Ltd., and Toyo Kanetsu will operate the power plant. Erex has secured eleven investors in total.
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September 26, 2018
JRE breaks ground for Takashima solar project in Japan
Japan Renewable Energy (JRE) has broken ground for the construction of the 13.18 MW JRE Takashima Solar Power Plant located in Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The facility will cons...
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September 18, 2018
Grasshopper invests USD 10m in 4MW Japanese solar portfolio
Grasshopper Solar has invested a total of USD10 million in six solar power plants from Univergy Solar in Japan. These six ground mount projects, ranging from 439 kW to 971 kW totaling 4 MW,...
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September 14, 2018
Orix starts construction of 56.4 MW solar project in Japan
ORIX Corporation has announced that it has commenced construction of the OR Yamaguchi Mine Solar Power Plant, a utility-scale solar power plant with a maximum output of 56.4 MW, located in Mine C...
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September 10, 2018
NTT Facilities to begin construction of F Seto II Solar Power Station
NTT Facilities is set to begin the construction of the 1.989 MW F Seto II Solar Power Station located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The company set the construction works to commence in Septem...
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September 07, 2018
Grasshopper Solar invests in 21.6 MW solar project in Japan
Grasshopper Solar has announced a US$80 million investment in the 21.6 MW Iizuka solar project located in Fukuoka, Japan. The ground-mounted project will utilize 65,455 solar panel...
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