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【News】NGOs Criticize “Capacity Market” De Facto Subsidies to Preserve Coal-Fired Power
On December 22, 2021, results were announced for the capacity market Main Auction, a mechanism to subsidize existing power generation facilities – coal included – with the aim of securing supply capacity four years in the future.
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【News】Kobe Power Station Unit 3 Begins Commercial Operation
On February 1, 2022, Kobe Power Station Unit 3 (650MW), which had been undergoing trial operation since last year, began commercial operation, with expected CO2 emissions of 3.46 million tons per year.
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (February 01, 2022)
Update! Kobe power station, Unit 3 started its commercial operation 2022/2/1.
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【News】Can ammonia really help Japan decarbonize?
Japan has announced that it will invest 27.9 billion yen in two demonstration projects that aim to achieve 50% ammonia co-firing at coal-fired power plants by 2029. Will this really lead to a coal-free future? Here’s why some outside the country are calling this greenwashing.
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【News】With no coal exit policy, Japan falls short at COP26
Japan was awarded the “Fossil of the Day ” award at COP26, but there were a number of ways in which Japan fell short while the rest of the world made progress at COP26.
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【News】 Kobe Climate Case: Administrative Lawsuit Concludes
On December 14, the appeal in the administrative lawsuit challenging the government’s responsibility in approving the construction of two additional coal-fired power plants (total capacity 1,300 MW) at the Kobe Steel Works concluded. The verdict will be rendered on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at 2:30 p.m. at the Osaka High Court.
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (January 05, 2022)
There have been no updates since last month, but it is necessary to continue to monitor the coal-fired power plants under construction this year.
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【News】Germany joins the 2030 coal phase-out, advancing previous target by eight years
On November 24, 2021, Germany’s new coalition government reached a major agreement concerning the nation’s future energy plans, including an accelerated 2030 coal phase-out target, along with plans to have 80% of the country’s electricity generated from renewable energy sources by the same year.
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【News】Japan’s Minister of the Environment in effect approves the GENESIS Matsushima project
2021/12/16 Japan’s Ministry of the Environment issued an opinion on the EIA Document for the planning stage of the GENESIS Matsushima “upcycle” Project.
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【News】GENESIS Matsushima Project: Citizens’ voices ignored in response to public comments
Citizens’ voices ignored in response to public comments on the “Document on Primary Environmental Impact Consideration” for the GENESIS Matsushima Project.
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (December 01, 2021)
JBC data update: Hirono IGCC Power GK announces that Hirono IGCC Power Plant （543MW) has reached commercial operation on November 19, 2021.
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【News】Prime Minister Kishida’s COP26 speech wins Japan “Fossil of the Day” award
Repeating last year’s win, on November 2nd Japan was again awarded the “Fossil of the Day” award at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Glasgow, UK
