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The Portland Aluminium smelter in Portland, Australia. Closing power plants before replacements are ready has left the country with fewer options, which should serve as a warning to Japan.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 23, 2026
Australia’s energy transition offers a warning to the world
An energy-rich country is spending billions to keep its aluminum smelters operating. Its policy choices help explain why.
Glass-integrated perovskite solar cells are displayed in the Panasonic booth during the Ceatech event in Chiba in 2024.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 20, 2026
Panasonic speeds up efforts to turn windows into solar panels
Panasonic is targeting windows and exterior walls with “power-generating glass” that can be customized in size, transparency and design.
Weaker hydropower generation following an El Nino-related decline in rainfall has tightened supplies that the Indian government has available for redistribution to states, officials said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 6, 2026
Indian states seek extra power to avoid outages as supplies tighten, officials say
Weaker hydropower generation following an El Nino-related decline in rainfall and maintenance at some plants have tightened electricity supplies.
Wind turbines along a beach in Happo, Akita Prefecture. Lacking land on shore, Japan has long had high hopes for offshore wind as a clean energy solution that could help the country meet its climate goals. Five years after setting ambitious goals for the industry, however, progress has been slow.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy / OUR PLANET
Oct 4, 2026
As wind power momentum slows in Japan, can tech help the industry get back on track?
Concerns from environmentalists have played a role in the slow buildup of 91AV原创 offshore wind industry. The latest tech could provide a solution.
Power-generating wind turbines in Bac Lieu province, Vietnam. The country is sitting on significant numbers of stalled but largely finished renewable generation projects.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2026
Vietnam can’t beat China with the lights out
Vietnam’s stalled renewable projects threaten its ability to meet soaring power demand and maintain its role as a key alternative to China.
Some solar project developers are turning to defunct golf courses as such sites can accommodate large-scale developments while limiting disruption to natural landscapes.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 28, 2026
Japan has no space for solar farms apart from old golf courses
Solar farms need good sunlight, access to the power grid and to be fairly close to residential areas. Many golf courses tick those boxes.
Frequent bouts of extreme weather are making it harder to accurately predict generation from wind turbines and solar panels, according to a new report.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 21, 2026
Extreme weather upends sunshine patterns in major solar markets
Parts of Western Europe and Southeast Asia got more sun than usual this summer while Eastern India and parts of the U.S. Midwest got less.
Solar panels at the Dechencholing solar farm in Bhutan's capital city of Thimphu on Aug. 30.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Sep 17, 2026
Hydropowered Bhutan explores solar to diversify and meet growing demand
Solar projects represent a new direction for Bhutan, where hydropower exports account for up to 15% of gross domestic product.
Electric vehicles charge in the parking lot of the Ultium Cells facility in Lordstown, Ohio.
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2026
How Trump’s war on EVs derailed America’s auto-factory revival
Since Trump returned to office, an array of automotive, environmental, trade and immigration policies has undermined factory projects and employment.
The Nam Ou 1 Hydropower Project, a 180-megawatt hydroelectric plant in Pak Ou District, in Luang Prabang province, Laos, in 2022
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Sep 14, 2026
Lights out in Laos as electricity exports surge
Exports of electricity to neighboring countries including Thailand and Vietnam are a key source of revenue for the landlocked nation.
Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2026
Japan designates 18 regions as green transformation strategy areas
The ministry will support the regions by easing regulations on land use and providing subsidies, aiming to attract investment from Japan and abroad.
Sheep amongst solar panels in the Las Rozas solar park, operated by Zelestra near Seville, Spain, in June 2025.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Sep 8, 2026
Spain’s renewables experience shows battery storage needed for decarbonization
Massive investment in large batteries and the power grid is badly needed, and investors and foreign governments are paying close attention.
Millions of people are using their solar panels and batteries to generate energy and sell excess back to the grid.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 4, 2026
Almost anyone can make money selling electricity with AI, batteries and solar panels
Millions of people are using their solar panels and batteries to generate energy and sell excess back to the grid.
The first agrivoltaics projects were started in Japan in 2013. Operators were granted approval to install solar panels on farmland as a temporary conversion of land use, on the condition that crop yields exceed 80% of the local average.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2026
Stricter rules put Japanese agrivoltaics projects at a crossroads
The stricter rules come amid cases in which solar power companies rented abandoned farmland and failed to sufficiently engage in agricultural activities.
The NTPC Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower plant project construction site in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India, in 2022
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Sep 2, 2026
Fatal floods expose threats to hydropower in the roof of the world
A changing climate is bringing unstable glaciers and unpredictable rain, creating new risks and raising costs for hydropower projects.
Solar panels at the Yinchuan Fourth Photovoltaic Power Station in Yinchuan, in northwestern China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on Aug. 25
WORLD / Society
Aug 31, 2026
How the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is reshaping global energy use
By dramatically raising fossil-fuel prices, the conflict has also been pushing governments, companies and consumers towards renewable energy.
Australia is in the middle of a rapid build-out of artificial intelligence data centers, attracting investment due to its abundant land and strong renewable energy capabilities.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Aug 27, 2026
Albanese eases demand that Australian data centers use only renewables
Two regions had expressed opposition to Canberra’s earlier demand that data centers be powered by renewable energy.
Solar panels in the city of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2026
Japan to end subsidies for solar panels
Installation costs will remain eligible for aid in principle, according to sources familiar with the matter.
An artificial intelligence data center, which could become one of Japan's largest, is being planned in Akita Prefecture with a goal of commencing operations in 2030 at the earliest.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 17, 2026
Akita eyes AI data center that could become 91AV原创 largest
Two firms are cooperating with the city and prefecture to make the center a hub to attract AI-related businesses and human resources.
Floating solar panels are pictured in Lingwu, in northern China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous region on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Aug 16, 2026
China’s 32,000-kilometer solar trade route that battled U.S. tariffs
The route let companies to obscure work done in China and Indonesia to deliver solar panels to the U.S. without tariffs.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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