A game-changing breakthrough in titanium production could drive the cost of solar energy lower than ever before. Scientists at the University of Tokyo have developed a novel method that slashes the ...

Japan has the third highest solar capacity in the world behind China and the United States, but its formerly rapid growth has slowed considerably. According to the latest data released in a fiscal ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese government is rushing to expand solar power generation to drastically cut the country's greenhouse gas emissions, but the plants already in operation are aging. As there is ...

In 1812 Frederick Winsor, a madcap entrepreneur, invented the public utility. The idea behind his Gas Light and Coke company, which would supply residents of London, was that instead of each household ...

Solar energy, expected to replace nuclear power as a main source of electricity, has turned into a big headache across Japan, as solar power stations have proven to be eyesores and their impact on the ...