SOUTH KOREA GEARS UP INVESTMENTS IN HYDROGEN BUSINESS ACROSS VARIOUS SECTORS

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• South Korea gears up investments in Hydrogen business across various sectors.
• South Korea is aimed at going carbon neutral by 2050 through its Green New Deal initiative.
• Hyundai Motor Corp. has been developing hydrogen fu...

TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVT. LOOKING TO END SALES OF NEW GASOLINE CARS BY 2030

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• Tokyo Metropolitan Govt. looking to end sales of new gasoline cars by 2030.
• The govt. also plans to stop selling new gasoline two-wheeled vehicles by 2035.
• The govt. had introduced ‘Zero Emission Tokyo Strategy&rsqu...

TOYOTA TO START TRIALS OF FUEL CELL ELECTRIC DELIVERY TRUCKS WITH CONVENIENCE STORES

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• Toyota to start trials of fuel cell electric delivery trucks with convenience stores.
• Three major Japanese convenience store operators will take part in the trial test.
• The fuel cell vehicles will use hydrogen to generate...

TOSHIBA CORP. TO STOP TAKING ORDERS FOR COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS

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• Toshiba Corp. to stop taking orders for coal-fired power plants.
• The company is planning to shift its focus to renewable energy.
• The company plans to invest around 160 billion yen by fiscal 2022 in renewable energy.
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STARTING FISCAL 2022 JAL PLANS TO USE BIOFUELS FOR ITS AIRLINES

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• Starting fiscal 2022 JAL plans to use biofuels for its airlines.
• The airline plans to refuel its aircraft in San Francisco connecting the U.S and Japan.
• JAL had invested around $8.6 million in U.S startup Fulcrum BioEnerg...

JAPAN’S ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY BEGINS ITS ANNUAL ‘WARM-BIZ’ ENERGY-SAVING CAMPAIGN

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• Japan’s Environment Ministry begins its annual ‘Warm-Biz’ energy-saving campaign.
• The campaign is said to have been running through March.
• Under the campaign, people are encouraged to take environmentall...

ELECTRIC POWER FIRMS IN JAPAN AIM TO STREGTHEN CONVENTIONAL SOURCES OF ENERGY

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• Electric power firms in Japan aim to strengthen and increase conventional sources of energy.
• Prime Minister of Japan by 2050 has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero.
• Shikoku Electric Power Co. on Nov.1 wil...

JAPAN TO EXPAND USE OF AMMONIA AS FUEL AND CUT DOWN ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

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• Japan to expand use of ammonia as fuel and cut down on greenhouse gas emissions.
• Expert reports suggest that Ammonia does not emit carbon dioxide when burned.
• Ministry of Natural Resources and Fuel Department set up a cou...

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REVOKES RULE CONCERNING METHANE

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• Large oil companies argue to keep the rules
• It is considered to be part of energy dominance agenda 

Methane is a greenhouse gas that heats the Earth more than carbon dioxide. There were rules to...