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Japan funds ¥3B hunt for solar powered CPU
September 9, 2009 - by Emma Ritch -
Consortium of seven Japanese companies gets initial funding for project that looks to reduce energy requirements by 70 percent.
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Showa Shell to spend $1.1B for third solar cell factory
September 8, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Japan’s fifth-largest oil company is looking to boost its solar cell business to 1 GW annually at a site acquired from Hitachi.
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Tokuyama to build $677M polycrystalline silicon factory in Malaysia
August 11, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Japan's biggest polysilicon maker says its new facility is expected to have an annual production capacity of 6,000 tons.
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Sumitomo enters U.S. wind energy business in Texas
July 28, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Adding to its two wind farms in Japan and one under development in
China, Tokyo-based company takes 42.5 percent stake in U.S. wind power facility.
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New lithium-air cell could make car recharging obsolete
July 27, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Could new technology out of Japan's science and technology research institute give Better Place's battery swapping plan a new option?
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GS Yuasa to raise $397M for Li-ion battery development
July 13, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Japanese battery maker plans to issue 40 million new shares to invest in lithium-ion battery production equipment at its three subsidiaries.
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NYK Line reveals model for low-emission cargo ship
July 6, 2009 - by Emma Ritch -
Japanese shipping giant expects to reduce GHGs by 70 percent through efficient design, as well as solar, wind and fuel cells.
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Sony launches new mercury-free button battery
June 12, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Tokyo, Japan electronics maker's new mercury-free batteries are expected to eradicate 470 kilograms of mercury per year from its battery production.
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Mitsubishi brings next-gen EV mini to market
June 5, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Tokyo-based automaker beats out rivals Toyota Motor and Nissan Motor with its new i-MiEV that has a 100-mile range.
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Sharp solar module takes cell phones to skinnier level
May 26, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Ultra-thin solar cells with semiconductor packaging have the capacity to generate a maximum power of 300 mW.
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