Publication date: June 23, 2026 Japan Data Center Update 23: Data Center Development Moves Toward 24/7 Clean Power and BESS Integration Japan’s 24/7 CFE market forecast to reach 62.72 TWh by FY2040, driven by data center growth Fuji Keizai has released the results of its domestic market research on 24/7 carbon-free energy (CFE). The company …
Publication date: June 16, 2026 Japan Data Center Update 22: Tokyo Leads New Focus on Data Center Waste Heat and Clean Power TMG seeks startups with innovative ideas for the use of data center waste heat Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has launched a tender for applications for its “Program to Promote Unused Heat Utilization by …
Publication date: June 14, 2026 MoE Policy to Include Priority Support Models, More Perovskite Solar and Hourly Energy Management The Ministry of the Environment (MoE) has outlined its future policy direction for leading decarbonization regions – which aim to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions from electricity consumption by FY 2030. Based on progress and challenges identified …
Publication date: June 9, 2026 Japan Data Center Update 21: The Tech Race – Fuji Electric’s 85% Power-Saving Cooling Unit Fuji Electric’s Ejector Cooling Unit Cuts Cooling Power by up to 85% Fuji Electric announced that it has developed the world’s first ejector cooling unit, which can reduce electricity consumption for cooling data center servers …
Publication date: June 5, 2026 Kyushu T&D Launches Japan’s First 15-to-30-Minute Curtailment Control System Kyushu Electric Power Transmission and Distribution (T&D) is strengthening measures to reduce renewable energy curtailment. Curtailment refers to a measure in which transmission system operators (TSOs) control power generation output to balance electricity demand and supply. Due to its sunnier weather …
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Publication date: June 3, 2026 Japan Data Center Update 20: Google’s Japan Data Center Gets Hourly Proof of Green Power — and the GHG Protocol May Consider Similar Ideas JERA Cross Tests Hourly Matching Using NFCs for Google Data Center JERA Cross announced that, as part of a demonstration project, it generated hourly certificates for …
Publication date: June 2, 2026 BESS Integration Accelerates Across FIP Renewables and Thermal Power Plants As the global energy crisis persists and Japan faces growing pressure to balance its carbon-neutral agenda with energy supply security, battery energy storage systems (BESS) are increasingly being deployed not only alongside renewable energy assets, but also at conventional power …
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Publication date: May 26, 2026 Japan Data Center Update 19: Government and Industry Push Integrated Approaches to Data Center Development Ministry of the Environment Offers Up to JPY 1 Billion for Low-Carbon Data Center Projects The Ministry of the Environment (MoE) launched a tender for subsidies supporting data center decarbonization through energy efficiency improvements and …
Publication date: May 26, 2026 Japan’s Perovskite Solar Market Projected to Reach 12.5 GW by FY2040 Yano Research Institute released a forecast for Japan’s perovskite market, including tandem-type cells that stack multiple solar cell layers. The institute projects that total domestic installations of single-junction and tandem-type perovskite solar cells will reach 1.822 GW in 2035, …
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Publication date: May 19, 2026 METI Selects 38 Candidate GX Strategic Zones for Final Approval This Summer The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) selected promising zones under its GX Strategic Zone System, which aims to promote integrated development of decarbonized power and telecommunications infrastructure (‘watt-bit’ integration). A total of 38 zones were chosen …
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