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Japan Data Center Update 16: The Businesses Powering Japan’s Data Center Expansion

Publication date: April 28, 2026  Japan Data Center Update 16: The Businesses Powering Japan’s Data Center Expansion Yanmar to Build Backup Generator Plant in Kitakyushu as Data Center Cluster Potential Grows Yanmar Holdings (HD) will launch a new plant in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, in 2028 to manufacture large-capacity backup generators for data centers. Yanmar …

J-POWER and Mizuho Complete Hourly Matching Pilot Ahead of GHG Protocol Revision

Publication date: April 27, 2026 J-POWER and Mizuho Complete Hourly Matching Pilot Ahead of GHG Protocol Revision J-POWER, Mizuho Bank, and three other companies announced the successful completion of a pilot project demonstrating “hourly matching,” which verifies that renewable electricity generation and consumption are aligned on an hourly basis(the matched volume was not disclosed). Specifically, …