JAPANESE INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS
February-March, 2021
Legislation and Policy News
JCM's first credit issuance with Kenya 974 tons in solar power generation business
Achieves unmanned platooning technology for trucks following trucks on highways
Government decides to revise the Global Warming Countermeasures Promotion Law by Cabinet decision, "2050 Carbon Neutral" clarified
Survey and Business Data
CO2 concentration near Japan continues to increase, Japan Meteorological Agency
Company & Organization News
J-Power begins production of next-generation energy hydrogen in Australia, Transport to Japan
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries establishes "MHI Vestas Japan", a sales company for wind power generation equipment
Japanese "RE100" member companies reached 50, the second largest in the world, but there are challenges in procuring renewable energy
Completed international hydrogen supply chain demonstration by Chiyoda corporation, etc. Supplying over 100 tons
TEPCO participates in demonstration of floating wind turbines in Northern Europe, aiming for construction in Japan
Business alliance with Circularise B.V., introduction of traceability management platform to Asia for building a circular economy
ITOCHU and Aquafil announce a strategic partnership to support and to expand the nylon circular business
NYK operates 44 MW wind power generation facility at Belgian finished vehicle terminal
ITOCHU announced strategic joint venture with Air Liquide on hydrogen value chain development
Euglena completes bio-jet fuel to fly by the end of the year
The world's largest waste power generation in Dubai with a power generation capacity of 200 MW
Other Topics
Japanese and European space agencies conclude agreements on two missions, provide mutual support by providing equipment
The HondaJet is the most delivered aircraft in its class for the fourth consecutive year
To mass production of Terumo "1 bottle 7 times" syringe without waste of vaccine
Purifying sewage with oyster shells, small and medium-sized enterprise in Hiroshima developed "toilet that does not drain water"