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EU-Japan Newsletter, Issue #76
December 2021 - EU-Japan NEWS - the Centre's newsletter is now available on WEB
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Japanese Industry and Policy News October - November 2021
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JAPANESE INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS
October - November, 2021
High performance energy storage | Skeleton Technologies X Marubeni
Japanese trading giant Marubeni invested in March 2021 in Skeleton Technologies, an Estonian startup manufacturing ultracapacitors, an essential component of high capacity energy storage devices. The two companies also entered a strategic partnership to expand the sales and distribution of ultracapacitors to the Japanese and Asian market, in sectors such as vehicle manufacturing, smart cities and distributed renewable energy systems.
Electric Mobility | CaetanoBus X Mitsui
Mitsui, one of Japan’s leading general trading companies, formed a strategic alliance with Portuguese manufacturer of buses, CaetanoBus in December 2017. Together, they have the vision to contribute to the reduction of air pollution by promoting the sales and expansion of electric buses worldwide.
Japanese Industry and Policy News September - October 2021
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JAPANESE INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS
September - October, 2021
EU-Japan Newsletter, Issue #75
October 2021 - EU-Japan NEWS - the Centre's newsletter is now available on WEB
POST-PANDEMIC INDUSTRIES: Opportunities for EU & Japanese Businesses in Adapting Together, to a post-COVID-19 World
The research, in short, aims to show how the pandemic has affected our industries so far, and how it will in the years to come.
SPIPA Project in Japan
Japanese Industry and Policy News August - September 2021
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August-September, 2021
Floating solar power | Ciel & Terre X Minna Denryoku
Ciel & Terre, a European leader of floating solar technologies, and Minna Denryoku, an independant Japanese renewable energy retailer, teamed up in 2018 to produce and distribute renewable electricity from floating solar photovoltaic plants on agricultural ponds while financially supporting local farmers in Minamiawaji, in the west of Japan.
Japanese Industry and Policy News July-August 2021
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Hydrogen-powered vessels | CMB X Tsuneishi Group
CMB (Compagnie Maritime Belge), a Belgian shipping and logistics company, has been working with Japanese shipping and shipbuilder Tsuneishi group since 2019. Together, they develop hydrogen-powered vessels for the Japanese market. Following their first realization, a 80-passenger hydrogen ferry, they announced in 2021 the establishment of a joint venture to accompany further projects.
