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City Innovation To Take the Stage at Smart City Week 2013 in Yokohama, Japan

Tokyo, Japan (PRWEB) February 13, 2013 October 21, 2013 marks the start of the worlds most progressive Smart City Conference and Exhibition Smart City Week 2013 (SCW2013) at Pacifico Yokohama International Conference and in Yokohama, Japan. After last years showing of more than 22,601 visitors including some 1000 participants from abroad, this years Meet (the [...]

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Japan Embraces LIMNION Geothermal Technology

Haliburton, Ontario (PRWEB) November 06, 2011 Just back from last weeks International Ground Source Heat Pump Associations (IGSHPA) annual conference in Oklahoma, representatives from LIMNION Corporation (http://www.limnion.com), the Canadian developer and manufacturer of LIMNION LIMA-1, an unique compact and high-tech geothermal transfer system, report a very high level of interest in their geothermal products, especially [...]

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Frost & Sullivan: Wind Energy Market Set to Boom in Japan as Doubts over

Frost & Sullivan: Wind Energy Market Set to Boom in Japan as Doubts over … Amidst this, the wind energy industry is likely to regain its lost sheen back in 2013 with the extension of federal tax credit in the US and Japan's recent announcement to invest in offshore wind farms in Fukushima. Despite falling [...]

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Japan Solar Energy Market Analyzed in New Kuick Research Report Now Available at MarketPublishers.com

London, UK (PRWEB) September 19, 2012 Japans current installed solar capacity has reached almost 5 GW, making it the third largest nation in terms of solar power, behind only Germany and Italy but by a large margin. Japan was, in the late 90s and early 2000s, the world leader in solar power but the withdrawal [...]

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Certes Networks, Inc. and Zuken NetWave, Inc. Partner to Provide High Performance Network and Cloud Encryption in Japan

Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) November 28, 2012 Certes Networks, Inc., an innovative developer of scalable network and cloud encryption solutions, today announced that it has partnered with Japans Zuken NetWave, Inc. to provide high performance network and cloud encryption solutions throughout Japan. Zuken NetWave is a well-known security integrator in Japan specializing in Information Security [...]

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Japan to subsidize energy-efficient plants: report

According to Reuters, “Japan’s government plans to subsidize domestic plants producing clean-energy and energy-efficient goods under steps to support the slowing economy, the Nikkei newspaper said, as the murky outlook keeps firms from boosting spending at home. A strong yen is putting additional pressure on Japan’s fragile economy, which is already seeing slowing growth and [...]

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ITOCHU Corporation and GE entered into collaboration agreement

According to the press release, “ITOCHU Corporation (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; Masahiro Okafuji, President & CEO; hereinafter “ITOCHU”) and General Electric Company (headquartered in Fairfield, CT; Jeff Immelt, Chairman & CEO) entered into a collaboration and cooperation agreement to identify co-investment opportunities in renewable energy worldwide. Under this agreement, General Electric’s GE Energy Financial Services [...]

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Toyota Develops Solar Charging Stations for EVs

Toyota Industries Corp. (TIC), the parent company of Toyota Motors, has laid plans to develop a solar charging station network throughout Toyota City in the Aichi Prefecture. Twenty-one stations in eleven locations are set to be built by April 2010 after which they will be thoroughly tested with Toyota’s very own Prius fleet. The stations [...]

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Solar Business – Ups and Downs

While green technology has taken off around the world, in several areas the concentration of an environmentally friendly ideal has truly sprouted wings. While the enlightened masses try their best to do their part to stave off global warming and reduce their carbon footprint, for some it is simply not enough. There is now a [...]

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Green Japan making waves

Long before the idea of creating power from the motion of the oceans, the Japanese have had a fascination with waves and weather. Ever since the kamikazes (divine wind) saved them from Mongol invasions under the command of Kublai Khan in the 13th century, the Japanese have honored the sea and its power. In more [...]

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Japan may cut emissions by less than 25 percent

According to Reuters, “Japan cautioned on Friday that it could water down planned 2020 cuts in greenhouse gas emissions if other rich nations fail to make deep reductions as part of a U.N. deal due in Copenhagen in December. In Brussels, a draft report showed that European Union states were preparing to endorse an estimate [...]

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Japan mulls early emission limits: report

According to the AFP, “Japan’s new government led by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama plans to introduce a mandatory cap-and-trade greenhouse gas emissions system as early as 2011, a report said Sunday. A cabinet committee is likely to discuss the issue Sunday in an effort to reach Hatoyama’s stated goal of reducing emissions by 25 percent [...]

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Q and A – How will Japan’s new government tackle climate change?

Reuters reports, “Japan’s new prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, has pledged to target a 25 percent cut in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2020, despite opposition from industry, which says the goal will hurt the economy. The target, more ambitious than the previous government’s, is premised on a deal on goals being agreed by [...]

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Elliptic Technologies Secure HDCP 2.2 Content Protection Solutions Selected by ST-Ericsson for Miracast Wi-Fi Display Applications

(PRWEB) February 14, 2013 Elliptic Technologies, a leading provider of complete embedded security and content protection solutions, today announced that [...]

DUNMORE Introduces FastCert Solar Module Qualification Program to Accelerate New & Redesigned Solar Module Delivery to Market

Bristol, PA (PRWEB) July 9, 2010 DUNMORE Corporation introduces its FastCert Qualification Program for photovoltaic modules. The proprietary FastCert program [...]

Peppermill Reno Rolls Out New Virtual Visit for Meeting Planners

Reno, NV (PRWEB) January 13, 2010 Peppermill Reno and Virtual Visit Presentations have created a free, online tool to help [...]

California Knife and Blade is Partnering with BAUCOR for Industrial Blade Manufacturing

Irvine, California (PRWEB) April 29, 2013 California Knife and Blade (http://www.caknife.com) has recently announced that it will continue to to [...]

Eco Lips

Cedar Rapids, IA (PRWEB) April 16, 2013 Eco Lips, Americas premier organic lip balm company, is now a certified B [...]

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