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Japan
Green Shoots Beneath the Big Build
2025 brought dreams of energy eras past, but transition is in the air.
Dec 29, 2025
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Bill Spindle
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At world’s biggest nuclear plant, how to restart a giant
May 19, 2025
Aug 2, 2025
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Bill Spindle
Japan’s idled nuclear plants increasingly eyed as a clean energy source
Dec 11, 2024
Aug 2, 2025
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Bill Spindle
Japan’s plan for net zero increasingly rests on a big hydrogen bet
Dec 9, 2024
Aug 2, 2025
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Bill Spindle
Wind Blows Favorably on Japan’s North Island
Aug 2, 2023
Aug 2, 2025
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Bill Spindle
Japan, an economic leader in Asia, lags on renewable energy
June 21, 2023
Aug 1, 2025
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Bill Spindle
As 2024 wrapped up, reality set in.
Climate policy means real trade offs. We’ll need to get the balance right.
Dec 31, 2024
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Bill Spindle
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The Pika Principle
Polar Bears get all the press, but these diminutive inhabitants of the high alpine have something to say about global warming, too.
Aug 18, 2023
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Bill Spindle
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In Japan, Lessons from the Wind
As the industry gets started at scale, the experience of Toru Suzuki should be heeded.
Aug 9, 2023
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Bill Spindle
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