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Beyond Coal vs. Renewables —Part 3: Emission Avoidance Factor — A New Way to Evaluate Energy Resources

1 de junho de 2026 · HM,RE,JPN

Most energy discussions evaluate power plants based on their own emissions factors. But...

Beyond Coal vs. Renewables —Part 2: Why Hourly Matching Is More Than Carbon Accounting

1 de junho de 2026 · JPN,RE,HM

Many people think hourly matching is simply a carbon accounting methodology. In reality, it can...

Beyond Coal vs. Renewables —Part 1: Why Energy Policy Needs Quantitative Analysis

1 de junho de 2026 · HM,RE,JPN

The Hourly Matching Promotion Council is currently in Bangkok, where we are discussing the future...

Japan’s Power Market Faces a Difficult Reality: Why Tokyo Is Quietly Leaning Back on Coal While Expanding Renewables

22 de maio de 2026 · JPN,RE,HM

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has released the “25th Interim Report” of...

EU’s Structural Shifts from Centralization to Decentralization in Electricity and EAC Markets - Implications for Japan’s Power System

13 de maio de 2026 · HM,RE,JPN

The Energy Transition Is No Longer Just About Renewables For more than a decade, energy...

Renewable Energy Through the Lens of National Culture: Comparing Spain and Japan

10 de maio de 2026 · JPN,RE,HM

Beyond Geography: Why Spain Moved Faster on Renewables Spain’s renewable energy expansion is...

Why Can Spain Embrace Large-Scale Solar So Rapidly?

9 de maio de 2026 · HM,RE,JPN

Geography and the Structural Foundations of Solar Expansion We, Hourly Matching Promotion...

Spain Blackout and Emergence of Hourly Matching — From Carbon Accounting Toward Architecture of Next-Generation Power Systems

7 de maio de 2026 · HM

1. Iberian Blackout Exposed Structural Challenges of High-Renewable Power Systems Europe’s...

Japan May Already Have Foundations for 30-Minute Location-Based Emissions Accounting

7 de maio de 2026 · JPN,LBM

As debate around GHG Protocol Scope 2 revision accelerates, hourly emissions accounting and...

We visit Spain: Hourly Matching Moves from Concept to Reality

7 de maio de 2026 · HM,Spain

From 7 to 12 May 2026, Hourly Matching Promotion Council Japan is conducting a survey in Spain...

【Hourly Matching Council Report】Power Sector Reform in Japan

7 de maio de 2026 · JPN,Power Sector

Japan's power sector faces a daunting challenge of simultaneously ensuring a stable supply of...

“Time-Shifting Effect” of Batteries under the Location-Based Method

5 de maio de 2026 · JPN,RE

Emissions Reduction through Increasing the Emission Avoidance Factor As the penetration of...

Google advances toward 24/7 carbon-free energy globally at 66%, but Japan remains at 17% — what should Japan do to raise its hourly matching rate?

3 de maio de 2026 · RE,JPN

Google has released its 2025 Environmental Report, outlining progress toward its ambition to...

Solar Power Grid Parity Challenges Identified: JPEA Releases Report on PPA Revenue Structures and Battery Integration Realities

3 de maio de 2026 · JPN,RE

The Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA) published a research report on April 28, 2026,...

[Report] Participation in the UN 24/7 CFE Annual Session: Progress and Perspectives from Japan — Way Forward

3 de maio de 2026 · RE,HM,JPN

I would like to share a brief update on my participation in the UN 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy (24/7...

Japanese Financial and Policy Leaders Call for Phased Scope 2 Reform — Practical Signals for Global Market Participants

3 de maio de 2026 · JPN,HM,RE

As debate intensifies globally over the pace of introducing stricter temporal granularity in...

NTT Group and JERA Cross Announce Japan’s First Biomass-Based Hourly Matching Demonstration

2 de maio de 2026 · RE,HM,JPN

As momentum accelerates in Japan toward the adoption of hourly matching, NTT Anode Energy, JERA...

Kansai Electric and BIPROGY Announce Launch of Hourly Matching Demonstration Using Corporate PPA

2 de maio de 2026 · RE,HM,JPN

As momentum grows in Japan toward the adoption of hourly matching, Kansai Electric Power and...

J-POWER and Mizuho Announce Successful Hourly Matching Demonstration for 24/7 Corporate PPA in Japan

2 de maio de 2026 · JPN,HM,RE

As momentum builds in Japan for the adoption of hourly matching, J-POWER, Mizuho Bank, Mizuho...

Tokyo Metro Introduces Hourly-Matching Physical PPA with Wind and Agrivoltaic Solar in Japan

30 de abril de 2026 · RE,HM,JPN

Tokyo Metro, in collaboration with Cosmo Energy Group companies, has launched an off-site...

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