What''s happening at Fukushima plant 12 years after meltdown?
The Fukushima nuclear accident was a major nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan which began on 11 March 2011. The proximate cause of the accident was the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, which resulted in electrical grid failure and damaged nearly all of the power plant''s backup energy sources. The subsequent inabilit
Large-scale energy storage business | Sumitomo
Why. Resolving issues facing the spread of renewable energy with large storage batteries. Despite the global trend toward decarbonization, the share of renewable energy in Japan remains at a low level of roughly 20%, as it is an
Fukushima Timeline: How an Earthquake Triggered
The 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was the worst nuclear event since the meltdown at Chernobyl in the former Soviet Union 25 years prior.. It started with an earthquake
Second fire! Accidents continue to occur at the largest energy storage
The second fire! Accidents continue to occur at the largest energy storage battery power station in the world! For a long time, people familiar with lithium batteries can''t help thinking of battery
Fukushima accident | Summary, Date, Effects, & Facts
The Fukushima accident was an accident in 2011 at the Fukushima Daiichi ("Number One") nuclear power plant in Japan. It is the second worst nuclear accident in the history of nuclear power generation, behind the
Japan''s energy policies aim for increased zero-carbon electricity
According to Japan''s 6th Strategic Energy Plan, battery storage will be increased as a distributed source of electricity closer to end users and within microgrids. signaling a
''The Energy of a Bright Tomorrow'': The Rise of Nuclear
Protesters demonstrate against nuclear power and a storage facility at Rokkasho following the March 2011 disaster at Japan''s Fukushima I power plant, the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl (1986). But the desperate need for energy
The Human Toll of the Tokaimura Incident: Hisashi Ouchi''s Story
Hisashi Ouchi was working at the Tokaimura nuclear power plant in Japan as a lab technician and he became popular ever since the radiation accident took place in 1999. He was admitted to a
Tesla Megapack on fire in ''minor incident'' at
Aerial picture of the 2021 fire incident at Victorian Big Battery, which was thought to be the first incident of its type involving Tesla Megapacks. Image: Country Fire Authority. A fire has taken place at a 50MW/100MWh grid
How The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Affected The Energy Industry In Japan
The Fukushima nuclear disaster put much of Japan''s nuclear power program on hold. Nearly a decade later, the energy-poor country is grappling with how to power one of the