Japanese company Interstellar Technologies and new rocket powered by LNG may put Japan back in space race
Interstellar Technologies, a Japanese start-up company, has test fired an LNG-powered rocket at its site on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido in a move that has captured public support for the commercial space race.
Japanese report says nation has only two weeks of LNG in stock as more nuclear power offline
Japan has only two weeks of LNG reserves in storage as the nation entered a state of emergency a week ago because of the coronavirus and this has coincided with cutbacks in its current limited nuclear power generation capacity.
Leading LNG importer Japan seen heading for embarrassment on Kyoto Protocol over coal use
While LNG imports to Japan rose last month to 6.53 million tonnes, the thermal coal purchases by the world’s largest LNG importer were even higher at 9.19 million tonnes, raising concerns among Japanese officials that coal will lead to embarrassment on the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse-gas emissions.
