Japanese electricity giant Chubu Electric is gunning to lead the charge when it comes to decarbonization and cleantech, both at home and abroad. Rechargenews.com secured an exclusive interview with Chubu’s global business division CEO Hiroki Sato, who expressed immense optimism about the company’s growth into international markets and emerging industries in the energy sector.

Category leader in next-generation geothermal energy, Eavor Technologies, is announcing a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with green energy company Getech group. Getech is an international company specializing in advancing the clean energy transition with world-class geoscience data and proprietary Heat Seeker™ software. The company’s revolutionary approach to energy generation is designed to bypass risks, costs, and exploration time associated with traditional geo-energy extraction methods.

The Canadian government has invested over $1 million into the research and exploration of Nunavut’s geothermal heat and energy potential. Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and the territory’s sole energy provider Qulliq Energy Corporation will fund research analyzing subterranean conditions in the remote communities of Resolute Bay, Baker Lake, and Cambridge Bay over the next three years.

The Energy Council of Canada released a newsletter mid-December with a letter from President and CEO Jacob Irving, summarizing the major energy sector news of 2022. Irving details the fluctuations felt in international oil and gas markets, from prices to production rates and changes in supply and demand.

Scotland is looking for new ways to explore clean energy and next-level geothermal heating and cooling in order to meet ambitious climate goals in the next decade. Scottish news publication The Herald reported on exciting new developments in research into new applications of geothermal energy using old coal mines.

Online energy publication Renewable Energy World recently reported on the announcement of a comprehensive green-tech project in Nevada designed to increase the state’s energy security and facilitate a transition to renewables. NV energy, a public utility provider in Nevada has awarded swiss-based Energy Vault Holdings a contract to provide a battery energy storage system, also known as BESS. The project is estimated to be up and running by winter 2023.