More than a decade after the Fukushima disaster, the country faces a stark choice: build anew or risk losing the expertise needed to sustain the industry.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. will receive approval from a local Japanese governor on Friday to restart the country’s biggest nuclear power plant, according to documents seen by Bloomberg.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. aims to double its gas turbine capacity in the next two years as demand for the equipment rises globally due to replacement and data center needs.

Japan set a new temperature record for the second time in a week amid a scorching heat wave affecting most of the country.

A city in western Japan set a new national temperature record, according to a local broadcaster, as scorching weather puts people at risk of heat stroke and strains power grids.

The US West Coast and countries in the Pacific braced for tsunamis in the wake of a powerful earthquake in Russia’s Far East, although the initial waves to hit Japan were small.

Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied media reports that said he is set to announce his resignation soon following Sunday’s historic electoral setback.

President Donald Trump reached a trade deal with Japan that will impose 15% tariffs on imports including automobiles from the key American ally, while creating a $550 billion fund to make investments ...

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Kansai Electric Power Co. is looking into a plan to build Japan’s first nuclear reactor since the country soured on the technology following the 2011 Fukushima disaster, the regional utility confirmed...

Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co. will begin studying plans for a nuclear power reactor, the first step toward constructing a new one since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, Nikkei reported.

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Meta Platforms Inc.’s flashy deal this week for nuclear power was just the latest sign of the technology industry’s need for more energy — and fast. And while the top US reactor companies are eager to...

The prospect of House Republicans’ cuts to electric vehicle subsidies threatens to further dim the outlook.

Companies are adding capacity at comparative bargains to satisfy AI’s thirst for energy.

A Bloomberg News analysis finds that roughly two thirds of new data centers built or in development in the US since 2022 are in places with high levels of water stress.

Berkshire Hathaway is at once a renewables powerhouse and a big investor in fossil fuels.

The rapid expansion of data centers and the electrification of sectors including heavy industry are among the factors driving renewed interest in atomic energy.

The energy boom has helped give students in a specialized program at Texas A&M a leg up on lucrative finance jobs.

Devotees of secondhand panels tout their low price and the environmental benefits of keeping them in rotation longer.

Devotees of secondhand panels tout their low price and the environmental benefits of keeping them in rotation longer.

The US and Japan kicked off tariff negotiations with an aim to reach a deal as soon as possible but did not discuss currency issues, Japan’s top negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said.

The world’s efforts to cut emissions over the next decade will be slowed by the rise of AI.

A massive California battery fire has become a rallying cry for opponents of the technology, considered key to the climate fight.

The president has boasted he’ll expand use of the fossil fuel, but the long-term outlook isn’t rosy.

Mainspring Energy’s generators are able to run on different types of gas, including carbon-free hydrogen.

The nuclear power company has raised $50 million in a new funding round.

Colossal Biosciences Inc., a Dallas-based biotech firm with a $10 billion valuation, has announced a new breakthrough in its audacious mission to resurrect extinct animals.

The US has imported about 80% of modules from four Southeast Asian countries that face big new levies.

The US National Weather Service has allowed a contract with a foreign-language translation service to expire, creating a potential gap in local-language forecasting just as spring brings a higher risk...

The US coal industry is once again enjoying support from the White House. Yet that’s unlikely to quell the economic challenges that underpin a long-term decline for the dirtiest fossil fuel.