Atsumi & Sakai‘s projects practice is led by Miho Niunoya, Michiaki Hosoi, Akira Shimazaki and Kimiharu Masaki. The diverse practice advises both renewable and traditional forms of energy from wind power to LNG and petrochemicals, and has handled an increasing number of battery storage projects. Further names to note include Yutaka Sakai who excels in solar, biomass and geothermal projects; Mayumi Hongo who has particular experience handling EPC contracts; Tomoko Watanabe who advises ECAs and banks; and Takeshi Takahashi who counts financial institutions and Japanese utilities as clients.
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Key clients
- Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. (MRI)
- The Japan Research Institute, Limited (JRI)
- Photovolt Development Partners GmbH
- Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd.
- EY Strategy and Consulting Co., Ltd.
Work highlights
- Advised Mitsubishi Research Institute (MRI) and Nagoya City on an international MICE PFI project in Nagoya.
- Advising Mitsubishi Research Institute (MRI), Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya City on the development of the site for the 20th Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in a PPP project.
- Acted on behalf of a data centre business operator, investigating whether carbon dioxide gases emitted from data centre facilities are considered to be carbon dioxide gases emitted by data centres and researching comparative renewable energy credit schemes in Japan.
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Miho Niunoya, Michiaki Hosoi, Akira Shimazaki, Kimiharu Masaki