Toshiba to Build First Pilot Carbon-Capture Plant in Japan

Toshiba Corp., Japan’s largest maker of semiconductors, said it will build its first pilot carbon- capture plant as it seeks to diversify into the clean-energy technology business. Toshiba will spend between 1 billion yen ($10.7 million) and 1.5 billion yen on the prototype at its coal-fired power station in Omuta City on the southern island of Kyushu