Energy transition Anti-nuclear power movement in Japan




part of seto hill windfarm in japan, 1 of several windfarms continued generating without interruption after severe 2011 earthquake , tsunami followed fukushima nuclear disaster.



komekurayama solar power plant owned , operated tepco in kofu, yamanashi prefecture



price of pv modules (yen/wp) in japan


solar power in japan has been expanding since late 1990s. country leading manufacturer of solar panels , in top 5 ranking countries solar photovoltaics (pv) installed. in 2009 japan had third largest solar capacity in world (behind germany , spain), of grid connected. solar insolation @ 4.3 4.8 kwh/(m²·day). japan world s fourth largest energy consumer, making solar power important national project. end of 2012, japan had installed 7,000 mw of photovoltaics, enough generate 0.77% of japan s electricity. due new feed-in tariff (fit), japan installed more 5,000 mw in 2013.


the current prime minister shinzo abe, came power in 2012, has put nuclear energy on political agenda, plans restart many reactors possible. in july 2015, government submitted ideas reducing greenhouse-gas emissions united nations, , proposal included target nuclear power meet @ least 20% of japan’s electricity consumption 2030. renewable energy sources, such hydropower , solar power, contribute more 22%.








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