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This car carrier vessel has 768 solar photovoltaic panels on the deck to power onboard systems (photo: dpa)

Renewables prosper in Japan despite new government’s pro-nuclear stance

This car carrier vessel has 768 solar photovoltaic panels on the deck to power onboard systems (photo: dpa)

General info

Location
Japan
Date
16 April 2013
Contains
Report Scenarios
Category
Energy supplies
Tags
Naoto Kan Shinzo Abe Yoshihiko Noda

Author

Dr. Stefan Lippert

Dr. Stefan Lippert

Professor Dr. Stefan Lippert was a business school professor and management consultant who had been based in Tokyo since 2005. He taught international corporate strategy and leadership at Temple University, Japan Campus, and other universities in Japan and overseas. He ...

New Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has rejected his predecessor’s decision to phase out nuclear power in Japan, where energy costs have soared in the wake of the shutdown following the Fukushima disaster. But very few reactors are expected to be re-started in the foreseeable future – and meanwhile the renewable energy sector is flourishing, especially solar power.

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Contents

  • Renewables prosper in Japan despite new government’s pro-nuclear stance
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The limiting factors for solar projects are a lack of suitable land, difficulty to secure financing and approval from the ministry, and reluctance of utility companies to connect new generation systems to the grid
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