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Information
updated as of March 2008
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| Solar
Energy
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| Japan
is the second largest country market for solar photovoltaics.
In 2007, the country installed a further 230
Megawatts of solar photovoltaic energy. |
| For
comparison purposes, Japan has set a national target to install
300 Megawatts of wind capacity by 2010. In 1999, Japan added
43.4 Megawatts of wind capacity. |
| Around
26% of the world's solar cell production is manufactured in
Japan. |
| Japan
leads the world in thin film PV with the highest capacity
of operational manufacturing plants. Present manufacturers
are Kaneka, Matsushita Battery, Sanyo, Sharp and Showa Shell
Sekiyu. |
| MITI
(now METI) 1998 long term strategy energy consumption plan
called for a 300% increase in renewable energy including solar
and wind energy. The IEA estimated total renewable energy
consumption in 1996 to be 1,210 trillion Btu. |
| Household
solar system purchasers received 120,000 Yen/kW for systems
up to 10kW. The main residential subsidy program ended in
2006. |
MITI
Residential Solar Rooftop Program
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Households
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MITI
budget
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Megawatts
|
|
1994
|
539
|
$17.3m
|
1.9
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1995
|
1,065
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$31.1m
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3.9
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1996
|
1,986
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$38.0m
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7.5
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1997
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5,654
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$104.2m
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19.5
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1998
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6,352
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$137.9m
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24.1
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1999
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17,396
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$150.1m
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64.3
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2000
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25,741
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$136.0m
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95.8
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2001
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29,389
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$191.0m
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114.7
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58,733
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$805.6m
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331.7
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Administered through MITI's Agency of Natural Resources
and Energy, NEF
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At
the end of fiscal 1999 (31 March, 2000), some 33,000 households
in Japan had received government subsidies for solar systems
whose installed costs now average $8,500/kW, down from $37,500/kW
in 1994.
Japan
requires that electric utilities purchase excess electricity
generated by residential systems at the same price they
charge consumers (the average is about $0.22/kWh). MITI
predicts that costs will drop to about $3,750/kW by 2003,
a point at which solar power will be competitive with grid-delivered
electricity.
|
| Click
here to go to Solar Energy Companies in Japan. |
| Click
here to go to Japanese Solar Energy Society (in japanese).
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| Japanese
Energy and Electricity Industry |
| In
1999, Japan imported about 79% of its energy needs. |
| Energy
use in 1999 was Oil: 52%, Coal: 15%, Nuclear Power: 15%, Natural
Gas: 13%, Hydroelectric: 4%, Renewable
Energy: 1.3% |
1999
Electricity consumption by Country in Billion kilowatt hours
Source: US
DOE EIA
| Canada |
497.5
|
South
Africa |
172.4
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| Mexico |
170.8
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Russia |
728.0
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| USA |
3235.9
|
Australia |
178.3
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| Brazil |
353.7
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China |
1084.1
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| France |
398.8
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India |
424.0
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| Germany |
495.2
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South
Korea |
232.8
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| United
Kingdom |
333.0
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Japan |
947.0
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|
Listing
of the major Japanese Utilities
Of these Utilities, Tokyo Electric Power (also known as TEPCO)
is the largest. |
Selected
Energy Statistics by Country (1998)
Source:
International Energy Agency
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Population
|
GDP
(US $)
|
Electricity
consumption
kWhr per capita
|
CO2
per capita
|
CO2
per unit of GDP
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| Brazil |
165.87
|
576.41
|
1850.78
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1.78
|
0.51
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| Canada |
30.30
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666.72
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16348.68
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15.75
|
0.72
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| China |
1238.60
|
805.26
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871.91
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2.30
|
3.54
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| France |
58.85
|
1349.20
|
7175.10
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6.38
|
0.28
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| Germany |
82.02
|
1883.53
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6481.51
|
10.45
|
0.46
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| India |
979.67
|
499.31
|
415.75
|
0.93
|
1.82
|
| Japan |
126.49
|
3303.58
|
8008.33
|
8.92
|
0.34
|
| United
Kingdom |
59.24
|
1123.21
|
5800.11
|
9.28
|
0.49
|
| United
States |
269.09
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7043.64
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13388.11
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20.10
|
0.77
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Gross
Domestic Product (2000)
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GDP
2000
(in US Dollars, Billion)
|
| United
States |
$
9,963*
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| Japan |
$
4,614
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| Germany |
$
1,867
|
| United
Kingdom |
$
1,415
|
| France |
$
1,281
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