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Japan
Introduction
Number of wind generator installation in Japan
exceeded 260 cases as of end of March 2001, with
the output of approxmately 144MW. Until then,
the majority of installations were for test study
purpose or for demonstration purpose in Power
Company, local public body or the government.
But as surplus power buy-in system by the electric
power company set forth in 1992, and guideline
on system link technical requirement introduced
in 1993, these years people are allowed to sell
generated electricity to the power company, and
we see increased number of installations for power
selling business...more>>
The European wind industry dominates the global
market, taking 89 per cent last year. Wind power
is the fastest growing energy technology. We are
in Japan to explain the success of wind power
to date and highlight the potential for Japanese
business sectors to participate in the lucrative
future global markets. Japan could be a leader
in this sector", said Corin Millais, CEO of the
European Wind Energy Association...more>>
Project
GE Wind Energy is supplying 20 of its 1.5-megawatt
wind turbines to Rokkasyomura Wind Development
Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Japan Wind Development
(JWD) Co. Ltd., for its Rokkasho-mura Wind Project
- soon to become one of Japan's largest wind power
installations. The project is currently under
construction in Rokkasho-mura, located in the
eastern part of Aomori Prefecture, approximately
50 kilometers north of the city of Misawa. When
the project is completed later this month, the
power will be purchased by Tohoku Electric Power
Company under a long-term power purchase agreement
(PPA). The project will add 30 megawatts of clean,
wind energy capacity to the Japanese electricity
grid...more>>
| Potential Wind Resources: |
Total Electric Usage (2001) |
Population (July 2003) |
Energy usage /person/year |
| 24.2465 GW |
964,200 GWh |
127,214,499 |
7.5793 MWh |
The estimated potential wind production would
cover approximately 73% of Japan's energy needs.
Energy Conversion:
| 1 TWh (terawatt-hour) |
1000 GWh (gigawatt-hour) |
| 1 GWh (gigawatt-hour) |
1000 MWh (megawatt-hour) |
| 1 MWh (megawatt-hour) |
1000 KWh (kilowatt-hour) |
| 1 KWh (kilowatt-hour) |
1000 Wh (watt-hour) |
References and Additional Information about Wind
Resources in Japan:
ISOPE
Conference: Potential
for Floating Offshore Wind Energy in Japanese
Waters
Agency for Natural Resources and Energy: Wind
Power Generat
General Electric: Wind
Power Station in Japan
Greenpeace: Japanese
version of the joint EWEA "Wind Force 12"
Natioinmaster: http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ja/Energy
Energy Breakdown Chart of Japan: Energy
Chart
Energy Grid Map of Japan: Grid
Map
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