The Energy Storage Landscape in Japan
The interactive map, whose energy-storage data is drawn from the US Department of Energy [s Global Energy Storage Database, maps Japans primary energy-storage sites, as well as
Japan's policy towards battery technology for energy storage systems is outlined in both Japan's 2014 Strategic Energy Plan and the 2014 revision of the Japan Revitalization Strategy. In Japan's Revitalization strategy, Japan has the stated goal to capture 50% of the global market for storage batteries by 2020. 2. The Energy Storage Sector a.
As policy, technology, and decarbonization goals converge, Japan is positioning energy storage as a critical link between its climate targets and energy reliability. Japan's energy storage policy is anchored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), which outlined its ambitions in the 6th Strategic Energy Plan, adopted in 2021.
The plan specifically mentions the importance of solar, wind, and hydropower as strategic energy generation technologies, and makes explicit mention of the Japan revitalization strategy's mention of energy storage markets.
In Japan, the establishment and promotion of both energy storage policy, as well as an overall energy policy focused on emphasizing regional flexibility, energy diversification, and improved regional self-sufficiency, is explicitly enshrined Japan's 2014 Fourth Strategic Energy Policy, which emerged in the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
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