Study of Potential for the Introduction of Renewable Energy (Japan)

This report summarizes the findings of the Japanese Ministry of the Environment's study on the overall potential for renewable energy deployment in Japan, with a focus on the Tohoku and Kanto regions. The generation technologies examined in this report are utility-scale photovoltaic solar, wind power, geothermal, and small- to medium-scale hydropower. The impact of the introduction of feed-in tariffs and subsidies on encouraging technology deployment is assessed alongside the estimates of generation potential.