42 K. HASEGAWA
Legend:
CumulaƟve Installed Solar Capacity as of 2016
Solar Capacity added in 2017
Fig. 2.7 Solar PV installed capacity of top 10 countries in 2016–2017 (Note
Author created figure, with assistance from Mathias Shabanaj Janklila, using data
from REN21 [2018])
This fall in Japan’s global wind power ranking is due to the government’s
and utilities’ reluctance to promote wind power.
The central government prefers the name “new energy (shin enerugi)”
and avoids the term “renewable energy” and “natural energy (shizen
enerugi).” Consequently, there is no government section with the title
of “renewable energy.” This is additional evidence of the reluctance of
the central government to promote renewable energy. One of the political reasons for this is that before and after the Fukushima accident, most
renewable energy supporters have strongly criticized nuclear energy.
The Community Power Movement in Japan
In order to grasp the specific situation regarding the promotion of wind
turbines in Japan, where the central government and power companies
Legend:
CumulaƟve Installed Solar Capacity as of 2016
Solar Capacity added in 2017
Fig. 2.7 Solar PV installed capacity of top 10 countries in 2016–2017 (Note
Author created figure, with assistance from Mathias Shabanaj Janklila, using data
from REN21 [2018])
This fall in Japan’s global wind power ranking is due to the government’s
and utilities’ reluctance to promote wind power.
The central government prefers the name “new energy (shin enerugi)”
and avoids the term “renewable energy” and “natural energy (shizen
enerugi).” Consequently, there is no government section with the title
of “renewable energy.” This is additional evidence of the reluctance of
the central government to promote renewable energy. One of the political reasons for this is that before and after the Fukushima accident, most
renewable energy supporters have strongly criticized nuclear energy.
The Community Power Movement in Japan
In order to grasp the specific situation regarding the promotion of wind
turbines in Japan, where the central government and power companies