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Australian Capital Territory
The renewable energy targets of the Australian Capital Territory are set to 100%
by 2020 and the State is on target to reach this objective (Climate Council of
Australia 2018).
3.1.2 China
The renewable energy targets for China are defined in three successive Five-Year
Plans. The 14 th Five-Year Plan (2020–2025) aims at scaling-up the renewable
energy industry with a share of renewable energy in the energy mix set to 19%.
The 14 th Five-Year Plan also defines annual additions of wind power generation
by 53 gigawatts and solar PV generation by 58 gigawatts. The 15th Five-Year
Plan (2025–2030) suggests an annual additional wind power generation capacity
of 127 gigawatts and 116 gigawatts of solar PV. Finally, the 16 th Five-Year Plan
(2030–2035) defines an annual addition of about 150 gigawatts of wind and solar
energy. China has defined critical targets for renewable energy such as by 2025,
the installed wind power capacity should reach 500 gigawatts, equivalent to a
1350 terawatts hour of electricity generation on a yearly basis. The solar PV
installed capacity should reach 530 gigawatts, producing around 690 terawatts
hour of electricity generation (China renewable Energy Outlook 2019).
3.1.3 Japan
The Japanese renewable energy targets are set to 22–24% of the energy mix by
2030. In 2017, the share of renewable energy in the energy mix was 17.4%. This
included the small and large hydro energy production, accounting for about 50%
of the total renewable energy production.
The cumulative capacity of wind power was of 5,4 gigawatts in 2017. The
Japan Wind Power Association has defined a wind road map with an onshore
wind capacity and an offshore wind capacity respectively of 10 gigawatts and 0,7
gigawatt by 2020, 27 gigawatts and 10 gigawatts by 2030 and 38 gigawatts and
37 gigawatts by 2050.
For solar PV, the installed capacity was of 42 gigawatts at end of 2016.
The Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association expects an installed capacity of 66
gigawatts by 2020 and 100 gigawatts by 2030 (Institute for Sustainable Energy
Policies 2019).
3 Practical Literature Review for Establishing the Current Renewable …
Australian Capital Territory
The renewable energy targets of the Australian Capital Territory are set to 100%
by 2020 and the State is on target to reach this objective (Climate Council of
Australia 2018).
3.1.2 China
The renewable energy targets for China are defined in three successive Five-Year
Plans. The 14 th Five-Year Plan (2020–2025) aims at scaling-up the renewable
energy industry with a share of renewable energy in the energy mix set to 19%.
The 14 th Five-Year Plan also defines annual additions of wind power generation
by 53 gigawatts and solar PV generation by 58 gigawatts. The 15th Five-Year
Plan (2025–2030) suggests an annual additional wind power generation capacity
of 127 gigawatts and 116 gigawatts of solar PV. Finally, the 16 th Five-Year Plan
(2030–2035) defines an annual addition of about 150 gigawatts of wind and solar
energy. China has defined critical targets for renewable energy such as by 2025,
the installed wind power capacity should reach 500 gigawatts, equivalent to a
1350 terawatts hour of electricity generation on a yearly basis. The solar PV
installed capacity should reach 530 gigawatts, producing around 690 terawatts
hour of electricity generation (China renewable Energy Outlook 2019).
3.1.3 Japan
The Japanese renewable energy targets are set to 22–24% of the energy mix by
2030. In 2017, the share of renewable energy in the energy mix was 17.4%. This
included the small and large hydro energy production, accounting for about 50%
of the total renewable energy production.
The cumulative capacity of wind power was of 5,4 gigawatts in 2017. The
Japan Wind Power Association has defined a wind road map with an onshore
wind capacity and an offshore wind capacity respectively of 10 gigawatts and 0,7
gigawatt by 2020, 27 gigawatts and 10 gigawatts by 2030 and 38 gigawatts and
37 gigawatts by 2050.
For solar PV, the installed capacity was of 42 gigawatts at end of 2016.
The Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association expects an installed capacity of 66
gigawatts by 2020 and 100 gigawatts by 2030 (Institute for Sustainable Energy
Policies 2019).