16 April, 2021
Nuclear Energy Subcommittee Hears Opinions on Technological Infrastructure from Representatives of Industry
On April 14, the Nuclear Energy Subcommittee under the Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy met and organized the results of its recent deliberations. In February, the subcommittee had resumed its activities after about two years, having revised the Strategic Energy Plan under consideration since the previous fall (2020). It is headed by Itaru Yasui, executive fellow of Backcasting Technology.
Toward the establishment of a system for sustainable use of nuclear energy, related in part to the goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, the subcommittee divided its activities roughly into six areas:
Sustained efforts to improve safety
Co-prosperity with siting areas
Establishment of sustainable backend systems
The maximum manifestation of nuclear energy’s potential and pursuit of safety
Maintaining and strengthening infrastructure for industry, human resources and technology
Active promotion of international cooperation
Regarding the maximum manifestation of nuclear energy’s potential, representatives of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) noted the need to carry out activities for improving capacity factors and increasing long-term operation beyo...more
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24 November, 2020
Japan’s Energy Supply and Demand in Fiscal 2019 Shows CO2 Emissions Down for Sixth Year in a Row
On November 18, the Agency for Natural Resources & Energy (ANRE), under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), announced results for Japan’s energy supply and demand in fiscal 2019 (preliminary report), which ended on March 31, 2020.
Final energy consumption was 12,959 petajoules (PJ), down 2.0 percent from the previous year. The total domestic supply of primary energy was 19,104 PJ, falling 3.1 percent. Fossil fuel consumption decreased for the sixth consecutive year, while non-fossil energy use (including renewable energies and nuclear energy) expanded for the seventh year in a row.
Nuclear power had increased every year since domestic nuclear plants were first restarted in FY15 after being shut down in March 2011, but fell in FY19 by 3.2 percent year-on-year. Meanwhile, renewable energies grew by 7.6 percent, the smallest such increase in the last several years.
Total generated electricity stood at 1,277 TWh, declining 2.2 percent from the previous year. Non-fossil power sources accounted for 24.2 percent of t...more
