TOKYO, 23rd September, 2024 (WAM) -- Japan could boost the share of renewable energy in its electricity production to 80 percent by fiscal 2035 by expanding the use of storage batteries and enhancing regional power grid cooperation, a Japanese think tank said in a recent study.
Kyodo News quoted the Renewable Energy Institute as saying that Japan could achieve a sharp increase in the share of renewables in its power generation from the 22 percent attained in 2022, all while working to entirely phase out nuclear and coal power.
The proposed energy transition aims to reduce Japan's carbon dioxide emissions by 65 percent from 2019 levels, a target identified by a UN panel as necessary for each country to limit global temperature increases to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
The institute called for a hike in the capacity to generate power using renewable energy to about 500 from 150 gigawatts in 2022. Infrastructure connecting regional power grids needs to be strengthened in regions between the Tokyo area and Hokkaido, it said.
The country's storage battery capacity should also be brought up to 72 gigawatts from the current 1.8 gigawatts to store electricity from solar power generation, it said.