The Key For Activating The Japanese Renewable Power Market

LEARN FROM THE EFFORTS OF EUROPEAN & US COMPANIES

We are delighted to announce that SpCCJ’s Corporate Member, X-Elio will be speaking at the webinar entitled “The key for activating the Japanese renewable power market – Learn from the efforts of European & US companies -“, together with ZECPOWER Inc. and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The webinar will be co-hosted by the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan and the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, in collaboration with the SpCCJ. 

The spread of renewable power in Japan has been promoted through the feed-in tariff (FIT) since 2012, but from 2022, it will shift to the market-linked price difference supply system called FIP (Feed-In-Premium). In addition, the non-fossil value trading market, which trades the non-fossil value of power as a certificate, started in 2018 and the system will be reformed this year. It is expected that more reasonable non-fossil value transactions will be expanded.

These institutional reforms will be carried out in response to the demands of end-users of the power who are committed to the efforts of Net Zero such as RE100. At the same time, the efforts of on-site and off-site corporate PPA are also expanding. In Europe & US, a market system centred on renewable energy has already been established and many players are developing various businesses to popularize net-zero electricity.

Based on this situation, the institutional trends for activating the Japanese renewable power market and the efforts of European & US companies will be introduced for exploring the path of renewable energy power generation toward 2050 carbon neutrality in this webinar.

Event Details

Organizers:  Institute of Energy Economics, Japan & EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
Date: Friday, November 19, 2021 
Time: 17:00-18:30 JST, (9: 00-10: 30 Brussels)
* The closing may be extended depending on the content of the Q & A / discussion.
Participation fee: Free
Languages: English and Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation)
Registration:  ZOOM registration link


Program: 17:00JST ~ Opening remarks
・Tatsuya TERAZAWA, Chairman and CEO, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan 
17:00JST – 18:00JST  Presentation
・Kouki NOUMURA, Director, New and Renewable Energy Division, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, METI
・Kaname OGAWA, Director, Electricity Infrastructure Division, Electricity and Gas Industry Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, METI
・Toshiaki ISOI, President of Japan, Country Manager Japan & Asia, X-ELIO
・Matthias ROTH, Board Member, ZECPOWER Inc. 
・Ken HAIG, Head, Energy and Environment Policy, Asia-Pacific & Japan, Amazon Web Services (AWS) 
18: 00 – 18: 30 Q&A/Discussion
・Moderator: Hiroki KUDO, Board Member, Director, Charge of Electric Power Industry & New and Renewable Energy Unit, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan 
18:30JST ~ Closing remarks 
・Yasuo TANABE, Managing Director of Japan Side, EU-Japan Center for Industrial Cooperation