- 16 November 2017 Romain Zissler, Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute
The Beginning of the End for Nuclear Power in France - 14 November 2017 Masaya Ishida, Manager, Renewable Energy Business Group, Renewable Energy Institute
Promoting nuclear power rather than renewables?
Information publicized by the Japanese Government - 3 October 2017 Takanobu Aikawa, Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute
Biomass co-firing: For the reduction of coal-fired power plants - 12 September 2017 Takanobu Aikawa, Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute
Great Risks Involved in Palm Oil Power Generation:
Sustainability Standards Are Urgently Needed - 4 August 2017 Yuri Okubo, Teruyuki Ohno
Business Risks of the 42 New Coal-fired Power Plant Projects in Japan
—Capacity Factor May Decline to Less Than 50% by FY 2026 - 4 July 2017 Keiji Kimura, Tatsuya Wakeyama
Solar covered 76% of a demand in Kyushu at its peak generation - 13 June 2017 Mika Obayashi, Director, Renewable Energy Institute
Renewables are unstoppable
― thoughts on President Trump’s speech announcing his decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change - 7 June 2017 Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Renewable Energy Institute
Nothing to gain for Trump - 26 March 2017 Tomas Kåberger, Romain Zissler
Solar PV cheaper than LNG-power in Japan makes massive deployment possible - 16 March 2017 Romain Zissler, Tomas Kåberger
Solar now provides more installed power, and more electricity than nuclear in Japan - 8 March 2017 Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Renewable Energy Institute
How fast can costs come down in Japan? - 8 March 2017 Romain Zissler, Tomas Kåberger & Amory Lovins
How Japan has managed to substitute nuclear power and the trade balance consequences - 13 January 2017 Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Renewable Energy Institute
Series: Considering the True Acceleration of Electricity System Reform
Vol.9: Renewable electricity development in the European market - 13 January 2017 Chikako Futamura, Director of Member Activities Division, Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union
Series: Considering the True Acceleration of Electricity System Reform
Vol.5: Issues of decommissioning cost and wheeling charges from the consumers’ perspective - 21 December 2016 Eri Kanamori, Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Ritsumeikan University
Series: Considering the True Acceleration of Electricity System Reform
Vol.4: How special is the accounting system for nuclear power? - 16 December 2016 Tatsuya Wakeyama, Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute
A Comparative Analysis of the Government's Estimate of "The Outflow of National Wealth due to the Shutdown of Nuclear Power Plants" (2016) - 14 December 2016 Keiji Kimura, Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute
Series: Considering the True Acceleration of Electricity System Reform
Vol.3: Is a capacity mechanism needed in Japan today?
Summary of the discussions on capacity mechanism and their points at issue - 7 December 2016 Mika Kudo, Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute
Series: Considering the True Acceleration of Electricity System Reform
Vol.2: The maintenance of the decommissioning accounting system and “measures to spread the burden widely”
―Problems with the discussions in the Finance and Accounting Working Group - 29 November 2016 Mika Ohbayashi, Director, Renewable Energy Institute
Series: Considering the True Acceleration of Electricity System Reform
Vol.1: Launch of a series of columns to study the current discussions on electricity system reform - 15 September 2016 Keiji Kimura, Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute
Over 20% Renewable Energy Share Achieved on a Monthly Basis in May 2016 - 14 June 2016 Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Renewable Energy Institute
Do not neglect global progress: It is enjoyable! - 3 March 2016 Steve Sawyer, Secretary General, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)
Faith, Hope and the Energy Revolution - 26 February 2016 Craig Morris, Editor of Renewables International
Big year for wind power in Germany - 21 January 2016 Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
In 2015, the renewable energy revolution started - 5 January 2016 Teruyuki Ohno, Executive Director, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Let’s Take the Path toward 100% Renewables
-The Surest Choice to Avoid the Climate Change Crisis- - 17 December 2015 Craig Morris, Editor of Renewables International
Auctions in Germany – how are they working? - 27 November 2015 Tatsuya Wakeyama, Senior Researcher, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Is the Shutdown of Nuclear Reactors Really Costing 3.6 Trillion Yen?
A Comparative Analysis of the Government’s Fuel Cost Estimate (2015)
The Government’s Estimate Ignores Effects of Energy Savings and Renewable Energy on Reducing Fuel Cost. - 5 November 2015 Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
A warning to Japanese investors - 22 October 2015 Craig Morris, Editor of Renewables International
The right conclusions from the VW scandal - 24 September 2015 Alexandre Roesch, Head of Regulatory Affairs, SolarPower Europe
Solar: a driver for the transformation of the power sector - 10 September 2015 Hiroshi Takahashi, Professor at Tsuru University
Is ‘20-22% Nuclear’ A Feasible Commitment? - 10 September 2015 Teruyuki Ohno, Executive Director, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Japan’s Energy Saving is not like “wringing out a dry washcloth”
- Putting an end to the lost 20 years - - 3 September 2015 Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Does renewable energy require a lot of land?
It depends on how clever you are! - 13 August 2015 Craig Morris, Editor of Renewables International
New renewable electricity records in Germany - 6 August 2015 REN21 Secretariat
Renewables Lead the Way - 6 August 2015 Keiji Kimura, Senior Researcher, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Grid Parity – Solar PV Has Caught Up with Japan’s Grid Electricity - 9 July 2015 Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
In support of the future generations - 25 June 2015 Craig Morris, Editor of Renewables International
World‘s most efficient gas turbine to close in Germany - why? - 18 June 2015 Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Better Information for decision makers - 4 June 2015 Nana Hori and Michael Rogol, CEO, PHOTON Consulting
JAPAN’S SOLAR FIT: LIFE AND DEATH WITH SUNRISE AND SUNSET - 28 May 2015 Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Japan’s industry can deliver power for the future - 28 May 2015 Mika Obayashi, Director, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
High integration and cost reduction of RES are accelerated - leaving Japan behind - 15 May 2015 Shaun McCarthy OBE, Director, Action Sustainability
Tokyo 2020 – It’s about energy stupid! - 3 April 2015 Craig Morris, Editor of Renewables International
What did the solar eclipse prove in Germany? - 20 March 2015 John A. Mathews, Professor, MGSM, Macquarie University
Why is Japan letting China win the renewables race? - 26 February 2015 Tomas Kåberger, Keiji Kimura
Year 2014 demonstrated energy solutions - 24 February 2015 Craig Morris, Editor of Renewables International
Overview of renewables in Germany in 2014 - 19 February 2015 Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Vattenfall makes unexpected, clear statement - 16 January 2015 Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Avoid costs “Made in Japan” in order to vitalize the Japanese Economy - 25 December 2014 Jan Burck, Germanwatch
The German Energiewende under lobby pressure - 18 December 2014 Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
German households have made Japan into an energy resource rich country! - 11 December 2014 Craig Morris, Editor of Renewables International
The growing absurdities of reports on German energy policy - 4 December 2014 Tomas Kåberger, Keiji Kimura
Solar rooftop PV may outcompete Japan's grid electricity in 2015 - 6 November 2014 Bernard Chabot, International Consultant and Trainer on Renewable
Japan Deserves Also to Benefit from the « Silent Wind Power Revolution » - 7 October 2014 Mika Ohbayashi, Director, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Grid Access Requests Denial - Transparency and Neutrality are Essential in Grid Operation - 18 September 2014 Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
A stronger and richer Japan is possible - 11 September 2014 Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Energy policy for the economy of Japan, instead of one protecting the old Electric Power Companies - 5 September 2014 Mika Ohbayashi, Director, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Great Achievements of Feed-in Tariff and Challenges for Japan’s Renewable Energy Policy - 4 September 2014 Amory B. Lovins, Cofounder and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute
How Opposite Energy Policies Turned The Fukushima Disaster Into A Loss For Japan And A Win For Germany - 25 July 2014 Amory B. Lovins, Cofounder and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute
Let’s Celebrate, Not Lament, Renewables’ Disruption of Electric Utilities - 11 July 2014 Stefan Schurig, Director Climate Energy, World Future Council
Germany’s Energiewende under pressure
– not because it’s not working but because it’s too successful! - 11 July 2014 Keiji Kimura, Senior Researcher, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Feed-in Tariff Scheme: Market Forces and the Appropriate Operation of the Scheme - 19 June 2014 Hiroshi Takahashi, Research Fellow, Fujitsu Research Institute
Revision of the Electric Utility Industry Law (2):
Competition for Better Services as a Key to Full Liberalization of the Retail Market - 15 May 2014 Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Important for Children - 8 May 2014 Heinz Kopetz, President, World Bioenergy Association
The success of woody biomass in Austria and its application to Japan - 1 May 2014 Hiroshi Takahashi, Research Fellow, Fujitsu Research Institute
Revision of the Electric Utility Industry Law: What is Wide-Area System Operation? - 24 April 2014 Teruyuki Ohno, Executive Director, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
The 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Sustainability - 18 April 2014 Stefan Schurig, Director Climate Energy, World Future Council
The global energy transformation requires new business models!
Big energy utilities should stop trying to ignore the zeitgeist of modern decentralised energy production - 11 April 2014 Søren Hermansen, Director, Samsø Energy Academy
Community power Samsø - 4 April 2014 Yoh Yasuda, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering
Misconceptions and Myths Surrounding Base Load Power - 4 April 2014 Mika Ohbayashi, Director, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
German Feed-in Tariffs - Neither Contribute to Technological Innovations nor the Fight Against Climate Change?
Policy Criticism Without Scientific Perspective - 20 March 2014 Teruyuki Ohno, Executive Director, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Three Truths the Government Won’t Tell You about the Strategic Energy Plan of Japan - 19 March 2014 Mika Ohbayashi, Director, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
FiT has lit up Japan's solar landscape - 14 March 2014 Stefanie Pfahl, Head of Wind Energy and Hydro Power Division
Summary of original speech
Latest developments in Germany's - ongoing - Energiewende - 7 March 2014 Mika Ohbayashi, Director, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
The need for a market access system for renewable energy - 7 March 2014 Stefan Gsänger, Secretary General, World Wind Energy Association
Renewable energy - hope for Fukushima communities - 28 February 2014 Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Illusionary base-load argument is fading - 21 February 2014 Michael Rogol, CEO, PHOTON Consulting
SOLAR POWER IN JAPAN: FROM THE GROUND-UP - 14 February 2014 Eric Martinot, Senior Policy Advisor, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Japan's Renewable Energy Future - 7 February 2014 Takejiro Sueyoshi, Executive Board Vice Chair, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Energy Policy, for Ordinary People, by Ordinary People - 31 January 2014 Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Wind is built fast and at low cost elsewhere
– Why do Japan's power companies prefer expensive imported fuels? - 31 January 2014 Teruyuki Ohno,Executive Director, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
The Tokyo Gubernatorial Election and Nuclear Power - 24 January 2014 Amory B. Lovins, Cofounder and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute
How opposite energy policies turned 3/11 into a loss for Japan and a win for Germany - 17 January 2014 Teruyuki Ohno, Executive Director, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Challenging Energy Policy from the Local - 17 January 2014 Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Smart alternatives for Japan