Tokyo’s Renewable Energy Transformation To Be Showcased in the 2020 Olympics

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Renewable Energy World June 17, 2015
By Junko Movellan

Last July, the Tokyo government launched a Tokyo Metropolis Renewable Energy Expansion Taskforce with a 10-year goal to raise renewable energy sources to 20 percent of the metropolis’ electricity consumption by the Summer Olympics in 2020...snip


Rendered image of the Tokyo Main Olympic Stadium (under construction), equipped with solar and other renewable energy technology. Credit: Zaha Hadid Architects

...Because Tokyo doesn’t have much land space to deploy utility-scale solar and wind farms like other parts of Japan, its efforts are focused on distributed generation systems.



To increase renewable energy sources to 20 percent from 6 percent in 10 years, Tokyo has the following goals:

Install a cumulative capacity of 1 GW of on-site solar photovoltaic (PV) systems by 2024.
Install 22 MW of PV on metropolis-owned buildings and facilities by 2020.
Install 600 MW of commercial-scale co-generation system capacity by 2024.

Tokyo Solar Roof Register to Support Rooftop Expansion

To ramp up solar PV deployment, Tokyo has created the nation’s first solar map, displaying the area of potential solar resource available on homes and buildings in the city...snip



...Although the cost of solar systems has been reduced significantly, not everyone can yet afford solar systems, so Tokyo also offers a roof rental scheme. Homeowners or businesses with adequate roof space can charge a fee for renting out their roofs to project developers...

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...The government clearly has high aspirations for the upcoming games. “During the Olympics, I hope we can supply electricity to all the Athlete Villages from renewable energy produced locally,” said Yoichi Masuzoe, the governor of Tokyo...
Full Article: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2015/06/tokyo-s-renewable-energy-transformation-to-be-showcased-in-the-2020-olympics.html

Junko Movellan is a Solar Industry expert who writes and analyzes the US and Japan PV downstream markets. She has more than 15 years of experience in the PV industry, analyzing industry trends and developing business strategies for global companies. She previously worked as a Senior Analyst at Solarbuzz and as a Market Development Analyst at Kyocera. She is based in California, USA. Check out her blog at http://junkomovellan.blogspot.in/.

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