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GJETC Outreach event in Berlin, Germany 16 February. 2018
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Strategic framework and socio-cultural aspects of the energy transition
Objective
1. To identify the targets, strategies and strategic framework conditions
in Germany and Japan for a successful energy transition
2. To analyzed the respective socio-cultural preconditions in both
countries and the approaches on changes of lifestyle and actors’
behavior in the fields of consumption, habitation, mobility, products,
production and services.
3. To examine the perception of the energy transition by the general
public and geographical differences between Germany and Japan.
Strategic Topic 2
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ST2; Key findings
In both countries, energy policy is based on the principles of economic
efficiency, energy security and environmental sustainability (“3Es”).
However, strategy is different between Germany and Japan.
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• Nuclearaccidents
• fossil fuelsand climatechange
Oil pricepeaks
Figure: (1) Social shifts underlying the “anti-nuclear-movement” narrative,
(2) Energy security (Source: IZES/Areport Consult/IGES/Nagoya University/NIES 2017)
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The citizens in both countries have a favorable view of the transition
to low carbon society.
The recent trend to “prosumerism”.
Commonality
Germany Japan
Anti-nuclear movement since
1970s has been influencing
energy policy.
Due to its geographic situation,
energy security concerns have
been engrained in behavior.
Because of such commonality and difference,
An intensified bilateral policy research dialogue between the two
countries has been identified as crucial, complemented by a national
multi-stakeholder dialogue with businesses, civil society and the
research community.
ST2; Key findings
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Strategic Topic 3
New allocation of roles and business segments of established and new
participants in the energy sector currently and within a future electricity
market design
Objective
1. National framework conditions in both countries especially for the
electricity market design influencing the role of established and new
participants in the energy sector
2. The technical and economic challenges for a new electricity market
arrangements and designs
3. The conditions regarding a decentralized energy market for Japan
and Germany, so that new actors receive a fair playing field to
develop robust business models.
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ST3; Key findings
While Germany has longer and deeper experience in the liberalization of
electricity markets, both countries face similar challenges for electricity
market design of the near future.
These concern, i.a., the flexibility options and costs for system
integration of fluctuating wind and PV generation, but also coupling the
power, heat, and transport sectors.
Views on the future role of conventional power generation, particularly
coal and nuclear, diverge.
New business and consumer concepts, such as prosumers, municipal
utilities, and energy cooperatives, provide opportunities.
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ST3; Key findings
Figure: (1) Cross-border transmission lines (as of end-2016) in Germany,
(2) German cross-border flows with neighboring countries (Source: IZES/JEPIC 2017)
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ST3; Key findings
Figure: (1) Ten electric utilities and their areas,
(2) Transfer Capacity and Maximum Electricity Demand Forecast (Source: IZES/JEPIC 2017)
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Summary
✓ Simple copy of a strategy/policy in one country to another is
impossible due to different framework conditions.
✓ However we can find some challenges and lessons learns that we can
commonly share.
➢ e.g. Need to address for;
- flexibility option for VRE
- cost for system integration of VRE
- coupling sector
✓ Therefore, it would be a mutual benefit to continue this type of
dialogue for accelerating respective energy transition.
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On the 31st January 2018, the Think Tanks and Civil
Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania
(U.S.) released its “2017 Global Go To Think Tank
Index Report”, the most comprehensive ranking of
the world’s top think tanks.
In the ranking for 2017, the Institute of Energy Economics,
Japan ( IEEJ ) is ranked 2nd in the worldin the category of Energy and Resource Policy
Think Tanks.
We provide part of our cutting-edge
research results on energy
and the environment on
our website free
of charge.
(2014) (2015) (2016) (2017)
3rd → 1st → 3rd → 2ndPast
Ranking