@article{98fae4506e7f458ab9c2d1a1cc399fe0,
title = "Analysis of pv subsidy schemes, installed capacity and their electricity generation in japan",
abstract = "Solar PV capacity growth in Japan has been facilitated by a number of government schemes that have been implemented since 1994. Publicly available capacity data are provided by a number of agencies and organisations at various resolutions and at different stages within these schemes. This study provides a comprehensive review of solar PV data sources in Japan between 1994 and 2019, as well as an introduction to the subsidy schemes and organisations involved in scheme management and data collection in Japan. As a result, the authors produced their own dataset of installed capacities and generation across time for the various regions. Lastly, this study provides insights and recommendations to policy makers regarding opportunities for improving the accessibility and quality of data from a user perspective and to enhance Japan{\textquoteright}s presence in international research.",
keywords = "FIT, Japan, Open data, RPS, Renewable portfolio standard, Solar PV, Subsidy schemes",
author = "Kristina Kn{\"u}pfer and Dumlao, {Samuel Matthew G.} and Miguel Esteban and Tomoya Shibayama and Ishihara, {Keiichi N.}",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgments: A part of the present work was performed as a part of activities of Research Institute of Sustainable Future Society, Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University. This research was supported by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) as part of the Belmont Forum Grant Number JPMJBF18T2. The authors are also grateful for the financial support from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan for the doctoral studies of Samuel Matthew Dumlao at Kyoto University. Funding Information: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (also known as ENECHO) Chugoku Electric Power Company Chubu Electric Power Company Excess electricity purchasing scheme for photovoltaic (FIT Trial) Electric Power Cooperative Electric Power Industry in Japan Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan Feed-in Tariff Government of Japan Hokkaido Electric Power Company International Renewable Energy Agency Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies Japan Electric Power Information Center Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association Kansai Electric Power Company Kyushu Electric Power Company Load Factor Ministry for Economy, Trade, and Industry New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation New Energy Foundation New Energy Promotion Council National Institute of Informatics Organization for Cross-regional Coordination of Transmission Operators Okinawa Electric Power Company Photovoltaic REN21 Renewable Now Renewable energy sources for electricity Hokuriku Electric Power Company Renewables Portfolio Standard Residential Photovoltaic Dissemination Tokyo Electric Power Company Tohoku Electric Power Company Shikoku Electric Power Company Funding Information: Funding: This research was supported by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) as part of the Belmont Forum Grant Number JPMJBF18T2. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.",
year = "2021",
month = apr,
day = "2",
doi = "10.3390/en14082128",
language = "English",
volume = "14",
journal = "Energies",
issn = "1996-1073",
publisher = "Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)",
number = "8",
}