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30.09.2011 12:46Japan Renewables Law May Get More Wind Turbines
Renewable energy, excluding hydro power, provided just 1% or the electricity used in Japan , the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan says, with wind's share just 0.4%
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Japan 's wind power companies hope a new law approved in the wake of the country's nuclear disaster will be a big boost for a sector which for now holds only a tiny share of the energy mix, but they are waiting to see details before they start cheering, Dow Jones reported.
Last month Japan 's Diet passed a renewables law obliging the 10 regional power utilities to buy all the electricity offered to them by wind, solar or biomass operators at fixed prices from July 2012, but key details like the level of feed-in tariffs and their duration are not yet set.
Before the disaster, renewable energy, excluding hydro power, provided just 1% or the electricity used in Japan , the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan says, with wind's share just 0.4%.
That's due to the relatively high cost of renewable energy and because tough planning regulations and high land costs have been a disincentive onshore while extreme weather conditions in some areas have discouraged offshore wind farm development.
By contrast, 30% came from the 54 reactors in Japan 's nuclear fleet, only 11 of which are now on-line, while gas, coal, hydro and oil accounted for 30%, 25%, 8% and 6%, respectively.
About 200 companies in Japan have wind farms or are developing them, although nearly of them are very-small scale, with less than five turbines. Electric Power Development Co. (9513.TO), or J-Power, is Japan 's second largest wind power company by capacity.
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