Wind Energy Update: Japan
| In February 1999, nearly one month after IEER released its Wind vs. Plutonium report (see main article), the government of Japan announced the launch of a study of sea-based power generation, including offshore wind power. Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry and Transport Ministry are considering developing offshore windmills and other facilities that use both wind and waves to generate energy. The ministries plan to carry out research to find several sites for such sea-based power-generation facilities, and hope to begin construction around 2002. The force of the wind, fishing rights, and changes in scenery are among the criteria to be used in selecting the sites. Japan plans to increase its wind power generation capacity to 300,000 kilowatts in fiscal year 2010, from 14,000 kilowatts in fiscal year 1996. Source: Jiji Press Ticker Service, February 6, 1999 |
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