Japan and Energy

Summary Japan and Energy

Introduction
Japan's Search for Energy Balance
Japan and Its Advanced Hydrogen Research
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A large industrialized nation, Japan has turned research and a partnership between government authorities, companies and citizens into the main drivers of its growth. For decades, Japan has been studying and developing new forms of energy. The Fukushima nuclear accident further accentuated the country's need to better balance its energy mix and thereby reduce its dependency on imported fossil fuels and on nuclear energy, which worries the population. Today, Japan is accelerating its transformation, in the areas of both technology (renewable energies, hydrogen and energy storage) and social structure (decentralized energy management and smart communities).

Japan, a densely populated and highly industrialized country with a limited inhabitable area and virtually no fossil fuels, has been looking into new energy sources and technological innovations for more than 50 years. This proactive approach has enabled it to become one of the world’s leaders in research on renewable energies and hydrogenThe simplest and lightest atom, the most abundant element in the universe. .