Category: energy policy

March 5, 2003

Proposed Plan for Japan’s Electric Power Liberalization Nuke Info Tokyo No. 94

Since World War II, Japan’s electricity has been supplied under a monopoly system by a small number of large electric power companies.However, in 1995 the Electric Utilities Industry Law (EUIL) was revised and, for...

December 7, 2000

Renewable Energy in Japan No.3: Biomass and Energy Conservation Nuke Info Tokyo No. 80

1.Biomass energy 1.1 What is Biomass? Biomass energy means energy that is produced from biomass. It is also called biofuel, as coal and oil are called fossil fuel. This type of energy includes for example wood...