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Strategic framework and socio-cultural aspects of the energy transition

Objective

1. To identify the targets, strategies and strategic framework conditions

in Germany and Japan for a successful energy transition

2. To analyzed the respective socio-cultural preconditions in both

countries and the approaches on changes of lifestyle and actors’

behavior in the fields of consumption, habitation, mobility, products,

production and services.

3. To examine the perception of the energy transition by the general

public and geographical differences between Germany and Japan.

Strategic Topic 2

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ST2; Key findings

In both countries, energy policy is based on the principles of economic

efficiency, energy security and environmental sustainability (“3Es”).

However, strategy is different between Germany and Japan.

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Figure: (1) Social shifts underlying the “anti-nuclear-movement” narrative,

(2) Energy security (Source: IZES/Areport Consult/IGES/Nagoya University/NIES 2017)

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The citizens in both countries have a favorable view of the transition

to low carbon society.

The recent trend to “prosumerism”.

Commonality

Germany Japan

Anti-nuclear movement since

1970s has been influencing

energy policy.

Due to its geographic situation,

energy security concerns have

been engrained in behavior.

Because of such commonality and difference,

An intensified bilateral policy research dialogue between the two

countries has been identified as crucial, complemented by a national

multi-stakeholder dialogue with businesses, civil society and the

research community.

ST2; Key findings

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Strategic Topic 3

New allocation of roles and business segments of established and new

participants in the energy sector currently and within a future electricity

market design

Objective

1. National framework conditions in both countries especially for the

electricity market design influencing the role of established and new

participants in the energy sector

2. The technical and economic challenges for a new electricity market

arrangements and designs

3. The conditions regarding a decentralized energy market for Japan

and Germany, so that new actors receive a fair playing field to

develop robust business models.

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ST3; Key findings

While Germany has longer and deeper experience in the liberalization of

electricity markets, both countries face similar challenges for electricity

market design of the near future.

These concern, i.a., the flexibility options and costs for system

integration of fluctuating wind and PV generation, but also coupling the

power, heat, and transport sectors.

Views on the future role of conventional power generation, particularly

coal and nuclear, diverge.

New business and consumer concepts, such as prosumers, municipal

utilities, and energy cooperatives, provide opportunities.

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ST3; Key findings

Figure: (1) Cross-border transmission lines (as of end-2016) in Germany,

(2) German cross-border flows with neighboring countries (Source: IZES/JEPIC 2017)

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ST3; Key findings

Figure: (1) Ten electric utilities and their areas,

(2) Transfer Capacity and Maximum Electricity Demand Forecast (Source: IZES/JEPIC 2017)

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Summary

✓ Simple copy of a strategy/policy in one country to another is

impossible due to different framework conditions.

✓ However we can find some challenges and lessons learns that we can

commonly share.

➢ e.g. Need to address for;

- flexibility option for VRE

- cost for system integration of VRE

- coupling sector

✓ Therefore, it would be a mutual benefit to continue this type of

dialogue for accelerating respective energy transition.

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On the 31st January 2018, the Think Tanks and Civil

Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania

(U.S.) released its “2017 Global Go To Think Tank

Index Report”, the most comprehensive ranking of

the world’s top think tanks.

In the ranking for 2017, the Institute of Energy Economics,

Japan ( IEEJ ) is ranked 2nd in the worldin the category of Energy and Resource Policy

Think Tanks.

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research results on energy

and the environment on

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