Cyrus Brooks and Stuart Turley were recently joined by a senior analyst for The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan, Dr. Takafumi Yanagisawa. Dr. Yanagisawa recently presented “Accelerating Growth in Regional LNG to Deliver a Credible Energy Transition” at the Japan Energy Summit. In this presentation he alongside Felix Booth (Vortexa) and Kunro Irié (Center for Strategic and International Studies) explored, “The critical role LNG is playing in Asia’s energy transition, and how its continued growth and implementation within the energy mix can be enabled through infrastructure development and technology innovation.”
In addition to LNG, the Japanese government has also been proposing other avenues to meet the energy demands of the country while still meeting decarbonization goals. This includes attempting to restart nuclear power generation facilities as well as testing coal-ammonia coal firing and promoting usage of CCS technologies.
Topics Covered:
- How do Japanese attitudes towards Energy, Energy Costs, Energy Transition and Energy Security differ than the those in the west?
- What are the main energy security challenges Japan faces as an import-dependent country?
- Where is Japan going with renewable energy and what unique challenges does Japan face with solar and wind energy?
- How did the Fukushima disaster impact Japan’s nuclear energy policy, and what is the current public opinion on nuclear power?
- How has Japan’s approach to LNG imports and natural gas shaped its energy security strategy in the past and going into the future?
- How do Japan’s energy security strategies influence its activity in global climate initiatives and vice-versa?
- What technologies must be developed and deployed to achieve sufficient decarbonization in the LNG supply chain?
- What challenges arise from the different demographic, geographic, and economic factors in Asia, and how can affordability and flexibility be balanced?
- What uncertainties do Japanese utilities face regarding future LNG demand, particularly related to decarbonization trends and nuclear power plant restarts? How might a mix of LNG and hydrogen/ammonia contracts address this dilemma?
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