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Note that he's not using a carbon price. It's definitely the case that using waste heat from a thermal plant is a big plus. But using natural gas in Japan, whic
by greglindahl 9y ago
Note that he's not using a carbon price. It's definitely the case that using waste heat from a thermal plant is a big plus. But using natural gas in Japan, which imports all of its natural gas under high-priced long-term contracts, is not cheap.
- mikekchar 9y agoEnergy wise, nothing is cheap, which is why I was quite surprised that Fuji Film weren't already moving over to renewables. Japan basically has no other energy resources. Natural gas, oil, coal, uranium: basically whatever small supply they had is already gone. I suspect the reason for factories using natural gas is because it is on demand and the capital cost for the generators is relatively small. Probably long term Japan will use geothermal for baseload, but a lot depends on how the recent test plants perform and especially how they are perceived by the public.
- duskwuff 9y agoSolar energy is land-intensive, and Japan is not exactly known for its wide-open spaces.