Energy 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

Energy 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.