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Tokyo, May 31 Japan once dependent on oil in energy consumption as much as 77. 5%, making Japan the two oil crises in the economy in the seventies or eighties of the 20th century was a serious blow. Since then, Japan decided to adjust the energy strategy, the implementation of energy diversification policy, increasing the use of liquefied natural gas, nuclear and hydro development and strengthening of wind, solar, fuel cells and other new energy and alternative energy development and utilization of, efforts to reduce dependence on oil.

less environmental damage using natural gas, natural gas is called clean energy, and natural gas reserves are much larger than the oil. Therefore, Japan decided to increase the use of natural gas as an important element of energy diversification strategy, and decided to establish a system of liquefied natural gas reserves. Japan of the provisions of relevant laws, operating private sector must assume the reserves of natural gas usage 50 days of obligation, the Government must reserve 30 days usage.

according to statistics, the natural gas in Japan as a proportion of the energy consumption structure in the late 70 ‘s when the first oil crisis 1. 5% to the year 2001 of 13. 8%. Especially in the production of electricity, the share of natural gas higher. In 2002, Japan natural gas power generation in the share of total installed capacity has increased to 27%, compared with only 6% per cent of the petroleum and power generation.

Japan also actively take measures to increase the use of coal, developing clean coal technology. After the oil crisis of the last century, Japan many oil-fired power stations were changed to make fuel from coal, coal consumption continue to increase. Japan coal for power generation has jumped from 7.18 million tons in 1975 to 2001 62.23 million tons of coal in Japan as a proportion of energy consumption has also increased to 20%. Against the use of coal brought environmental problems, Japan is aggressively research and development of coal liquefaction technology in order to reduce the use of coal on the destruction of the environment. This technology is mature, coal will also work together with natural gas, as Japan major clean energy sources.

developing nuclear power Japan one of the important ways to ensure energy security. Japan attached great importance to the development and utilization of nuclear technology. Japan Tokyo electric power company building has 17 nuclear reactors, total power generation capacity of 17.3 million-kilowatt, about the company’s total generating capacity of one-third. In 2001, Japan’s nuclear power generation has accounted for 32% of electric power market demand as a whole, nuclear energy in Japan proportion of total energy consumption also rose to 14. 1%.

robes de soirée pas cher in addition, Japan has vigorously developing hydropower, maximize the use of water resources. Japan has also developed the law on special measures for promoting new energy, to develop wind power, solar power, fuel cell power generation, and so on. As of 2000, Japan solar energy-generating capacity has reached 320,000-kilowatt, wind power generation capacity of 150,000-kilowatt, development and utilization of fuel cells is also increasing.

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