The Political Economy of Renewable Energy and Energy Security: Common Challenges and National Responses in Japan, China and Northern Europe (Energy, Climate and the Environment)

List of Tables 2.1 Oil -territorial disparities in reserves, production and consumption (2011) 2.2 Gas -territorial disparities in reserves, production and consumption (2011) 4.1 Position on using nuclear power? 6.1 Political control over energy development -Ministers of Petroleum and Energy and their political affiliations 7.1 Wind turbine market overview 8.1 Annual installed capacity of PV by selected countries, 2001-12 (MW) 8.2 Purchase price of PV in Japan's renewable policy, 2009-13 8.3 An overview and comparison of major commercialized PV technologies 10.1 Pricing mechanisms for renewable energy 10.2 Renewable energy development in China during the 11th Five-year Plan period 11.1 China's energy consumption and types of energy, 1980-2010 11.2 China's energy consumption and climate-change load compared to other countries and regions, 2010 11.3 Selected targets in the Five-year Plans and accompanying Long-and Medium-term Plans 12.1 Energy efficiency elements of China's evaluation system for subnational leaders 14.1 Norwegian and Danish wind-power figures x List of Figures and Equations xvi Preface and Acknowledgements Japan Seminar, including: Taro Kono, a member of the lower house of the Japanese Diet, and the keynote speaker at the 2011 seminar; Finn Gunnar Nielsen of Statoil; Ryuji Shimada and Takanori Isobe of the Tokyo Institute of Technology; Ivar Wangensteen and Robert Nilssen of the Department of Electric Power Engineering at NTNU; Natsuyo Ishibashi, who was a postdoctoral researcher in the NTNU Japan Program from 2010 to 2012; and Eivind Lande, a PhD candidate in the Japan Program. We would also like to thank Paul Scalise, JSPS Research Fellow at the University of Tokyo, and a leading renewable energy skeptic, for being an excellent debate partner as Midford tested out new ideas that proved highly relevant for his chapter and this volume. xvii "Cover" -- "Title" -- "Copyright" -- "Dedication" -- "Contents" -- "List of Tables" -- "List of Figures and Equations" -- "Series Editorâ#x80;#x99;s Preface" -- "Preface and Acknowledgments" -- "Notes on Contributors" -- "1 Introduction" -- "Part I Energy Security" -- "2 What is Strategic about Energy? De-simplifying Energy Security" -- "3 The Energy Security of Japan after Fukushima 3/11" -- "4 The Impact of 3â#x80;#x93;11 on Japanese Public Opinion and Policy Toward Energy Security" -- "5 Chinaâ#x80;#x99;s Energy Security" -- "6 The Norwegian Energy Security Debate: Domestic and International Dimensions" -- "Part II Renewable Technologies and Politics" -- "7 Technologies for Electricity Generation in Wind Turbines" -- "8 Early Promoter of Solar Photovoltaics: Forty Years of Development of Policy and Technology in Japan" -- "9 Smart, but is It Sustainable? The Importance of Reconciling Non-Technical Concerns in Grid-Development Policies" -- "Part III Energy and Politics: Solutions and Policy Frameworks" -- "10 A Review of Renewable Energy Legislation and Policies in China" -- "11 From â#x80;#x98;Wornâ#x80;#x99; to â#x80;#x98;Greenâ#x80;#x99; China Model? Energy in the 12th Five-Year Plan in an Environmental and Climate-Change Perspective" -- "12 Enabling Chinaâ#x80;#x99;s Low-Carbon Transition: The 12th Five-Year Plan and the Future Climate Regime" -- "13 The German Policy Support Mechanism for Photovoltaics: The Road to Grid Parity" -- "14 Vested Interests, Energy Policy and Renewables in Japan, China, Norway and Denmark" -- "15 Conclusions" Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Introduction....Pages 1-18 Front Matter....Pages 19-19 What is Strategic about Energy? De-simplifying Energy Security....Pages 21-45 The Energy Security of Japan after Fukushima 3/11....Pages 46-66 The Impact of 3–11 on Japanese Public Opinion and Policy Toward Energy Security....Pages 67-96 China’s Energy Security....Pages 97-115 The Norwegian Energy Security Debate: Domestic and International Dimensions....Pages 116-136 Front Matter....Pages 137-137 Technologies for Electricity Generation in Wind Turbines....Pages 139-156 Early Promoter of Solar Photovoltaics: Forty Years of Development of Policy and Technology in Japan....Pages 157-174 Smart, but is It Sustainable? The Importance of Reconciling Non-Technical Concerns in Grid-Development Policies....Pages 175-193 Front Matter....Pages 195-195 A Review of Renewable Energy Legislation and Policies in China....Pages 197-220 From ‘Worn’ to ‘Green’ China Model? Energy in the 12th Five-Year Plan in an Environmental and Climate-Change Perspective....Pages 221-240 Enabling China’s Low-Carbon Transition: The 12th Five-Year Plan and the Future Climate Regime....Pages 241-257 The German Policy Support Mechanism for Photovoltaics: The Road to Grid Parity....Pages 258-275 Vested Interests, Energy Policy and Renewables in Japan, China, Norway and Denmark....Pages 276-317 Conclusions....Pages 318-324 Back Matter....Pages 325-333 "Bringing together renewable energy and energy security, the authors cover both the politics and political economy of renewables and energy security and analyze renewable technologies in some of the most relevant and topical parts of the world. Japan is energy-scarce and still experiencing the aftermath of Fukushima. China is expanding its renewable energy capacity faster than any other country. Northern Europe has long been among the most progressive regions with respect to renewables--boasting Denmark and Germany, front-runners in wind and solar energy solutions--but also home to petroleum-based economies like Norway. By comparing and contrasting the experiences of such a diverse range of countries, this book identifies both barriers and success factors and explains why some countries have been so much more successful than others when it comes to renewable energy"-- Provided by publisher Bringing together renewable energy and energy security, this book covers both the politics and political economy of renewables and energy security and analyzes renewable technologies in diverse and highly topical countries: Japan, China and Northern Europe.