Utilization of cross-regional interconnector and pumped hydro energy storage for further introduction of solar PV in Japan

The amount of solar PV installed capacity has steadily increased to 44.5 GW at the end of FY2017, since the introduction of the Feed in Tariff (FiT) to Japan in 2012. On the other hand, since the first curtailment of solar PV was conducted on October 13th, 2018 in the Kyushu area, the curtailment ha...

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Main Author: Shota Ichimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-02-01
Series:Global Energy Interconnection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096511720300323