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Offshore wind isn’t really a starter for them. They’re on the edge of the Pacific shelf and the waters get deep quick. That makes platforms very hard. I also don’t think they get much in terms of prevailing winds unlike northern Europe with the Atlantic Jetstreams.
Well, real estate is at a premium in an earthquake prone, typhoon ravaged set of islands. They even have geothermal potential, but don’t want to industrialise something with deep cultural value.
Because Japan needs to import most of its energy, it makes more sense to burn the energy at the wheels then behind the wires
And how is turning fossil fuels into hydrogen in a wildly inefficient process going to help with that?
Does Japan not get sunlight or wind, or are there other factors at play?
Offshore wind isn’t really a starter for them. They’re on the edge of the Pacific shelf and the waters get deep quick. That makes platforms very hard. I also don’t think they get much in terms of prevailing winds unlike northern Europe with the Atlantic Jetstreams.
Well, real estate is at a premium in an earthquake prone, typhoon ravaged set of islands. They even have geothermal potential, but don’t want to industrialise something with deep cultural value.