East Fukushima Microgrid Project

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How have microgrids impacted Japan?

In the decade since the 2011 East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, microgrids have sprung up across Japan to help the country meet its energy demands and build resilience. On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck Japan —the largest ever experienced and so powerful that it shifted the Earth on its axis by 10 cm!

Is there a community microgrid in Japan?

In addition to the Smart City Shinoasahiya Solar-Shima project other community microgrids in Japan are already up and running, DeWit noted. One is on Miyako Island, which took a direct hit from Typhoon 18 two weeks ago, knocking out power to 80 percent of the island’s households.

What happened to Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant?

When the tsunami generated by the Great East Japan Earthquake struck the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on 11 March 2011, it not only knocked out the plant but eventually led to the shutdown of all the country's 54 nuclear reactors as a safety precaution. Ten years on, just nine reactors have come back on line.

Why is Fukushima a leader in cumulative solar power generation?

Because of projects like the Minamisoma facility, Fukushima Prefecture has claimed the crown as the Tohoku region’s leader in cumulative solar power generation since 2013, and this is a direct consequence of the reconstruction policies that were put in place after the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.

Why did Fukushima take the lead?

“Fukushima took the lead after 2011 because of its direct experience with disaster and clear commitment by policymakers to quit nuclear energy and back renewables,” says Hikaru Hiranuma of the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research.

What is the largest solar power plant in Fukushima?

Few projects better exemplify that than the Minamisoma Mano-Migita-Ebi solar power plant, which was the largest in Fukushima Prefecture until 2019 and is made up of 220,000 solar panels that, if laid end to end, would cover 350 kilometers — roughly the distance between Nagoya and Tokyo.

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