Title :
Feed-in tariff program and its impact on PV market in Japan
Author :
Yamaya, Haruki ; Ohigashi, Takashi ; Matsukawa, Hiroshi ; Kaizuka, Izumi ; Ikki, Osamu
Author_Institution :
RTS Corp., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
2013 was the second year since the start of the FIT program started in July 2012 and the 2013 Japanese PV market achieved significant growth from 1,7 GW level in the previous year to 6 GW level. The Japanese PV market formerly led by residential PV applications shifted to the balanced market structure with the growth of non-residential sectors consisting of PV applications for public, commercial and industrial facilities and utility-scale applications by the FIT program that is supposed to bring promising prospect for the stable growth. This paper discusses the effects of the FIT program on the market segment, cost structures and the industry.
Keywords :
photovoltaic power systems; power generation economics; power markets; FIT program; Japanese PV market; balanced market structure; commercial facilities; cost structures; feed-in tariff program; industrial facilities; market segment; nonresidential sectors; power 1 GW; power 6 GW; power 7 GW; public facilities; residential PV applications; utility-scale applications; Materials; FIT program; PV market; commercial; large scale; outlook; residential;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), 2014 IEEE 40th
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2014.6925061
