Studies of socio-economic systems promoting the use of renewable energy sources

• Project/Area Number: 21560427
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: System engineering
• Research Institution: Takasaki City University of Economics
• Principal Investigator: YAMAMOTO Yoshihiro 高崎経済大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (20419435)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
• Keywords: 再生可能エネルギー / 太陽光発電 / バイオマス / 制度設計 / 住宅用太陽光発電 / 余剰電力 / FIT / 補助金 / 官民協働 / 余剰電力買い取り / 余剰電力購入 / インセンティブ

Research Abstract

There are two topics in this research project. The first, main topic is what mechanism should be introduced to purchase electricity produced from residential photovoltaic(PV) systems when a government is aimed at increasing solar power generation. One of the primary findings is that what mechanism produces most social welfare and causes a lower electricity rate depends on the extent to which households with PV systems installed would reduce the amount of electricity consumption so as to increase the amount of PV electricity sale. The other topic is what form of management is appropriate for running a project making use of biomass discarded as waste. It is suggested that the optimal form should be associated with what kinds of biomass are used and what is produced in a project.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Pricing electricity from residential photovoltaic systems : a comparison of feed-in tariffs, net metering, and net purchase and sale (2012)
  • Author(s): Yamamoto, Y.
  • Journal Title: Solar Energy
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Measures to promote adoption of residential photovoltaic systems (2011)
  • Author(s): Yamamoto, Y.
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress(WREC) Pages: 2658-2665
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Measures to Promote Adoption of Eesidential Photovoltaic Systems (2011)
  • Author(s): Yoshihiro Yamamoto
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of The World Renewable Energy Congress 2011 Volume: (CD-ROM)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Measures to promote adoption of residential photovoltaic systems (2011)
  • Author(s): Yamamoto, Y.
  • Organizer: World Renewable Energy Congress(WREC) 2011
  • Place of Presentation: Linkoping, Sweden
• [Presentation] 太陽光発電設備からの電力の買い取り制度に関する考察 (2011)
  • Author(s): 山本芳弘
  • Organizer: 第27回エネルギー・経済・環境コンファレンス
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
• [Presentation] Measures to Promote Adoption of Residential Photovoltaic Systems (2011)
  • Author(s): Yoshihiro Yamamoto
  • Organizer: The World Renewable Energy Congress 2011
  • Place of Presentation: リンシェーピン(スウェーデン)
• [Presentation] 太陽光発電設備からの電力の買い取り制度に関する考察 (2011)
  • Author(s): 山本芳弘
  • Organizer: 第27回エネルギー・経済・環境コンファレンス
  • Place of Presentation: 砂防会館(東京)
• [Presentation] 住宅用太陽光発電システム導入促進策と費用負担 (2010)
  • Author(s): 山本芳弘
  • Organizer: エネルギー・資源学会
  • Place of Presentation: 砂防会館(東京都)
  • Year and Date: 2010-01-27
• [Presentation] Who runs a biomass utilization project? (2010)
  • Author(s): Yamamoto, Y.
  • Organizer: 11th European Conference of the International Association for Energy Economics
  • Place of Presentation: Vilnius, Lithuania
• [Presentation] 住宅用太陽光発電システム導入促進策と費用負担 (2010)
  • Author(s): 山本芳弘
  • Organizer: 第26回エネルギーシステム・経済・環境コンファレンス
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
• [Presentation] Who Runs a Biomass Utilization Project? (2010)
  • Author(s): 山本芳弘
  • Organizer: International Association for Energy Economics
  • Place of Presentation: ヴィルニウス(リトアニア)
• [Presentation] Biomass utilization through public-private partnerships (2009)
  • Author(s): Yamamoto, Y.
  • Organizer: 5th international Symposium of Asian Regional Policy
  • Place of Presentation: Takasaki, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2009-10-23
• [Remarks] 研究成果を国際ジャーナルに投稿中(2010年3月25日)