Research on the rebuilding of energy infrastructure for introducing renewable energy

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K21119
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Environmental policy and social systems; Design and evaluation of sustainable and environmental conscious system
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: OGATA SEIICHI 京都大学, エネルギー科学研究科, 准教授 (60622991)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: エネルギーインフラ / 地域エネルギーシステム

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The introduction and expansion of renewable energy (RE) are urgently needed to create a low carbon and sustainable society. However, attention has been focused on the expansion of RE power generation, but in order to introduce a large amount of RE, it is essential to expand and rebuild the energy infrastructure (EI) represented by the transmission network and the like. In this study, we clarified the following issues. 1: Expansion and reconstruction of EI for a relatively large amount of renewable energy introduction, 2: Concept of system cost of expansion and reconstruction of EI, 3: Challenge of system design and policy of EI

Free Research Field

政策学,エネルギー学,環境経済学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

再生可能エネルギー大量導入によって、将来的に必ずEI 拡充や再構築に迫られる。その際に,フィールド研究に基づく低炭素社会に向けたEI 拡充の政策的基礎情報を柱とした本研究の成果、①EI拡充・再構築に向けた制度設計と政策課題,②EI 拡充と再構築のシステムコストの考え方,③EI の地域受容性について課題等が、多様なステークホルダー間の利害調整の場面で,合理的で客観的な知見を提供することに大きな意義がある。そしてこのような情報を基にRE 普及促進等のやエネルギーシフトに進展させる意義がる。