The generation capacity of energy from solid biofuels and renewable waste in Japan stood at around 1.5 thousand megawatt in 2020. Figures peaked in the previous year, reaching around 3.2 thousand megawatt. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Japanese government currently aims to increase the share of renewable energy sources in electricity generation.
Generation capacity of energy from solid biofuels and renewable waste in Japan from 2011 to 2020
(in 1,000 megawatt)
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IRENA. (March 31, 2021). Generation capacity of energy from solid biofuels and renewable waste in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 megawatt) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219223/japan-solid-biofuel-renewable-waste-energy-generation-capacity/
IRENA. "Generation capacity of energy from solid biofuels and renewable waste in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 megawatt)." Chart. March 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219223/japan-solid-biofuel-renewable-waste-energy-generation-capacity/
IRENA. (2021). Generation capacity of energy from solid biofuels and renewable waste in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 megawatt). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219223/japan-solid-biofuel-renewable-waste-energy-generation-capacity/
IRENA. "Generation Capacity of Energy from Solid Biofuels and Renewable Waste in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 Megawatt)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219223/japan-solid-biofuel-renewable-waste-energy-generation-capacity/
IRENA, Generation capacity of energy from solid biofuels and renewable waste in Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in 1,000 megawatt) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219223/japan-solid-biofuel-renewable-waste-energy-generation-capacity/ (last visited January 17, 2022)
