1. Japanese Wind Power Association Japanese Wind Energy Association Wind Power Development in Japan Chuichi ARAKAWA Hikaru MATSUMIYA EWEC2006/GWEC MARCH ・ 2006 ATHENS

2. Japanese Wind Power Association Japanese Wind Energy Association National Policy Greenhouse Gases Reduction by 6% by 2010 compared to the 1990 level National Wind Power target: 3,000 MW by 2010 Main support initiatives : Field Tests + Subsidies + Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) Committees for new issues

3. Japanese Wind Power Association Japanese Wind Energy Association History of Wind Power in Capacity Note: Values shown at the end financial year. “2005” corresponds to March 2006. The values for 2006 is estimated based on the running project plans.

4. Japanese Wind Power Association Japanese Wind Energy Association Wind power capacity at fiscal year end (Source: NEDO) YearCapacity installed at fiscal year end 2000139 MW 2001308 MW 2002461 MW 2003678 MW 2004936 MW 20051078MW

5. Japanese Wind Power Association Japanese Wind Energy Association Current wind power capacity in Japan Current capacity1078 MW Leading regionsTohoku, Hokkaido and Kyushu regions Government target for 2010 3,000 MW

6. Japanese Wind Power Association Japanese Wind Energy Association Hokkaido Area 159MW, 187Units Tohoku Area 275MW, 239Units Kanto Area 54MW, 72Units Kyushu Area 113MW 、 115Units Chubu Area 27MW, 41Unit Chugoku Area 13MW 、 8Units Shikoku Area 16MW, 22Units Kinki Area 14MW, 20Units Okinawa Area 12MW, 26Units Regional wind capacity in wind atlas (September 2004)

7. Japanese Wind Power Association Japanese Wind Energy Association Market Growth and Governmental Support ■ Annual growth rate in capacity: 170 % 10- years ’ average ■ (Subsidy) Field Test Programme: 100% support ■ (Subsidy) New Energy Business Support Programme ： 1/3 to 1/2 support ■ Effect of subsidy in 1999 : COE: 12.5 Yen/kWh without subsidy 10.2 Yen/kWh with subsidy

8. Japanese Wind Power Association Japanese Wind Energy Association NEW MW-class Machines MWT92 (MHI) 2.4MW WT SUBARU 80/2.0 (FHI) 2 MW WT

9. Japanese Wind Power Association Japanese Wind Energy Association NEW MW-class Machines

10. Japanese Wind Power Association Japanese Wind Energy Association NEW Machine of 1kW “Air Dolphin”

11. Japanese Wind Power Association Japanese Wind Energy Association What’s important now? Post-2010 is quite important COP3 target is just one step of 10 to the final JWPA proposes 11,800 MW by 2030 NEDO’s Report: Possibly 10,000 MW by 2020, 20,000 MW by 2030

12. Japanese Wind Power Association Japanese Wind Energy Association Challenges Needed Typhoon accident on Miyako Island (Source: Asahi-Shinbun Web site) ■ Typhoon attacks ■ Complex terrain ■ Lightening attacks ■ Isolated grid ■ High gust, high turbulent intensity ■ New activities on the following items: Grid stability Technical safety Lightning protection J-class wind measurements Wind generation prediction

13. Japanese Wind Power Association Japanese Wind Energy Association YEAR2005 - NEW MOVEMENT TO ATTAIN THE TARGET 1.Micro gird: new subsidy system 2.PPS by renewable energy 3.Combination with battery and inverter: new subsidy system 4.Demonstration project of hydrogen & fuel cell 5.Development of J-class turbine against typhoon, lightning and turbulence 6.Accurate forecasting of wind power generation 7.Wind Energy Road Map toward 2030

14. Japanese Wind Power Association Japanese Wind Energy Association Thank you for your attention ！