{"id":640,"date":"2018-01-28T00:07:28","date_gmt":"2018-01-28T06:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/?p=640"},"modified":"2018-01-28T00:07:28","modified_gmt":"2018-01-28T06:07:28","slug":"japan-and-tackling-the-energy-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/esj-2018\/2018\/01\/28\/japan-and-tackling-the-energy-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan and Tackling the Energy Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are two sides of the components of the global energy problem: consumption and generation. \u00a0Our field trips in Japan have illustrated how we might tackle both sides of the issue.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On January 11, 2018, our classes visited the Non-Electric Company. \u00a0The founder seeks to find alternatives to our everyday comforts that don\u2019t require electricity. \u00a0His specific target area are third world country citizens who do not have access to such conveniences. \u00a0One example of his inventions is the non-electric refrigerator. \u00a0We look to the Non-Electric Company inspiration on to reduce our consumption while keeping our same quality of life.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On January 12, 2018, we visited an incinerator where they burn the waste collected from Tokyo. \u00a0As an island nation, Japan doesn\u2019t have the space to store garbage so they have to burn it. \u00a0Trying to efficiently utilize all facets of the process, they sell the energy produced from burning the waste to the power grid. \u00a0They generate about 19 MW a day.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On January 26, 2018, we visited the Maeda Solar Power Plant where they are looking to utilize clean energy to forgo the risk of radiation from nuclear power. \u00a0Each solar array produces about 0.05 MW a day.<\/span><\/p>\n

The disaster of Fukushima as well as other incidents have highlighted dangers of nuclear power that we need to be aware of. \u00a0Japan has spearheaded the focus to move away from nuclear and towards renewable energy. \u00a0In Japan as of 2015, approximately 14.5% of energy is renewable and about 30% is nuclear in Japan. \u00a0To attempt to completely replace nuclear and other nonrenewable energies is a big ask. \u00a0The sheer scale of energy consumption globally is unsustainable. \u00a0We must meet in the middle to both reduce our consumption of energy as well as look to renewables to accomplish sustainability for the future generations.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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