Effects of consumer subsidies for renewable energy on industry growth and social welfare: The case of solar photovoltaic systems in Japan

Myojo, Satoshi; Ôhashi, Hiroshi

doi:10.1016/j.jjie.2017.11.001

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“…To identify a comprehensive set of solar PV installation data for Japan, it was assumed that solar panel installations in the country are covered by a combination of the government subsidy scheme-collected data and the manufacturer data [39] provided each year. Based on this, the authors first identified the schemes under which PV panels were installed between 1994 and 2021, using a philosophy similar to that established by Kimura and Suzuki [26], Myojo and Ohashi [57] and Kurokawa and Ikki [28]. As a result, the websites of the ministries responsible were searched for relevant data or mentions of entities that were responsible for data collection.…”

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“…While the data are made available free of membership-or payment barriers, there is a barrier in terms of language, which is compounded by the occasional use of nonmachine readable scripts (e.g., [29,39,54]) and loose translations in academic reports (e.g., the bundling of three schemes under one name that was not the official one for any of these schemes, for example in Myojo and Ohashi [57]). Furthermore, data on NEF's [29] and NEPC's [30] websites are provided within the temporary visible space of the newsfeed bar, rather than a dedicated location.…”

Section: The Need For Useful and Accessible Data In A Domestic Contextmentioning

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Analysis of PV Subsidy Schemes, Installed Capacity and Their Electricity Generation in Japan

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Solar PV capacity growth in Japan has been facilitated by a number of government schemes that have been implemented since 1994. Publicly available capacity data are provided by a number of agencies and organisations at various resolutions and at different stages within these schemes. This study provides a comprehensive review of solar PV data sources in Japan between 1994 and 2019, as well as an introduction to the subsidy schemes and organisations involved in scheme management and data collection in Japan. As a result, the authors produced their own dataset of installed capacities and generation across time for the various regions. Lastly, this study provides insights and recommendations to policy makers regarding opportunities for improving the accessibility and quality of data from a user perspective and to enhance Japan’s presence in international research.

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Analysis of PV Subsidy Schemes, Installed Capacity and Their Electricity Generation in Japan

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“…Besides the environmental impacts, a large number of studies also explore the impact of government policy on firms’ profit and social welfare [ 10 , 13 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 ]. Specifically, based on a product quality model, Gouda et al [ 29 ] analyze the impact of government composite regulations on environmental quality and profits of automakers.…”

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“…Yu et al [ 30 ] present a parsimonious model to determine the optimal subsidy program in different settings considering consumer welfare and manufacturer’s profit, finding that government can improve consumer welfare by developing subsidy programs. Myojo and Ohashi [ 31 ] explore the effects of consumer subsidies on industry growth and social welfare.…”

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The Impact of Consumer Subsidy on Green Technology Innovations for Vehicles and Environmental Impact

Zhang

Wang

Zhao

2020

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In the pressure of excessive resource consumption and serious environmental pollution, governments provide various consumer subsidies to promote sales of energy-saving vehicles, including the energy-saving fuel vehicle (FV) and the pure electric vehicle (EV) in the automobile industry. Utilizing a Hotelling model, this paper explores two competing firms’ decisions on the selection of green technology innovations for vehicles, namely producing either the energy-saving FV or the pure EV, while the two vehicles are different from each other on not only the energy-saving level but also the consumer’s acceptance. We further explore the impact of the government’s consumer subsidy on the profits, environment, and consumer surplus. We find that the two competing firms’ equilibrium selections of green technology innovations for vehicles change as the variable manufacturing cost of the pure EV varies. In particular, when the variable manufacturing cost of the pure EV is moderate, the firm with a lower technology capacity for improving the energy-saving level of the FV (i.e., firm 2) will produce the pure EV while the other firm (i.e., firm 1) produces the energy-saving FV, and the converse is not true. In this case, the decreasing variable manufacturing cost of the pure EV will benefit firm 2 and make firm 1 lose in a competing context. In particular, both firms would charge lower retail prices as the variable manufacturing cost of the EV decreases. In addition, we find that although the consumer subsidy could reduce the purchasing cost for the consumer and promote both firms to produce higher energy-saving level vehicles, a firm can still reduce its retail price under certain conditions because of the competition between the two firms. Finally, we prove that the consumer subsidy can be always beneficial to the environment, while it may hurt the consumer surplus and the firms’ profits under certain conditions. The results provide suggestions for governments to adopt an appropriate consumer subsidy program from perspectives of the consumer, environment, and economy.

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“…Japan's sustainable energy sector was analyzed from different perspectives, but the main focus was on the digital grid (Abe et al, 2019) and the financial impact of renewable energy on the population (Myojo and Ohashi, 2018), whereas the economic and energy sector were missed. Guild (2020) discussed the situation in Indonesia and argued that the financial boom in green bonds does not reflect the real situation in the country's sustainable energy sector and is limited by institutional and economic barriers.…”

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Sustainable Energy in Island States: Comparative Analysis of New Trends in Energy Digitalization and the Experience of the Uk, Japan, Indonesia and Cyprus

Loseva

Karpova²,

Rasteryaev³

et al. 2020

IJEEP

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Island states such as the ones discussed in this article are dependent on energy imports, which puts a lot of pressure on their budgets. In addition, limited land areas and difficult environmental conditions contribute to the need to transform the energy sector. Such a transformation in modern conditions is possible only in the direction of sustainable energy. This transition is complex and requires several parallel processes, one of which is the digitalization of the energy sector. The countries studied in this article started the process of transforming their energy sectors, and the results are different. The article is aimed at disclosing the current state and prospects in the energy sector in the context of developing a universal strategy for sustainable energy transformation. The authors point out the main achievements and barriers in this area and develop a multiplier to find out the real situation in the sector in island states. The key findings of the article include the development of a multiplier, evidence that institutional barriers are central to sustainable energy development, and a comprehensive analysis of the role of digitalization in shaping a sustainable energy system.

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Effects of consumer subsidies for renewable energy on industry growth and social welfare: The case of solar photovoltaic systems in Japan

Cited by 26 publications

References 19 publications

Analysis of PV Subsidy Schemes, Installed Capacity and Their Electricity Generation in Japan

Analysis of PV Subsidy Schemes, Installed Capacity and Their Electricity Generation in Japan

The Impact of Consumer Subsidy on Green Technology Innovations for Vehicles and Environmental Impact

Sustainable Energy in Island States: Comparative Analysis of New Trends in Energy Digitalization and the Experience of the Uk, Japan, Indonesia and Cyprus

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