Review of biomass energy utilization technology and policy

2.3 Japan

In 2002, Japan began to put biomass utilization into the national strategy, and introduced the "Japan Biomass Strategy" policy, which stipulated that the construction of biomass towns began in 2004. In 2005, the Kyoto Protocol Achievement Plan was issued. The Japan Biomass Strategy was revised in 2006. In 2009, the Basic Plan for Promoting the utilization of biomass was issued. In 2010, the Basic Energy Plan was introduced, which stipulated that by 2020, the proportion of renewable energy in the primary energy supply should reach 10%, and biofuels should account for 3% of the country's total gasoline consumption. In the same year, the "Energy supply structure complex method program" and the "National Plan to promote the use of biomass" were introduced, the former requires petroleum refining plants to produce a certain amount of biomass fuel, to reach 500,000 kl oil equivalent in 2017; The latter set development goals for 2020 and set basic policies for the development of biomass utilization technologies. In 2011, the Great East Japan earthquake and the Fukushima nuclear plant accident provided opportunities for the development of biomass energy.