Japan plans to increase renewable energy share to 40-50%

The Japanese government has begun revising its "Basic Energy Plan," which aims to increase the share of renewable energy sources to 40-50%, Report informs via the Kyodo agency.

Thus, renewable energy will become the main source in the country's energy supply by 2040. Nuclear power will account for about 20%, and thermal power plants for 30-40%.

The new plan will place significant emphasis on flexible perovskite solar cells and wind energy. According to Japanese government Secretary General Yoshimasa Hayashi, the country aims to increase perovskite solar panel capacity to 20 gigawatts by 2040, which is equivalent to the power of 20 nuclear reactors. By 2030, the plan is to increase the power generated by these elements in the country to gigawatt levels.

Perovskite solar cells are thin, lightweight, flexible plates. A solar cell the size of an A4 paper sheet weighs only 100 grams.