With buildings accounting for high electrical demand and GHG emissions in Japan, enabling higher penetration of hybrid renewable energy systems can significantly reduce their load demand. This paper proposes an efficient power control scheme and design for a hybrid renewable standalone system...

This book combines the work of 18 international scholars in the first comprehensive study of contemporary regional shrinkage under Japan's national depopulation. The contributions have been arranged thematically, and interspersed throughout the book are tables, charts, diagrams and photographs...

Given increasing climate change concerns and the importance of renewable energy in mitigating climate change and developing a sustainable society, it is essential to promote renewable energy electricity in remote islands, where independent thermal power generation is the primary electricity...