Report on the Basic Survey about Climate Change Countermeasures (in the Renewable Energy Field) in Hokkaido February 2018 Japan International Cooperation Agency Hokkaido Environment Foundation Table of Contents 1. Purposes and Background of This Survey ........................................................................................................ 4 1-1. Background of This Survey ....................................................................................................................... 4 1-2. Purposes of This Survey ............................................................................................................................ 4 1-3. Policy of This Survey ................................................................................................................................ 5 2. Renewable Energy Ventures: Globally and in Japan......................................................................................... 7 2-1 Situation of Actions to Address Climate Change: Globally and in Japan ................................................... 7 2-2 Global Trends in Renewable Energy ........................................................................................................ 11 2-3 Trends in Japan Related to Renewable Energy ......................................................................................... 12 3. Hokkaido's Renewable Energy Undertakings ................................................................................................. 16 3-1 Hokkaido's Policy on Climate Change and Renewable Energy ............................................................... 16 3-1-1 Hokkaido's Regulation on Measures to Prevent Global Warming and Promotion Plan ....................... 17 3-1-2 Hokkaido Ordinance to Promote Energy Conservation and New Energy and the Action Plan ............ 18 3-2 Positioning of Renewable Energy and Its Possibilities in Hokkaido ........................................................ 20 3-2-1 Various Issues Facing Hokkaido .......................................................................................................... 21 3-2-2 Characteristics and Potential Reserves of Renewable Energy in Hokkaido by Type ........................... 23 3-3 State of Introduction of Renewable Energy by Region in Hokkaido........................................................ 27 4. Projects Introducing Renewable Energy ......................................................................................................... 30 [Case 1] Shimokawa Town, Hokkaido ......................................................................................................... 35 Introduction of Project <<Ichinohashi Bio-Village>> ........................................................................................ 37 [Case 2] Wakkanai City, Hokkaido ............................................................................................................. 39 Introduction of Project <<Eurus Souya Misaki Wind Farm>>........................................................................... 41 Introduction of Project <<Wakkanai Mega Solar Power Plant>> ...................................................................... 42 [Case 3] Niseko Town, Hokkaido ................................................................................................................. 44 Introduction of Project <<Niseko Town Community Center>> ......................................................................... 46 Introduction of Project <<JA Youtei's Snow-Cooled Low-Temperature Rice Storage Facility>> ..................... 47 [Case 4] Takikawa City, Hokkaido .............................................................................................................. 49 Introduction of Project <<Regional Waste Disposal Facility "Recyclean">> .................................................... 52 [Case 5] Tsubetsu Town, Hokkaido ............................................................................................................. 55 Introduction of Project <<Biomass Energy Center of Tsubetsu Veneer Cooperative>> .................................... 57 [Case 6] Mori Town, Hokkaido .................................................................................................................... 59 Introduction of Project <<Mori Geothermal Power Plant of Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.>> .................. 61 [Case 7] Shikaoi Town, Hokkaido ................................................................................................................ 64 Introduction of Project <<Shikaoi Town Environmental Preservation Center>> ............................................... 66 [Case 8] Betsukai Town, Hokkaido .............................................................................................................. 69 Introduction of Project <<Betsukai Biogas Power Generation>> ...................................................................... 71 [Case 9] Ishikari City, Hokkaido ................................................................................................................. 74 Introduction of Project <<Project "NINOMIYA">> .......................................................................................... 76 [Case 10] Furano City, Hokkaido ................................................................................................................ 79 2 Introduction of Project <<Shiratori River Small Hydroelectric Power Generation>> ....................................... 81 [Case 11] Okushiri Town, Hokkaido ........................................................................................................... 83 Introduction of Project <<Okushiri Geothermal Power Plant>> ........................................................................ 85 [Case 12] Shiriuchi Town, Hokkaido ........................................................................................................... 87 Introduction of Project <<Storage Facility for Woody Resources (Wood Chip Production Facility)>> ......... 89 [Case 13] Ebetsu City, Hokkaido ................................................................................................................. 91 Introduction of Project <<Woody Biomass Power Plant of Oji Green Energy Ebetsu Co., Ltd.>> ................... 93 [Case 14] Hamanaka Town, Hokkaido ........................................................................................................ 95 Introduction of Project <<Introduction of Decentralized Solar Power Generation System by JA Hamanaka>> ........................................................................................................................................ 97 5. Conclusion and Suggestions ........................................................................................................................... 99 <List of References> 3 1. Purposes and Background of This Survey 1-1. Background of This Survey The Japanese government formulated the Global Warming Countermeasure Plan in 2015 (Heisei 27), and announced greater assistance for developing countries in their climate change countermeasures. This was done to help achieve the 2°C reduction goal under the Paris Agreement, which both developed and developing countries have committed to in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. To carry out training programs in this field, JICA employed the principle of selection and concentration on the basis of regional comparative advantages. In Hokkaido, many renewable energy projects are using locally abundant natural resources to promote the local consumption of locally produced, renewable energy. Due to its cold climate, the prefecture consumes more energy than other regions. These projects aim to relieve the financial costs of energy consumption on local people and businesses. They also help overcome Hokkaido's local challenges and are considered by the Hokkaido Plan to Promote Global Warming Countermeasures (formulated in 2010 (Heisei 22)) as one of the prefecture's global warming countermeasures. Many communities in the prefecture are actively using local resources to overcome local challenges in economy, employment, disaster management, and environmental protection in a bid to build a sustainable society. In addition to large-scale, advanced initiatives to utilize renewable energy, there are also community-oriented initiatives of various scales and by various organizations. This includes three Eco Model Cities, which are pioneering efforts with ambitious goals to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create a low-carbon society. Although many developing countries do not give priority to environmental problems and climate change in addition to the other various challenges they are facing, they have considerable potential to make effective use of renewable energy as part of their efforts to build a sustainable society and achieve SDGs. It will also aid their efforts to tackle challenges related to economy, employment, disaster management, and citizen involvement. This purpose of this survey is to find and report activities and projects using renewable energy as climate change countermeasures that can help developing countries solve their problems. For this purpose, we targeted communities in Hokkaido that are making efforts to realize a sustainable society and report the activities and projects that can apply to JICA Hokkaido's activities and international cooperation projects. 1-2. Purposes of This Survey We carried out the following