Smart City Gnosys

Smart city article details

Title	Towards Sustainable Energy Systems Through Deploying Smart Grids: The Japanese Case
ID_Doc	58373
Authors	Ling A.P.A.
Year	2014
Published	Green Energy and Technology, 0, 9781447162803
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6281-0_12
Abstract	The deployment of smart grids has a major role to play in Japan’s aspiration to achieve sustainable energy systems. A smart grid in Japan is designed to have an intelligent monitoring system, which not only keeps track of all the energy coming in from diverse sources but also can detect where energy is needed through a two-way communication system that collects data about how and when consumers use power. This chapter examines the vision, concepts, and elements of Japan’s smart grid development. Smart grids are a part of the Japanese government’s ‘go green’ effort to bring Japan to a leadership position in environmental and energy sustainability. This analysis provides an overview of Japan’s major initiatives in deploying smart grids, including smart communities, large-scale smart grid pilot projects in four major cities, as well as overseas collaboration. Major smart grid awareness promotion bodies in Japan are discussed along with their important initiatives for influencing and shaping policy, architecture, standards, and traditional utility operations. Implementing a smart grid will not happen quickly because when Japan does adopt one, it will continue to undergo transformation and be updated to support new technologies and functionality. © Springer-Verlag London 2014.
Author Keywords	Collaboration; Japanese; Pilots; Smart communities; Smart grid

Similar Articles

Id	Similarity	Authors	Title	Published
50683	0.89	Okubo H.; Shimoda Y.; Kitagawa Y.; Gondokusuma M.I.C.; Sawamura A.; Deto K.	Smart Communities In Japan: Requirements And Simulation For Determining Index Values	Journal of Urban Management, 11, 4 (2022)
34312	0.882	Sokołowski M.M.; Shimpo F.	Japan’S Smart Energy Transition: Visions And Solutions For Technology- Driven Efficient Energy Transformation	The Energy Transition in Japan: Smart Cities and Smart Solutions (2025)
47514	0.881	Sokołowski M.M.; Shimpo F.	Searching For Smart Solutions For Energy Transition In Japan: Can One Find Them In Japanese Cities?	The Energy Transition in Japan: Smart Cities and Smart Solutions (2025)
49363	0.878	Sokolowski M.M.; Shimpo F.	Smart Cities And Japan'S Energy Transition: Past, Present, And Future	Smart Cities and Japan's Energy Transition: Past, Present, and Future (2025)
25128	0.876	Yarime M.; Karlsson M.	Examining The Technological Innovation Systems Of Smart Cities: The Case Of Japan And Implications For Public Policy And Institutional Design	Innovation Systems, Policy and Management (2018)
55457	0.872	Sokołowski M.M.; Shimpo F.	The Energy Transition In Japan: Smart Cities And Smart Solutions	The Energy Transition in Japan: Smart Cities and Smart Solutions (2025)
27290	0.871	Deguchi A.	From Smart City To Society 5.0	Society 5.0: A People-centric Super-smart Society (2020)
50182	0.869	Holroyd C.	Smart City Development Underway: Lessons From Shin-Sapporo'S Smart City	Smart Cities and Japan's Energy Transition: Past, Present, and Future (2025)
21	0.867	Carlson J.T.; Trencher G.	"Smart" Cities And Dumb Solutions: The Risks Of Technology-Reliant Solutions For Decarbonisation In Japan	Smart Cities and Japan's Energy Transition: Past, Present, and Future (2025)
50989	0.866	Silva N.S.E.; Castro R.; Ferrão P.	Smart Grids In The Context Of Smart Cities: A Literature Review And Gap Analysis	Energies, 18, 5 (2025)