Japan processes energy storage vehicles

How important is battery energy storage in Japan?

Battery energy storage systems (" BESS ") are playing an increasingly important role in the transition towards net zero. However, the regulations for BESS in Japan were generally perceived as requiring further clarification and development to promote this industry.

How does Toyota's new storage system work?

Toyota’s new storage system is equipped with a function called sweep, which allows the use of reclaimed vehicle batteries, which have significant differences in performance and capacity, to their full capacity regardless of their level of deterioration.

How will Jera & Toyota's energy storage system work?

JERA and Toyota aim to introduce approximately 100,000 kWh of supplied electricity in the mid-2020s, thereby not only reducing the overall cost of the energy storage system, but also contributing to reduction of CO emissions.

What is a storage battery & motor project?

The aim of this project is also to strengthen the industrial competitiveness of storage batteries and motors along with developing basic technologies to support electrified vehicles in the future and strengthen supply and value chains. Under this project, R&D will be carried out in the following areas: 1.

Is Japan a good market for grid-scale storage?

With strong ambitions towards the energy transition and a liberalised power market structure, Japan is one of the most promising markets for grid-scale storage in Asia Pacific. The country’s electricity consumption per capita is twice the Asia Pacific average, and there is a race to keep up.

What resources are used for storage batteries & motors?

In addition, since significant amounts of natural resources, such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, neodymium, and dysprosium, are used for producing storage batteries and motors, materials with lower supply chain risks must be developed to overcome constraints on resource availability, and issues related to recycling must also be addressed.