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Yiteng Case Sharing 12 - Japanese Power Giant Increases Investment in Energy Storage Track
创建于05.30
Japan's power giant intensifies efforts in the energy storage sector
Kansai Electric Power KEPCO and Kyushu Electric Power Kyuden accelerate the layout of grid-level BESS
1. Strategic Motivation: Energy Awakening After Fukushima
🔹Vulnerability of the power grid exposed: The 2018 Hokkaido earthquake caused a blackout across the entire island, revealing the flaws of the traditional power grid.
🔹Renewable energy pressure: By 2030, Japan's photovoltaic/wind power share needs to reach 36% (currently only 22%)
🔹Power Market Reform: The capacity market in Japan will start in 2024, and energy storage can receive a subsidy of ¥12,000/kW·year.
2. Technical Route: The Unique Evolution of Japanese BESS
Comparison of Technologies Between Two Giants:
Dimension | Kansai Electric Power (KEPCO) | Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) |
Battery Type | All-solid-state battery pilot (commercial use in 2025) | Flow battery + lithium battery hybrid system |
Response Speed | 0.5 seconds (world's fastest frequency modulation) | 1 second (but continuous discharge for more than 6 hours) |
Project Scale | 300MW/1.2GWh (Wakayama) | 200MW/800MWh (Nagasaki) |
Innovation Points | Artificial Intelligence Predicts Power Grid Collapse | Typhoon mode automatic switch to off-grid operation |
3. Business Model: From Cost Center to Profit Engine
Triple revenue structure:
Kansai Electric Power Osaka Project ROI Calculation
Investment: ¥65 billion (including government subsidies of ¥12 billion)
Annual Income:
FM Services: ¥9.8 billion
Green Power Consumption: ¥3.5 billion
Payback period: 7 years (60% faster than coal-fired peak-shaving power plants)
4. Policy Arbitrage: Skillfully Utilizing Japan's Unique Mechanisms
Key Policy Tools
🔹Capacity Market: Energy storage can obtain the same bidding qualifications as traditional power plants.
🔹System Regulation Market: Pay BESS Fast Response Fee (¥80/MW·time)
🔹FIP System: Photovoltaic storage projects enjoy an additional ¥5/kWh subsidy
5. Technical Breakthrough: Responding to Japan's Unique Challenges
Localization Innovation
🔹Seismic Design: The energy storage cabinet can withstand 1.5G acceleration (three times the national standard)
🔹High-density layout: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries container-type BESS occupies only 40% of the area of traditional power stations.
🔹Typhoon Mode: Switch to resistance state for wind speeds of 130 km/h 2 hours in advance
6. Global Inspiration: The Asian Paradigm of Grid-Level Energy Storage
Experience Output
🔹Government-Enterprise Collaboration: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) directly participates in the formulation of technology roadmaps.
🔹Standard First: The world's first "Grid-Level BESS Safety Operation Guidelines" (JEAC 9701)
🔹Disaster Response: Energy storage systems as part of the national emergency infrastructure
Applicable regions:
Taiwan Province, China (also facing the dual threat of earthquakes and typhoons)
Philippines (island grid isolation is strong)
7. Visual Presentation
Project Map Heatmap
B. Technology Comparison
Cycle life: 5000 times vs 15000 times
Energy density: 200Wh/kg vs 80Wh/kg
Safety Testing: Needle Puncture Passes vs Direct Cutting Without Ignition
8. Future Layout: 2025-2030 Roadmap
Kansai Electric Power:
By 2025, the world's first GW-level all-solid-state battery energy storage station will be completed.
Achieve energy storage participation in electricity futures trading by 2030
Kyushu Electric Power:
Complete 100% energy storage for island microgrids by 2026
Launch of the home-grid bidirectional energy storage sharing program in 2028
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Summary
"When Europe and the United States are still debating the economic viability of energy storage, Japan has turned BESS into a 'digital shield' for national energy security—this is the survival wisdom of a disaster-prone country."
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