Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Japan's inherent energy problems are engineering-challenging. In this video, I ranked 8 energy technologies based on their technical viability. Number one might not be what you'd expect!
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📌Timestamps:
00:00 Japan's Inherent Energy Challenges
04:09 What Are The Options for Japan?
05:03 LNG
06:03 Hydrogen Imports
07:09 Ammonia Imports
09:03 Nuclear Power
11:33 Geothermal
13:06 Floating Wind
14:25 Floating Solar
15:29 Subsea Interconnector
17:53 Outro
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📚 Sources:
ourworldindata.org/profile/energy/japan
jreast.co.jp/e/development/press/20080111.pdf
globalsolaratlas.info/map
globalwindatlas.info/en
pv-tech.org/japan-almost-doubles-its-solar-target-with-108gw-planned-by-2030
renewable-ei.org/en/activities/column/REupdate/20250603.php
youtube.com/watch?v=WS5XnXEhRaA
weforum.org/stories/2025/04/japan-hydrogen-energy
renewable-ei.org/en/activities/column/REupdate/20231201.php
ourworldindata.org/what-was-the-death-toll-from-chernobyl-and-fukushima
world-nuclear.org/information-library/safety-and-security/safety-of-plants
https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/health-consequences-of-fukushima-nuclear-accident
iaea.org/newscenter/news/iaea-delivers-major-report-fukushima-accident-member-states
eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67244
www-pub.iaea.org/mtcd/publications/pdf/pub1710-reportbythedg-web.pdf
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#japan #energysolutions #energytechnology #renewables
Japan's inherent energy problems are engineering-challenging. In this video, I ranked 8 energy technologies based on their technical viability. Number one might not be what you'd expect!
___________________________________________________________________________________
📌Timestamps:
00:00 Japan's Inherent Energy Challenges
04:09 What Are The Options for Japan?
05:03 LNG
06:03 Hydrogen Imports
07:09 Ammonia Imports
09:03 Nuclear Power
11:33 Geothermal
13:06 Floating Wind
14:25 Floating Solar
15:29 Subsea Interconnector
17:53 Outro
____________________________________________________________________________________
🌱 Join the Engineering with Rosie Patreon community to help develop our channel here:
patreon.com/engineeringwithrosie
You'll join our Patreon-only chat/Discord server to discuss and suggest topics of interest!
🏆 Be a Engineering with Rosie YouTube Member to get early access to videos:
youtube.com/channel/UClu8Q445-ZAG1dzzP1mHiAw/join
☕️ Or you can support by buying me a coffee here:
buymeacoffee.com/engwithrosie
⚙️The Engineering with Rosie team:
Rosemary Barnes - Presenter, Producer & Writer
Javi Diez - Graphics & Editor (linkedin.com/in/javierdiezsuarez/?locale=en_US)
Jae Chong - Research & Production Assistant
____________________________________________________________________________________
📚 Sources:
ourworldindata.org/profile/energy/japan
jreast.co.jp/e/development/press/20080111.pdf
globalsolaratlas.info/map
globalwindatlas.info/en
pv-tech.org/japan-almost-doubles-its-solar-target-with-108gw-planned-by-2030
renewable-ei.org/en/activities/column/REupdate/20250603.php
youtube.com/watch?v=WS5XnXEhRaA
weforum.org/stories/2025/04/japan-hydrogen-energy
renewable-ei.org/en/activities/column/REupdate/20231201.php
ourworldindata.org/what-was-the-death-toll-from-chernobyl-and-fukushima
world-nuclear.org/information-library/safety-and-security/safety-of-plants
https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/health-consequences-of-fukushima-nuclear-accident
iaea.org/newscenter/news/iaea-delivers-major-report-fukushima-accident-member-states
eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67244
www-pub.iaea.org/mtcd/publications/pdf/pub1710-reportbythedg-web.pdf
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#japan #energysolutions #energytechnology #renewables
