Renewables Could Make Japan Energy Independent by 2060

Japan could be energy independent by 2060 if it manages to install enough solar and wind power generation plus battery storage, Jarand Rystad, CEO of consultancy Rystad Energy, has told Reuters. “Japan's mindset is that we have to import energy because we have no energy ourselves. But with the development in renewable energy technologies, I think that statement doesn't need to be true,” the head of the firm told Reuters. Japan could become energy independent by 2060 with 45% of energy coming from solar, 30% from wind, especially…