Thurs., Feb. 15, 2024: Staff Seminar “The geography of energy transitions: a network approach for post-Fukushima Japan” (online) [finished]

We regularly hold Staff Seminars for research presentations and information exchanges among AGI Researchers.

*This seminar will be online and free of charge.

*Please refer to the following for details.

Date and Time

Thursday, February 15, 2024 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
*A question-and-answer session is scheduled at the end of the presentation.

Presenter

Dr. Alvaro DOMINGUEZ, Assistant Professor, AGI

Title

The geography of energy transitions: a network approach for post-Fukushima Japan

Abstract

Given the increasing threat of climate change, energy transitions from fossil-based sources to greener and renewable ones has become a major need and goal worldwide. However, energy transitions are costly and usually slow. In this paper, we empirically study the adoption and spatial spread of energy transitions from nuclear to wind triggered by the Fukushima incident in Japan in 2011. We build a novel panel dataset for 1741 municipalities combining gridded data on night-time lights, population, vegetation, and pollution, matched with the location of nuclear plants and wind farms, from 2001 to 2020. Using panel-data econometric techniques, we explore the connection between the proximity to nuclear power plants and the adoption of Wind Energy Technology (WET). We then rely on a network diffusion model to analyze the direction, speed, and order in which municipalities adopted WET. Finally, we perform a counterfactual analysis by targeting key spreaders to alter the diffusion process, allowing us to propose policies to overcome ”bottlenecks” in the network.

Language

English presentation and material(s)

To Participate

1. Online Registration
https://forms.gle/fn9HKnMod7c6rJeu7

2. E-mail Registration
Please send us an e-mail at office@agi.or.jp with your name, affiliation and phone number clearly stated.

We will send you a Zoom link for participation via e-mail by the day before the seminar.

Registration Deadline

Wednesday, February 14 at 12:00 pm

Leaflet

STAFF SEMINAR ON FEBRUARY 15 [in PDF format]

TO PARTICIPATE ONLINE

You can either download the Zoom application in advance (1) or participate via a browser without downloading the Zoom application (2).
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③ Please click and open the Zoom link between 15 minutes before the start time and the actual start time on the seminar day. ⇒ You will be asked to wait in our “Waiting Room.”

④ When it is time to start the seminar, we will let all participants in at once.

⑤ A question-and-answer session is scheduled at the end of the presentation. If you would like to ask any questions, please either “raise your hand” or unmute your microphone and start talking. *You can also ask questions by sending chat messages.

(2) TO PARTICIPATE VIA A BROWSER WITHOUT DOWNLOADING THE ZOOM APPLICATION (ONLY FOR COMPUTERS)

① We will send you a Zoom link to the e-mail address provided in your participation registration e-mail by the day before the seminar.

② Please click and open the Zoom link between 15 minutes before the start time and the actual start time on the seminar day.

③ Please click the 『ブラウザから参加』 at the bottom portion of your screen (if not displayed, please click the 『ここをクリック』). ⇒ You will be asked to wait in our “Waiting Room.”

④ When it is time to start the seminar, we will let all participants in at once.

⑤ A question-and-answer session is scheduled at the end of the presentation. If you would like to ask questions, either “raise your hand” or unmute your microphone and start talking. *You can also send your questions in the chat.

【NOTE】

◇ Participants’ microphones will be turned on at the beginning. Please mute your microphone during the presentation. During a question-and-answer session at the end of the presentation, please unmute your microphone.
◇ If you would like to turn off your audio (microphone) and image (video), please click the microphone icon and video icon at the bottom left portion of your screen. The icons will be crossed by a red diagonal line.
◇ Depending on your computer or Wi-Fi signal strength, there could be a case where you will not be able to participate in the seminar or you will lose an internet connection in the middle of the seminar. However, we are unable to deal with those cases individually. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.

date：2024.01.24
Category：Seminars