In Hokkaido, demand for energy has increased accompanying with economical growth. Hokkaido is mostly dependent on oil as an energy. Therefore, its energy security is out of control by Hokkaido.
Hokkaido has been making effort to contribute to stabilization of Hokkaido's future energy supply by means of development of oil-alternative energy sources and education of energy-saving through possibility of the both the public and private power.
Hokkaido Government is promoting to convert economically and technically difficult-to-use energy resources, to available energy sources, in stead of utilizing conventional energy sources for so many years.
This project is called New Energy and Local Energy Vision, which is promoting tecnhical development and utilization of new energy sources, such as solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, cold energy, fuel cell and others.
