ANALYSIS OF INFLUENTIAL FACTORS ON PUBLIC AWARENESS OF OFFSHORE WIND POWER GENERATION

Abstract

 After the enforcement of the law on offshore renewable energy utilization, proposals of offshore wind power generation have become active in Hokkaido. It is necessary to obtain widespread support from the citizens toward to large amount of offshore wind power generation. This paper describes trends toward the development of offshore wind power generation in Hokkaido. In addition, the authors show the results of a questionnaire survey on the awareness of offshore wind power generation for students and citizens conducted from 2017 to 2019, and describe the factors that affect the awareness of offshore wind power generation.