Smart Energy Expo at Tokyo Big Sight has always been a major event covering the full energy and electricity value chains, but this year it was noticeably larger and more diverse.

The BESS sector has been flooded with new players, primarily from China looking to capitalize on the growing energy storage market. Hydrogen and ammonia technologies are having healthy growth of global and domestic technology players as METI’s CfD scheme sends positive signals to the market.

Grid technology has been clearly highlighted in both the GX and Strategic Energy Plan, which has led to clear growth in both hardware and software solutions in this space.

As we had previously shared, the new Strategic Energy Plan is shifting to an outlook where total energy demand will increase, and therefore moving toward a technology inclusive strategy with a sense of A+B rather than A or B as the path forward for Japan.

How does this play out in the human resource market?