Grid-scale battery storage has rapidly become a core asset class in Japan, driven in part by its inclusion in the Long-Term Decarbonization Power Source Auction and accelerated deployment nationwide.
　This seminar provides a comprehensive overview of the permitting landscape for battery storage projects in Japan. In addition to general permits common to renewable energy developments—such as those under the Agricultural Land Act and Forest Act—we will also focus on battery-specific requirements, including noise regulation, urban planning controls, and fire-safety rules.
　Drawing on extensive experience across numerous renewable energy and battery storage transactions, the speaker will explain practical challenges, illustrative case studies, and key considerations in current permitting practice.

<What You Will Learn>

1. Recent Topics in Grid-Scale Battery Storage
• Growing number of grid connection applications
• Amendments to the Electricity-Related Reporting Regulations and expanded accident-reporting requirements

2. Regulatory Position under the Electricity Business Act
• Classification of battery storage under the Electricity Business Act and related technical regulations
• Required procedures and notifications

3. Overview of Permits for Battery Storage Projects
• Key considerations unique to battery storage
• Commonalities and differences compared with other renewable energy projects

4. Environmental Impact Assessment
• EIA relevance for battery projects
• Key points in determining applicability of ordinance-based local EIAs

5. Building Standards Act
• Purpose of the Act and whether battery systems constitute a “building”
• Application of the Act’s provisions to structures

6. City Planning Act
• Overview of zoning and planning controls
• Applicability to battery storage sites

7. Embankment Regulation Act
• Current status two years after enforcement

8. Fire Service Act
• Fire Service Act and municipal fire-prevention ordinances
• Applicability to battery storage facilities

9. Factory Location Act
• Solar requires no filing; wind requires filing—what about battery storage?

10. Noise Regulation Act
• Overview of Japan’s noise control framework
• Battery storage facilities as “designated facilities”
• Required procedures under the Act

11. Agricultural Land Act, Agricultural Promotion Act & Forest Act
• Key similarities and differences from other renewable energy developments
• Permit considerations unique to battery projects

12. Q&A Session

* This seminar will be conducted in English.

■ Please choose one of the following formats to attend this seminar:
① Face-to-face seminar
② LIVE Streaming (Zoom)

① Face-to-face seminar

Please bring your business card with you to the venue. The materials will be provided to you in PDF format in advance, and a printed booklet will also be handed out on the day of the seminar.

Access to the Venue

Kayabacho Green Hill Building　3F – Seminar Room
1-10-8 Nihonbashi Kayabacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

■By Tokyo Metro

Kayabacho Station (Hibiya Line / Tozai Line)

1-minute walk from Exit 6

■By JR / Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line

Tokyo Station

5 minutes by car from Nihombashi Exit or Yaesu Exit

② LIVE Streaming (Zoom)

This option allows you to attend the seminar via live streaming on Zoom. Approximately one week before the event, we will send you the access URL and other relevant information by email. The materials will be provided to you in PDF format.

For both ① and ②:
We will send you an email with access to the recorded session within three business days after the event. The viewing period is one week, and the start date cannot be specified. Please note that cancellations cannot be accepted once the materials have been delivered.

■ Please refrain from viewing the seminar with multiple participants or from making any audio or video recordings.