Having similar industrial structure and energy situation, Taiwan and Japan see the value of learning from each other and decided to extend partnership to the energy field in 2001 by holding the annual Taiwan-Japan Joint Seminar on Energy Cooperation. The seminar serves as a platform for governmental officers, researchers, and experts to exchange experience, ideas, knowledge, observation, and perspective about the most concerned energy issues of the year.
During the past seminars, discussion topics include overall energy policy, electricity market reform, measures for developing renewable energy and energy efficiency, global trends and cooperation opportunities in LNG market, policies for promoting energy investment, nuclear energy, and technologies of solar power, wind power, bioenergy, ocean energy, fuel cells, hydrogen,clean coal, carbon capture and usage, smart meter, and smart grid.
Meetings
| No |
Place |
Date |
| 1st |
Taipei, Taiwan |
5 Oct. 2001 |
| 2nd |
Tokyo, Japan |
2002 |
| 3rd |
Tokyo, Japan |
15 Apr. 2004 |
| 4th |
Taipei, Taiwan |
7 Feb. 2006 |
| 5th |
Tokyo, Japan |
13 Sep. 2007 |
| 6th |
Taipei, Taiwan |
15 Oct. 2009 |
| 7th |
Tokyo, Japan |
15 Feb. 2011 |
| 8th |
Taipei, Taiwan |
19 Mar. 2012 |
| 9th |
Tokyo, Japan |
28 Mar. 2013 |
| 10th |
Taipei, Taiwan |
17 Apr. 2014 |
| 11th |
Tokyo, Japan |
9 Apr. 2015 |
| 12th |
Taipei, Taiwan |
20 Apr. 2016 |
| 13th |
Tokyo, Japan |
5 Apr. 2017 |
| 14th |
Taipei, Taiwan |
19 Apr. 2018 |
| 15th |
Tokyo, Japan |
10 Apr. 2019 |
| 16th |
Taipei, Taiwan (virtual meeting) |
17 Nov. 2020 |
| 17th |
Tokyo, Japan (virtual meeting) |
1 Dec. 2021 |
| 18th |
Taipei, Taiwan (virtual meeting) |
24 Nov. 2022 |