Mitsubishi Electric unveils ‘home of the future’

YOKOHAMA, Japan: In this country, the use of alternative forms of energy is on the upswing. Slowly, the Japanese government is shifting away from conventional energy production, which includes coal, gas, oil, and nuclear—moving towards renewable energy.

Following its aggressive industrialization after World War 2, Japan has become the sixth biggest producer of electricity even though the population only accounted for 1.73 percent of the world’s population. In fact, latest figures show that each Japanese resident consumes an average of 5,513 kilowatt-hours per year.