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RD20 Tokyo Symposium 2024
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Overview

Event outline
As the 6th RD20 International Conference will be held in India in December, a separate Japan symposium will be held during the Tokyo GX Week organized by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). In addition to publicizing RD20 domestically and internationally, the symposium will appeal to the world from the perspective of carbon neutrality-related technology, human resource development, and capacity building.
Date & Time
Oct. 11, 2024 10:00–18:00 (JST)
Location
Hybrid Symposium Iino Conference Center, Tokyo (Website of Iino Conference Center) and online
Maximum capacity
120 for Iino Conference Center
Registration fee
Free
Organizer
Co-organizers
   
Remarks
Simultaneous Japanese-English interpretation will be provided.

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Program

10:00–10:05
Opening remarks
Mr. ISHIMURA Kazuhiko, President, AIST, Japan
10:05–10:30
Guest speech
Mr. TAKEUCHI Shinji, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, METI, Japan
Mr. MASUKO Hiroshi, Senior Deputy Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, MEXT, Japan
Mr. MATSUZAWA Yutaka, Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, MOE, Japan
Dr. YUMITORI Shuji, Executive Director, NEDO, Japan
10:30–13:00
Plenary session
Dr. Vibha Dhawan, TERI, India
“Strategic Role of Biofuels in Energy Transition”

Dr. Laurent Antoni, IPHE
“Creating an international hydrogen market: the role of pre normative research”

Dr. YOSHINO Akira, AIST, Japan
“AIST/GZR’s Efforts Towards Achieving Carbon Neutrality”

Mr. SHIMAZU Takashi, TOYOTA CENTRAL R&D LABS., INC., Japan
“Carbon Neutral Initiatives -Toward a Sustainable Mobility Society-“

Prof. Dr. Cuk Supriyadi, BRIN, Indonesia
“Indonesia Summer School Report”

*Simultaneous Japanese-English interpretation will be provided.
13:00–14:00Break
14:00–15:00Poster session
15:00–15:20Coffee break
15:20-15:25
Guest speech
Mr. MATSUO Takehiko, Vice-Minister for International Affairs, METI, Japan
15:25–17:55
Technical session
Prof. Dr. Andreas Bett, Fraunhofer ISE, Germany, online
“Photovoltaics at Fraunhofer ISE: Research, Transfer, Testing, and Recycling”

Prof. Dr. ISHIHARA Tatsumi, Kyushu Univ., Japan
“International Collaboration Study on Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Steam Electrolyzer for Green Hydrogen”

Prof. Dr. KAWAJIRI Yoshiaki, Nagoya Univ., Japan
“Development of energy-efficient CO2 recovery process using novel zeolite adsorbent”

Dr. HASHIMOTO Jun, AIST, Japan
“Innovative Pathways to Carbon Neutrality: Advancing Smart Grid Technologies through Global Initiatives and International Collaboration”

Dr. MOCHIZUKI Takehisa, AIST, Japan
“Research and Development of Synthetic Fuel Technology at AIST”

*Simultaneous Japanese-English interpretation will be provided.
17:55–18:00
Closing remarks
Dr. OBARA Haruhiko, Senior Executive Officer, AIST, Japan

Speakers

TERI
Director General
Dr. Vibha Dhawan
IPHE
Executive Director
Dr. Laurent Antoni
BRIN
Head of Research Organization for Energy and Manufacture
Prof. Dr. Cuk Supriyadi
Fraunhofer-ISE
Director
Prof. Dr. Andreas Bett
TOYOTA CENTRAL R&D LABS., INC.
President and CRO
Mr. SHIMAZU Takashi
AIST, Global Zero Emission Research Center
Director
Dr. YOSHINO Akira
Kyushu University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Applied Chemistry
Professor
Dr. ISHIHARA Tatsumi
Nagoya University, Graduate School of Engineering, Materials Process Engineering
Professor
Dr. KAWAJIRI Yoshiaki
AIST, Renewable Energy Research Center, Energy Network Team
Team Leader
Dr. HASHIMOTO Jun
AIST, Energy Process Research Institute, Energy Catalyst Technology Group
Group Leader
Dr. MOCHIZUKI Takehisa

Poster session

Poster titleExhibitor
1A Brief Report of Development of GFM Inverters in JapanTokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc., Japan
2ENEOS’s Initiative for Development of Green Hydrogen Supply ChainsYAMADA Koki, MISU Yoshitatsu and MATSUOKA Koji (ENEOS Corporation, Japan)
3System Integration for a Resilient, Flexible, and Efficient Energy System
Hydrogen Research Along the Whole Value Chain
Julia Seitz (Fraunhofer ISE, Germany)
4Novel materials for energy conversion devices developed at INTICynthia del Carmen Quiroga Valenzuela and Florencia Belén Wyss (INTI, Argentina)
5Developing Sustainable Photoelectrocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Process for Energy and Fuel ProductionAufandra Cakra Wardhana (RIKEN, Japan)
6Clean Combustion Technologies for Power Generation and Industrial ApplicationsHazim Hasan Ali Shehab (AIST, Japan)
7Thermal Energy Storage Material for Middle Temperature HeatSAKAI Hiroki (AIST, Japan)
8Numerical simulation of electricity consumption and temperature in the Tokyo metropolitan area to estimate the impacts of mitigation and adaptation measures to climate changeNAKAJIMA Ko (AIST, Japan)
9Assessment of sustainable biomass utilization for fuel, fiber, and food in selected EAS countries using Water-Energy-Food-Land-Climate (WEFLC) nexusRuth Anne Gonocruz (AIST, Japan)
10AIST Activities for Commercialization of Perovskite Solar CellsMURAKAMI Takurou N. (AIST, Japan)
11Production of High-pressure Hydrogen from Formic AcidONISHI Naoya (AIST, Japan)
12Fuel gas production from sewage sludge using chemical looping gasification technologyAtul Sharma (AIST, Japan)
13Mapping the Path of a Green Industry: A Model Study on the Integration of Direct Air Capture and Methanol ProductionAlexander Urbina Guzman (AIST, Japan)
14Solar-to-hydrogen production through water splitting using photocatalystsVikas Nandal (AIST, Japan)
15Research and Development of Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells in AISTKatherine Bagarinao (AIST, Japan)
16International Joint R&D on Data-Driven DSR Control Technology for Energy SharingHONDA Tomonori (AIST, Japan)
17Feasibility Study of Enhanced Mineralization based on LCA/TEA platform (Moonshot R&D)MORIMOTO Shinichirou and YAMAMOTO Atsushi (AIST, Japan)

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