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International Symposium on Renewable Energy

Objective

■Time and date
Thursday 12th February 2015, 13:00 - 17:45
■Venue
Auditorium of the Science Council of Japan(SCJ)
■Capacity
Up to 250 seats
■Organiser
Co-organised by Science Council of Japan(SCJ) and Japan Science and Technology Agency

※Attendance is free, but advance registration is necessary
※Simultaneous interpretation

Program

The program may be subject to a minor change.

Opening address(Science Council of Japan)

13:00~13:10
Takashi Onishi
President of Science Council of Japan

Keynote lecture

13:10~13:40

“Current and future of renewable energy in Germany”
Shikibu Oishi
Senior Advisor for Trade Policy and Economics
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany Tokyo

13:40~14:10

“Abstract Presentation on United States Energy Policy”
Jeffrey A. Miller
Energy Attaché
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TOKYO, JAPAN
Director, U.S. Department of Energy Japan Office

14:10~14:40

“Electricity generation system having a high share of renewable energy”
Koichi Yamada
Deputy Director-General, Center for Low Carbon Society Strategy(LCS), Japan Science and Technology Agency(JST)
Executive Advisor, Office of the President, the University of Tokyo

14:40~15:00
20-minute break

Panel discussion

15:00~15:20
(1)Introduction
“Brief summary of the subcommittee report”

Ken-ichiro Ota
Hiroshi Segawa
A member of the Investigational Subcommittee for SCJ on Energy Supply

15:20~17:40
(2)Panel discussion
Moderator
Hikaru Hiranuma
Research Fellow, Project Manager
The Tokyo Foundation
Panelist

Shikibu Oishi
Senior Advisor for Trade Policy and Economics
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany Tokyo

Jeffrey A. Miller
Energy Attaché
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STAES OF AMERIKA TOKYO, JAPAN
Director, U.S. Department of Energy Japan Office

Paul Roberts
First Secretary
New Zealand Embassy, Tokyo

Koichi Yamada
Deputy Director-General, Center for Low Carbon Society Strategy(LCS), Japan Science and Technology Agency(JST)
Executive Advisor, Office of the President, the University of Tokyo

Michio Kondou
Deputy Director-General, Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute
Surpervisory Innovation Coordinator, Research and Innovation Promotion Headquarters

Hiroyuki Ohsaki
Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences
The University of Tokyo

Tetsuo Saitou
Bureau Director Strategy Planning
Japan Wind Power Association

Ken-ichiro Ota
Professor, Green Hydrogen Research Center
Yokohama National University

Hiroshi Segawa
Professor
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology
The University of Tokyo

Closing address

17:40~17:45
Koichi Yamada
Deputy Director-General, Center for Low Carbon Society Strategy(LCS), Japan Science and Technology Agency(JST)
Executive Advisor, Office of the President, the University of Tokyo

Access

Auditorium of the Science Council of Japan
7-22-34 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 106-8555
http://www.scj.go.jp/ja/other/info.html

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