IEA special report in May 2021 was the world s first comprehensive study of how to transition to a net zero energy system by 2050. The report also examined key uncertainties, such as the roles of bioenergy, carbon capture and behavioural changes in reaching net zero.

Brent Wanner is the Head of the Power Sector Unit for the World Energy Outlook (WEO) at the International Energy Agency IEA. Most recently, he was a lead author and co-ordinator of the report Net Zero by 2050 A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector. He led the electricity modelling and analysis for World Energy Outlook 2020, the IEA Sustainable Recovery report and 2020 Global Energy Review, and co-directed the IEA Offshore Wind Outlook 2019.

Hydrogen is an indispensable energy to realize carbon neutrality, as it enables decarbonization in a wide range of fields.
In this lecture, we will introduce the role of hydrogen toward carbon neutrality,
Japan's efforts toward the realization of a hydrogen society as well as international cooperation such as the Hydrogen Ministerial meeting hosted by Japan in 2021.

CH JU is a unique public private partnership supporting research, technological development and demonstration activities in fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies in Europe aiming to accelerate the market introduction of these technologies, realizing their potential as an instrument in achieving a carbon-clean energy system.

Bart Biebuyck is Executive Director of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking (FCH2 JU) since 2016. Before FCH JU he was part of the Fuel Cell department of Toyota Motor Europe where he held the position of Technical Senior Manager. He has been working on deployment of new technologies in the European market and also worked in Toyota Motor Cooperation in Japan for two years. The Executive Director is the legal representative of the FCH JU. The Executive Director and the Program Office are in charge of the day-to-day management of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking.

Kurt-Christoph von Knobelsdorff is the Managing Director of NOW, the National Organisation for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies of the Federal Government in Germany. In his speech he will provide an overview of the evolving regulatory framework in Europe regarding climate policies as well as hydrogen and water electrolysis in particular. He will also share insights into the planned climate policies of the new Federal Government that took office in late 2021, and how hydrogen may evolve as part of that. In line with the focus of NOW's main activities, Mr. Knobelsdorff will then present the current status and outlook on hydrogen mobility in Germany. Finally, he will highlight the importance of international cooperation and how NOW is supporting that.

Kurt-Christoph von Knobelsdorff is a graduate economist and, following professional positions at the Association of the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) and the German Association of Family Businesses, he held senior positions in the Berlin Senate and the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Schleswig-Holstein. Before joining NOW GmbH as Managing Director, he was Head of Department at the Brandenburg Ministry of Energy.

With its coordination of federal government programmes, political consulting and networking at the interface of politics, industry, municipalities and science, NOW GmbH makes a major contribution to achieving the climate objectives to which Germany has committed itself.

Dr. Sunita Satyapal will provide an overview of the US Department of Energy's hydrogen and fuel cell research, development and demonstration activities including the H2@scale vision and the Hydrogen Energy Earthshot of $1 per 1 kilogram of clean hydrogen in one decade.

Dr. Sunita Satyapal is the Director for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office and coordinates activities across offices for the U.S. DOE Hydrogen Program. She is responsible for more than $150 million per year in hydrogen and fuel cell research, development, demonstration, and deployment activities. She has two and a half decades of experience across industry, academia, and government, including at United Technologies managing research and business development, and as a visiting professor. She also coordinates across international hydrogen activities and is currently Vice-Chair of the International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy, a partnership among over 20 countries to accelerate progress in hydrogen, and she serves as co-lead for hydrogen efforts within the Clean Energy Ministerial and Mission Innovation. She received her Ph.D. from Columbia University and did postdoctoral work in Applied and Engineering Physics at Cornell University.
She has numerous publications, including in Scientific American, 10 patents, and a number of recognitions including a Presidential Rank Award.

Honda has positioned hydrogen/fuel cell technology as an important future technology for realizing a low-carbon society as a measure against global warming, and has been developing fuel cell vehicle (FCV) from an early stage. In 2002, it launched the world's first FCV, and launched a sedan Type FCV in 2008 and FCV that fuel cell system is installed under engine hood in 2016. Currently, it is co-developed with GM for the next one. Although performance issues have been predicted, efforts such as cost reduction and quality assurance of fuel cell stack remain as barriers in case of mass production. This presentation summarizes the technical issues of FCV development and explains the possibilities for various applications. At the same time, FCV will be explained not only as a means of transportation but also as a means of contributing to various social unrests that are currently occurring.

In order to achieve hydrogen society, it's important to work in parallel on production, transportation, storage and utilization with relevant partners, who are all aiming at the common direction. In this presentation, activities carried out with several partners are introduced, like the one in Fukushima. In addition, blocking points and opportunities through FC utilization are discussed towards carbon neutrality.

The long-haul heavy-duty truck segment is a well-suited candidate for successful fuel cell commercialization in the transport sector. Specific requirements for the truck and stationary application are extraordinary durability and robustness. The technical implementation is explained with an emphasis on differences to the passenger car.

Prof. Dr. Christian Mohrdieck is Managing Director of cellcentric GmbH & Co. KG. Previously he was CEO of Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH and Managing Director of Daimler Truck Fuel Cell GmbH & Co KG.
Having completed diploma and PhD studies of physics in Germany and France, Christian Mohrdieck began his professional career 1989 in research at Daimler-Benz AG in Frankfurt. After heading the R&T Executive Board Office in Stuttgart, he was responsible for Fuel Cell Systems at DaimlerChrysler Corporation in the USA. Back in Germany, Christian Mohrdieck became Head of Structural Materials at Daimler-Chrysler Research. From 2005 to 2012 he led the Fuel Cell and Li-Ion battery R&D at Daimler. Since 2012 Christian Mohrdieck has been Head of Fuel Cell at the Daimler Group and CEO of NuCellSys GmbH since 2015.
Being a Honorary Professor, he teaches at the University of Ulm and the Technical University of Vienna.

With the growing need for CO2-free for a carbon-free society, the electrification of commercial vehicles, which account for about 40% of CO2 emissions in the transportation sector in Japan, is an urgent issue.We will explain how Hino Motors is working on environmental measures, and introduce the efforts to put commercial FCEV into practical use toward the realization of CO2-free commercial vehicles.

April 1986 Joined Hino Motors Co., Ltd. He has been the General Manager of the Vehicle Design Department in February 2011 and the General Manager of the Vehicle Planning Department in February 2015, and has been working since July 2020.
He is in charge of systems / units for electric vehicles, ADAS / AD systems, clean diesel, and new material development.

Panasonic released 5kW hydrogen fuel cell generator to the Japanese market in October, 2021.
It implements accumulated know-how and technology coming from natural gas fuel cell, so-called ENE-FARM. Panasonic introduce the demonstration of RE100 solution which will start at Kusatsu Factory from April, 2022.This is the demonstration project to verify utilization of hydrogen fuel cell technology and activity towards establishment of hydrogen market.

Toshiba is aspiring to build a next-generation "hydrogen society" in which renewable energy is used to produce CO2-free hydrogen and we strive to develop products and technologies for each aspect of this vision-namely, technologies for the production, storage, and use of hydrogen. We will talk on latest and future developments of H2Rex™ pure hydrogen fuel cell system.

In October 2019, we launched "ENE-FARM Mini" in collaboration with Tokyo Gas and achieved certain results in digging up users who could not install ENE-FARM. And also although it has been 10 years since we mass-produced SOFC cell stacks, many devices are in operation and we have deepened our confidence. We would like to continue to improve the performance and reduce the size and weight and reduce the overall cost.

We, AISIN, started to produce and distribute residential-use CHP system, so called SOFC (Solid Oxide Fuel Cell) in 2012 and launched the latest model in 2020. We would like to present our future engineering revolution and penetration endeavors of the Ene-Farm.

Under "Green Innovation Fund" by NEDO, JGC Holdings and Asahi Kasei jointly proposed "Large-scale Alkaline Electrolysis System Development and Green Chemical Plant Demonstration" and started the Project. In this opportunity, especially about the plan and status of Power to Chemical Demonstration Project, furthermore its prospect will be explained.

Since 2015, Promotion for Gasification Technology and CO2 capture technology at Technology Innovation Center of JGC Corporation, and R&D of CO2 free Ammonia production under SIP "Energy Carriers".
Since 2018, in addition, R&D for Efficient on-demand ammonia synthesis at low temperature in an electric field under JST "Mirai Program".
Since 2020, transferred to Sustainability Co-Creation Department of JGC Holdings Corporation, to be Program Manager for Hydrogen and Ammonia Business development, in addition to R&D.

Yamanashi Prefecture is developing P2G system technology that absorbs electricity from renewable energy at the Komekurayama Electric Power Storage Technology Site. We will present the outline of the empirical research that producing hydrogen from a 1.5 MW PEM water electrolyzer and using inside prefecture.

1997-2007 : As a Yamanashi prefecture stuff, Fire and Disaster prevention division. As a prefectural Enterprise Bureau stuff, Power Generation General Control center.
2008-2021 : Yamanashi prefectural Enterprise Bureau Electricity section Research and Development charge. Worked for energy storage system demonstration.

To achieve carbon neutrality goal, a CO2-free fuel is necessary, and hydrogen is the most promising candidate. Since Japan's renewable energy resources are limited, it is necessary to construct a global network to store, transport, and consume hydrogen produced with renewable energy in suitable locations overseas.

Toward the decarbonization society, KHI suggested the International Hydrogen Supply Chain and was promoting the demonstration project with the cooperation of other companies.
Today, we introduce the status of the supply chain project and R&D trends on transportation and strage of liquefied hydrogen.

Completed graduate studies at the University of Tokushima in March 2002. Joined Japan Gore-Tex Corporation (renamed W. L. Gore & Associates, Co., Ltd. in 2011) - engaged in the development of fuel cell materials. Since 2012, he has been in charge of product development of GORE-SELECT　electrolyte membrane.

Design, synthesis, and properties of anion exchange membranes having high ion conductivity, alkaline stability, and mechanical strength are reported. The lecture also discusses the performance, durability, and remaining issues of alkaline fuel cells and water electrolyzers using the emerging anion exchange membranes.

Asahi Kasei is developing a highly efficient alkaline water electrolysis system for producing CO2-free hydrogen. In this presentation, we will introduce the development status and future prospects of Asahi Kasei's water electrolysis, including domestic and overseas demonstrations.

Hitachi Zosen have been developing Power to Gas technologies for realizing carbon neutral society. PEM water electrolyzer "HYDROSPRING" converts renewable energy into hydrogen. Methanation system "HiMetz" converts recovered CO2 and green hydrogen into carbon neutral methane as fuel.

- 1998: Graduated of Tohoku University and attained doctor degree. Entered to Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding.
2006-: Daiki Ataka Engineering. Co., Ltd. R&D on Electrochlorinator, water electrolyzer and methanation.
2014-: Hitachi Zosen Corp. R&D on Power to Gas technology.

Focusing on the mobility field (FCVs and commercial vehicles), we will introduce the market size and industry trends in Asia, Europe, and North America, as well as the outlook for future market expansion.

In 2002, we published the "Fuel Cell Market Report" and conducted market research. Since then, I have been in charge of new energy fields such as renewable energy, hydrogen, and secondary batteries.

China aims to hit carbon emission before 2030 and for carbon neutrality by 2060, thereby focusing on hydrogen and fuel cell development. This presentation introduces market trends, technology developments, and govermental policies regarding hydrogen and fuel cell in China.

Currently, human lunar exploration is under development and study by space agencies. This lecture shows the latest study results and future plan of applications of hydrogen for human lunar exploration.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Drones capable of extended flight without CO2 emissions has attracted considerable attention in the "aerial industrial revolution".
This presentation would give a clear explanation of current issues and challenges in the development of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Drones with Small Cylinder, and practical implementation of the drone into the society.

Hironobu Imamura is the CEO and founder of Drone Works, Inc. He has started developing custom drones, flight controllers and cloud services since 2015. In 2021, he succeeded in flying Japan's first Hydrogen Fuel Cell Drones under METI Special Approval.

To realize sustainable society, batteries, especially for eco-friendly car and stationary use, attract much attention globally.
As a pioneer of new technology in battery area, Panasonic will introduce its own future technology development strategy including LIB.

SkyDrive Inc. was founded in July 2018 and the company develops flying cars and cargo drones, aiming to put Advanced Air Mobility into practical use. In this presentation, SkyDrive will talk about the development status and potential use scenarios of their products as well as issues and initiatives for creating a new industry.

After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he joined Toyota Motor Corporation in 2010, where he was engaged in global procurement. He established SkyDrive Inc. in 2018 to promote the development of "flying cars" and "cargo drones". He was selected as one of the top 20 entrepreneurs in Forbes Japan's "Japan Entrepreneur Ranking 2021" and was awarded "Innovators Under 35 Japan 2020" by MIT Technology Review.

Sony introduced its new corporate initiative "VISION-S" at CES 2020.
The session will cover: Sony's view on future of mobility, an overview on its first prototype vehicle, development story behind the scenes and the challenges ahead.

Ion conductivity of solid electrolyte and ionic transferable interface are important for oxide-based solid-state batteries. Glass and glass-ceramics have good poteinal to improve solid electrolyte. Solid electrolyte technology of OHARA　based on glass and glass-ceramics technologies is shown in this lecture.　

Lithium argyrodite-type solid electrolytes are expected to be applied to a variety of market fields because of their excellent properties not only in ionic-conductivity but also in formability and thermal stability. In this talk, the features, battery properties, and future prospects of small-sized all-solid-state batteries using argyrodite-type solid electrolyte will be presented.

In April 1996, Masayuki Yamada joined Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. (currently Maxell, Ltd.), where he started his carrier as a member of R&D of new materials for phosphors and batteries. After transferred to Energy Division in 2011, he was engaged in design and development of lithium-ion batteries with high energy density and successfully commercialized high-performance batteries such as prismatic lithium-ion batteries using a SiO negative-electrode. He has obtained a Ph.D from Osaka City University under the supervision of Prof. Tsutomu Ohzuku in 2013. From 2016, he was responsible for new battery development including all-solid-state batteries, and since 2021, he has been a development director of all-solid-state batteries in New Business Produce Division.

In recent years, solid-state batteries have been attracting attention as promising candidates for next-generation batteries. In this presentation, we will introduce the development of lithium-ion conductive oxide solid electrolyte and oxide-based non-sintered batteries using oxide solid electrolyte in NGK Spark Plug.

Argyrodite type sulfide solid electrolytes have high ionic conductivity and are expected to be a key material for all-solid-state batteries.
The characteristics and development status of argyrodite sulfide solid electrolytes will be introduced, and the future prospects will be discussed with data on all-solid-state batteries.

Sila VP Kurt Kelty will introduce a drop-in-replacement nanocomposite, silicon-based anode powder for the complete replacement of graphite. This innovative material enables an immediate 20% gain in energy today over state-of-the-art lithium-ion, enabling radical product innovation without performance compromise.

Kurt Kelty is the VP of Product and Commercialization at Sila. He has more than 25 years of experience in the battery industry, including 11 years leading the battery cell team at Tesla, including cell evaluation, QC, purchasing, safety, and engineering. Kurt was instrumental in building the Gigafactory. Prior to Tesla, he worked at Panasonic battery for 15 years.

High performance rechargeable battery has been strongly required. LIB is still used in many applications. On the other hand, next generation battery is also required. Li and Mg metal anodes will be used in next generation battery. In this presentation, fundamental problems of Li and Mg anode and recent progress of battery with Li or Mg anode will be explained.

Thanks to the expanding market of xEV, LiB cell and materials markets are also booming. However, due to the rapid increase in demand for materials etc., material prices are on an upward trend. I will analyze and report how we should go through such a tough market situation based on our market research data and result.

I will report on the technological and market trends of next-generation batteries, including all-solid-state batteries, for which R&D and social implementation is progressing.

With the coming of next-generation devices such as drone taxis and the High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) that SoftBank is developing, there is a growing demand for high-performance batteries. In particular, the weight reduction of the battery is a very important factor that affects the flight performance of the devices mentioned above. The objective of this presentation is to introduce the development status of SoftBank next-generation batteries specialized in weight reduction (leading to high specific energy) and the core technologies to realize it.

In order to expand LIB market with higher adoption rate in electric vehicles and stationary energy storage systems, it is not only necessary to lower the cost by achieving the economies of scale, but also to have innovative manufacturing platforms with improved reliability and safety. This presentation will discuss 24M's approach with its SemiSolid platform batteries, which are being rapidly commercialized globally.

TEPCO is considering "carbon neutrality" and "disaster prevention" as "New Electrification that provide new value". The key device for realizing "New Electrification" is the storage battery unit, and high safety, long life, and charging characteristics in the low temperature range are required. I will introduce the technology and strategy of "New Electrification" promoted by TEPCO.

EV, BESS for individual houses and business owners promoted by Sojitz are connected and operated through internet. These cluster of batteries could be an icon of DX in power market in Japan. We, are working on securing resources, repurposing and recycling batteries. We will be a leading company in circular economy in terms of Lithium ion battery business.

Assistant General Manager, Resource recycling Business Dept. at Sojitz since 2021. Graduate Waseda University, Joined NGK Insulars in 1984 and SONY in 1998 and Toshiba Corp. in 2007 and TE Connectivity Japan in 2018

For the resource circulation system for lithium-ion batteries, I review the overall issues such as diagnosis, transportation, reuse, and recycling, and the issues in each process such as dismantling, roasting, and separation in recycling. I also introduce our research to develop a novel separation technology.

Graduated from the University of Tokyo in 2003 (Doctoral degree of Engineering). Worked for Waseda University as an Assistant from 2004, Lecturer from 2007 and Associate Professor from 2009. Now, Professor of Faculty of Science and Engineering from 2015. Project Professor of Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo from 2016. Professor of Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo from 2021. Committee member of Japanese Science Council, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Ministry of Environment, etc.

Introducing ITOCHU's Sustainable Energy Business such as Renewable Energy, Energy Storage and Energy Management business.

1994 Joined ITOCHU Corporation.
2004-2007 Ener1 Inc.
2013 Chemical Division
2020 Power & Environmental Solution Division

With the evolution of battery technology, the electrification of mobility is progressing. Just as the spread of ICE vehicles was combined with the expansion of the oil supply network, the spread of electric mobility cannot be advanced by vehicle development alone. Through this seminar, we will consider the prospects for mobility electrification by quoting the results of the demonstration project that Honda has carried out.

After graduating from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1991, joined Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Since 2015, promoting the development of HONDA Mobile Power Pack as an exchangeable battery pack, and facilitating the R&D of mobility and devices which use them.

Motorcycles have a variety of uses, and the meaning of riding varies depending on customers and regions. Especially for motorcycles with high degree of hobby, FunToRide must be realized even with the limited electric powertrains design possibilities. The developed BEV and HEV motorcycles for advanced countries are explained.

Europe is willing to sacrifice the current industry structure and economics to realize the carbon-neutral society, and is rapidly advancing transition to renewable energy and electrification of all mobility. Amid the dramatic increase in battery demand, sustainability and traceability from mining to recycling have become essential from the perspective of ESG. Localization of the value chain is required.

Experienced in the development of fuel cell vehicles and electric vehicles in Japan, US and UK. Developed batteries for Nissan LEAF and Dyson EV. In February 2020, joined Freyr in Norway as CTO.

As the world moves towards carbon neutrality, the battery industry is under scrutiny for its progress. This report provides an overview of the trends in recycling, LCA and legislation that will enable the battery industry to grow sustainably while making the best use of limited resources and reducing GHG emissions.

Since joining Asahi Kasei Corp., he has been involved in analytical research on various materials, development of separator materials, business development of new battery materials, and forecasting research for the future society. He is currently working in the think tank dept. of the Asahi Kasei Group.

Decarbonization and circular economy is an essential requirement of any societies and organizations. In Europe, advanced regulations have been discussed to better meet these requirements. This presentation touches the research and development activities of Skeleton Technologies, an Estonian ultracapacitor manufacturer, which can help its customers better comply with future regulations.

- Features of Lithium Ion Capacitor.
- Examples of Lithium Ion Capacitor adoption in various applications.
- Hybrid device technology as an evolved type of Lithium Ion Capacitor.
- The latest technology of pre-lithiation: one of the core technologies of Musashi Energy Solutions.

In order to make photovoltaics the major source of electricity with long-term stability, Japan needs to address various challenges. Mr. Tamura will talk about Japan's current energy policy and outlook.

In order to achieve net zero by 2050, it is essential to make the most of the abundant renewable energy potential available in Japan, and among these, the importance of solar PV, which has a short lead time, is increasing. This presentation would give an overview of Japan's recent movement towards decarbonized society, as well as the efforts by the Ministry of the Environment.

After graduating from Kyoto University in 1995, Yasushi Ogasawara has been serving for the Ministry of the Environment for 25 years. He is now the Director of the Climate Change Policy Division.

In order to achieve an energy transition, Japan needs to introduce large amounts of cheap renewables. However, a number of regulations prevent the integration of renewables, creating a high-cost structure. The effort to reform these inter-ministerial regulation, and create a market where renewables are given top priority.

Opportunities for solar power business are to be discussed, which are expected to be expanded going forward to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for 2030. While FiP scheme will be introduced in 2022, non-FiT projects such as merchant and offsite power purchase agreements have recently gained attentions, resulting in more renewable generators to be integrated and participated in wholesale electricity market.

Prior to founding Renewable Japan Co Ltd in 2012, Mr. Manabe was CEO of ZAIS Japan Limited, a Japanese subsidiary of an U.S. asset management company, where during his 4-year tenure, he shared responsibility for various businesses including overseas solar projects. Prior to ZAIS Japan, Mr. Manabe served as Chief of Headquarters of Financial Corporate Sales Business of Barclays Securities Japan Limited from 2005 to 2008. Mr. Manabe began his career with Lehman Brothers Japan Inc in 1991.
Mr. Manabe holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts.

ENEOS's renewable energy business strategy as an integrated energy company in the environment of carbon neutral by 2050.

Under the Sixth Strategic Energy Plan, PV is positioned as main axis of renewable power sources that should be expanded most, and the 2030 installation target was set at an ambitious level of 117.6 GW. This presentation focuses on the expected changes in PV dissemination structure toward achieving this target and the development of the PV market.

Having achieved the actual operation cost of "0" yen within 3years after establishment, we'll be introducing the future outlook and specific measures targeted to reducing LCOE in FIT and Non-FIT projects.

Over 14 years of experience within the PV industry, he has worked both in the upstream (trading raw material: SI-wafer, production equipment and PV module) and in the downstream (developing & investment in solar plants) of the solar sector.

2013 - Joined ORIX Corporation.
2018 - As a Chief Strategy Officer, played a key role in establishing "ORIX Renewable Energy Management Corporation", a provider of O&M and technical asset management of mega solar power plants.
As of 2022 - In charge of technical asset management of 850MWp at ORIX Corporation and the incumbent Executive Vice President / Chief Strategy Officer of ORIX Renewable Energy Management Corporation.

Joined SMA Japan K.K. in 2013. Head of Large Scale Storage PV inverters and Service Programs.

Transferred from Mitsubishi Electric in October 2003. Engaged in the renewable energy business since October 2008. Director since October 2015.

Given the feasibility of large-scale introduction and cost reductions as well as the anticipated
economic ripple effects, offshore wind power generation holds the key to making renewable energy
a main source of power. On this session, I would like to introduce the current state of offshore wind policy.

Japanese government and industry are moving forward toward expanding renewable energy sources. Vestas is strongly committed to to Japan and will contribute to Japan's transition to renewable energy through our industry-leading wind energy solutions.

Mr. Patel leads the Asia Pacific region to offer the right solutions for our customers and expand Vestas' footprint to meet this region's fast growing energy demand.

He joins Vestas from a position as CEO of ISS UK & Ireland, bringing more than 25 years of commercial and operational leadership experience from this role, as well as previous leadership positions at Walmart, Kingfisher Gruop (UK) and RadhaKrishna Foodland.

Promotion Zones selection for the offshore wind in Japan and its auction process have been progressed. The presentation addresses our strategy for the offshore wind projects including its effort for constructing large wind turbines that will be introduced on a large scale in near future.

In December 2021, the consortium led by Mitsubishi Corporation Energy Solutions Ltd. (MCES) was appointed as the operator of the promotion-zone offshore wind power generation projects off the coast of Akita Prefecture and Chiba Prefecture. MCES, as the representative of the consortium, will present its strategies in Japanese offshore wind market -"Create the Next"-.

A predictable large future demand for energy necessitates lower cost and larger volumes of energy solutions to be installed globally. Maintaining a fast pace of innovation and meeting the global demand for high customisability of solutions is a challenge all turbine OEM's are faced with. Utilising a strong modularization design strategy allows for both targeted configurations and re-use of known solutions to improve quality and predictability for customers.

After graduating university, Hiroshi experienced technical sales or project management role in various industries such as Nuclear,Wind, Thermal, Solar, Oil&Gas, and Vessel. He joined Vestas Japan as Technical Bid Specialist in 2019 and has been in charge of bid, contract negotiation, and METI permission.

The development and demonstration phase of floating offshore wind turbines has already been completed, and the construction of MW-class early commercial scale wind farms has begun in leading regions including Japan where the first MW-class floating wind farm in Asia is under construction. This presentation will provide a technology developer's perspective on the industrialization efforts and issues that need to be addressed for early realization of GW-class full-commercial-scale projects.

Senior Director, Ocean Renewable Energy Division, Toda Corporation
After graduating from Kyoto University in 1991, Iku Sato joined Toda Corporation and has been engaged in various projects related to the design and construction of social infrastructures such as bridges, dams and tunnels. A major achievement has been the joint project to design the world's first hybrid-spar floating wind turbine platform, which was installed in 2013, making it Japan's first and the world's third commercial-scale floating offshore wind power facility. The evaluation and feasibility of the plant were completed and started commercial operation in March 2016. Since 2018, he is Senior Director at the Ocean Renewable Energy Division and has been responsible for driving and disseminating technological developments for decarbonization.

Toshiba will introduce various renewable energy technologies toward the carbon-neutral society in 2050.In particular, we will present our partnership with GE in the expanding domestic offshore wind market, the progress of establishing a domestic supply chain, and the contributions to the local community.

Speaking to Offshore Wind O&M for Japanese project, many people is uncertain how it should be and aldo there are a lot of specific challenge and differeces in Japan from European practice. Speaker share its experience and knowledge and suggestion for O&M from its network and partner's knowledge for wind turbine maintenance.

Graduated from Hitotsubashi University and joined Mitsui & Co. Ltd. on 2004. More than 10 years sales and marketing experience of steel product for Oil & Gas. Seconded to Global Energy Group in Scotland and took Business Development role for new industry including Offshore Wind. After return to Japan, established and has been assigned as Managing Director of Horizon Ocean Management Ltd in 2021.

Overcoming grid constraints is a key issue for the mass introduction of renewable energy to achieve carbon neutrality in 2050. Regarding the future of power network policy, we will introduce the optimization of the entire power system, network development, and management of wide-area and decentralized networks.

OCCTO has been working on future configuration of the power system, development of the grid code, operation of the capacity market and reviewing the balancing market. This talk outlines OCCTO's efforts concerning the realization of supply security utilizing market principle and offers discussions on remaining challenges.

Joined OCCTO in 2015. Developing Cross-regional System and implementing implicit auction scheme at Network Operation Dept. in 2016, and in charge of reviewing committee of Hokkaido Blackout. In charge of designing the Capacity Market at General Planning Dept. in 2019, and inauguration of the market in 2020, General Manager of General Planning Dept. in 2021.

Toshiba is promoting "Energy x Digital" to achieve carbon neutrality in variety of fields such as distributed energy resources, battery energy storage, electrification and energy saving. This presentation will especially focus on Toshiba's approach on energy management and battery energy storage solutions related to the power grid.

We introduce to the Smart Energy Network project in the Kiyohara Industrial Park. It is an area-wide energy supply project supplying electric power,steam and hot water, to 7 business facilities in different type of industries. With its advanced use of energy, it has reduced massive energy consumption and CO2 emissions and additionally improved the energy resilience of the area.

The effective use of local distributed generation (DER) is essential for achieving carbon neutrality and strengthening resilience. This presentation will introduce the roles that DSOs (Distribution System Operators) and VPPs should play in providing flexibility to reduce supply and demand gaps and congestion. Our initiatives are also presented.

In recent years, thermal power plants have been closed down due to the global expansion of renewable energy and progress in carbon neutrality. In such a situation, KEPCO is aiming to expand its VPP business by utilizing distributed energy resources, such as customer-owned facilities and small-scale power sources, and will introduce its efforts in this area.

In 1995 Joined Kansai Electric Power. From 2018 as the general manager of Project Development Team of Resource Aggregation which is part of Community Energy Div. I am responsible for coming up with new business opportunities utilizing Distributed Energy Resources by using our VPP platform "K-VIPs". We will also try to solve social issues, for instance expanding renewable energy and improving resilience in the event of an emergency disaster.

Renewable energy business "Minna-Denryoku" operates an ENECT power pool that aggregates more than 400　power plants, and provides a service that identifies the power source and supplies Re-energy. Introducing a P2P platform that will increase the power source for renewable energy through direct trading of non-FIT renewable energy after the FIT system is completed.

Miyake has been power plant engineer for 13 years until 2007 and then at Aurther D. Little and KPMG as a management consultant in the energy sector. He is currently in charge of business development and operations as COO at UPDATER(formely Minna-Denryoku). He also leads the blockchain P2P platform development and the corporate PPA project. He has received a master's degree from Nagoya University in electrical engineering and an MBA from Kobe University.

Digital Grid Corporation aims to provide a platform that allows users to trade all types of energy on a business basis. We are determined to tackle the lofty goal of freeing humanity from energy restrictions, and we will not stop until our dream becomes a reality.

Environmental issues are an urgent issue in all industries. Honda's proposed original concept,
"Honda eMaaS", is an effort from the viewpoint of improving the battery utility factor,
in order to achieve both renewable energy expansion and business as usual.

While countries are competing for policies and measures aiming for carbon neutrality, electrification of vehicles has been proposed as one of the promising solutions. We will explain the cooperation with the power grid and the contribution of EV by V2X technology.

To realize a decarbonized society, JERA promotes the development of renewable energy, especially offshore wind power, under "JERA Zero CO2 Emissions 2050". To increase the use of renewable energy, whose output fluctuates depending on natural conditions, coordination of thermal power generation is essential. The challenge of JERA aiming at zero CO2 emission thermal power is introduced.

Demand for a decarbonized society is accelerating worldwide, and innovative decarbonization technologies and stable electricity supply must be important. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries introduces the load map of advanced energy and power generation technologies to realize the decarbonized society including the progress of those validation facilities.

Masada started his career with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) at Takasago Machinery Works in 1985, where he built his expertise in gas turbine engineering and furthering his studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). With more than three decades of engineering experience, he has accumulated considerable knowledge and expertise to drive innovation for sustainable power generation solutions.
Masada is a member of the Gas Turbine Society of Japan and currently teaches gas turbine technology as a Professor (Special Appointment) at Tokyo Institute of Technology. He holds degrees from both MIT and Tokyo University. In October 2021, he was assigned Senior Fellow and Senior General Manager Energy Transition Division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Carbon Recycling is a key technology for realizing a carbon neutral society. We are supporting each effort of industry and academia through the formulation of technology roadmap, the technological development and demonstration including the Green Innovation Fund, global expansion. In this lecture, we will introduce the background of Carbon Recycling policy, international trends of technological development and social implementation, government efforts, future prospects.

In order to solve the global warming issues, it is important to realize carbon recycling that utilizes CO2 as a resource, that is, a " Sustainable Carbon Society ", in addition to reduce CO2 emissions. In this speech, not only the prospects and issues for Carbon Recycling but also activities of Carbon Recycling Fund Institute, established on a private sector basis as a cross-industry platform, will be introduced.

IHI Group is taking part in reducing carbon dioxide emissions to realize carbon neutrality in the total value chain. To reduce carbon dioxide emissions, IHI will utilize existing technologies at the initial stage, and will proactively utilize new technologies such as establishing ammonia value chain by utilizing fuel ammonia for boilers and gas turbines, and carbon recycling technologies such as methanation. This presentation will introduce such developments of IHI.

Siemens Energy is supporting the activities toward decarbonization in each country, with realizing sector coupling based on hydrogen. In the sector coupling, zero emission thermal power is one of the very important technologies for decarbonization of electric power centered on renewable energy.
Today we show our zero-emission thermal power and future, with introducing our image of sector coupling.

This presentation features various initiatives promoted by Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) toward the goals of Strategy for Sustainable Food Systems (MeaDRI), as well as the outlook for policy measures regarding local biomass utilization.

The Osaka Gas Group aims to become carbon neutral by 2050 under the Carbon Neutral Vision announced in January 2021. In accordance with the roadmap for achieving the goal, the Daigas Group has been developing biomass power plants, working on stable procurement of bio fuel, and providing D-Bio and D-Aqua, services for on-site effective utilization of food waste and wastewater as energy sources.

With its mission "Creating the future with new ideas and energy" and its 2030 vision "becoming a pioneer in the new era of electricity with renewable energy at its core", erex aims to realize decarbonized societies in Japan/abroad through renewable-energy-based businesses while pursuing economic rationality.

It is important for sustainable woody biomass power generation to conduct timber production with woody biomass power generation together. The cycle of "cut, use, plant and treat" contributes to the prevention of global warming.

Japan has steadily achieved 3R initiative (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) ahead of the world, while the framework of international circular economy has changed, with the marine litter problem becoming a new global issue.
Presentation will be made on "Japan's Vision and Policy Towards the Circular Economy,"to develop resource-circulating society through public-private partnership.

As a circular economy implementation, circular businesses maintain a circular flow of resources by regenerating, retaining, or adding value through cooperation among multiple entities. Circular Economic Association will inspire entities to transform their business models from linear to circular and expand globally.

Kotaro Shimizu completed his Master of Science degree from Waseda University, Japan, in 2002. He joined UFJ Research Institute (present organization: Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting), a policy institute in Japan, as an analyst of environment and energy field in that year, was promoted to the chief analyst of the resource and energy field in 2010 and is working as the general manager of Sustainable Society Department. He is also appointed the expert of ISO/TC298 (Rare Earth) from 2017, the vice president of Rare Earth Industry Association from 2019, the expert of ISO/TC323 (Circular Economy) from 2020, the committee member of Mining Subcommittee, Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan from 2021, and the director of Circular Economy Association from 2021.

Abstract of The Plastic Resource Circulation Act to be in force in 2022,
envirionmental improvement for advancing resource circulation and transition to circular economy by the act.

Odakyu Electric Railway has joined the Waste Management Business as a new infrastructure to realize Circular Economy. This presentation will introduce the background and goals of the project, practical examples of how we are using technology to improve efficiency of collections and discharges, and also some actions to enhance resource circulation with the generated capacity from efficiency improvement.

After the adoption of the Paris Agreement, followed by Japan's declaration of net zero GHG emissions by 2050, an increasing number of companies are taking action toward this goal. This presentation would give an overview of the recent trends on decarbonization in corporate management, as well as the efforts by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan.

After graduating from Kyoto University in 1995, Yasushi Ogasawara has been serving for the Ministry of the Environment for 25 years. He is now the Director of the Climate Change Policy Division.

Carbon neutrality is a key agenda in corporate management. With reference to results of COP26 discussions, this session will introduce 3 steps and 10 actions that Japanese companies need to take to promote carbon-neutral management as well as 7 KSFs for overcoming obstacles.

Chair Hochschild will highlight California's historical leadership to advance clean, renewable energy within the state. He will underline key policies and strategies aimed at accelerating decarbonization with a focus on clean energy infrastructure and investment, research and development, job creation and economic growth, equity, and reliability.

David Hochschild was appointed chair of the California Energy Commission by Governor Newsom in 2019. Over the years, he has been widely recognized for his work to advance clean, renewable energy. In 2001 he launched a citywide $100 million solar panel initiative in San Francisco. He cofounded the Vote Solar Initiative, served as executive director of a national consortium of solar manufacturers, worked at Solaria, and is a former commissioner at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.

California is working to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 or sooner. In this speech, Chair Randolph will describe her agency's role in developing and deploying strategies to reach this goal, including transitioning to zero-emission vehicles, regulating industrial emissions, and making California's lands resilient to climate change.

Liane Randolph is Chair of the California Air Resources Board, the lead state agency for air pollution regulation and climate policy in California. Ms. Randolph has spent most of her career in public service, specializing in environmental law and policy, effective administration, and a commitment to transparency and public process. Prior to taking up the Chairship of the Air Resources Board, she served as a Commissioner at the California Public Utilities Commission, as Deputy Secretary and General Counsel at the California Natural Resources Agency, and as Chair of the California Fair Political Practices Commission.

In recent years, global actions for building a climate finance architecture are progressing at a warp speed. It will be discussed in this session how the Financial Services Agency of Japan is addressing this rapid development.

In March 2019, the Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA) decided to create the position of Chief Sustainable Finance Officer (CSFO), to plan and coordinate on promotion of sustainable finance internally and globally. Upon its creation he was appointed, and has been serving, as the first CSFO. In this capacity, he covers a wide range of issues concerning sustainable finance which include, among other things, promoting TCFD disclosures in Japan by business corporations and financial institutions. He also served as Co-chair of the Workstream on Climate Disclosures of the FSB SRC and currently serves as Co-chair of the Workstream on ESG Data and Ratings of the IOSCO Sustainability Taskforce as well as Co-chair of the Working Group on Sustainability Disclosure of the IPSF.

As limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees is recognized as an essential global goal, ESG investments are expanding, and it is becoming increasingly important for the private sector to tackle with net-zero emissions target. This presentation will introduce the global trend towards building a sustainable society by non-state actors through collaboration with SMEs and local communities.

Movements which to achieve RE100 by Corporate PPA model are accelerated spread in United States. We introduce our scheme which is how to adopt Cooperate PPA & Self-wheeling in Japan where is limited to choose renewable energy.

Kyocera agrees with the recommendations of TCFD and aims to make renewable energy the main power source for realizing a decarbonized society and solving the global warming society.
Explain the optimal energy solution for the global environment to realize a sustainable society.

The Glasgow Climate Pact calls for efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5C and recognizes the need for achieving net-zero emissions by mid-century. Industry accounts for around 20% of greenhouse-gas emissions. This presentation examines decarbonization pathways for industry, and the resulting opportunities and challenges.

Based in Seoul, Ali Izadi manages BloombergNEF's research teams across Asia Pacific, focusing on the transition of the region's economies to a cleaner more competitive future. Prior to his current role, Ali managed BloombergNEF's Intelligent Mobility team as well as Japan and Korea Research team. Prior to joining BloombergNEF in 2010, Ali had worked at Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, as well as Ballard Power Systems.

SINAI & Sumitomo will discuss the key steps and necessary components in achieving net-zero emissions targets and scaling decarbonization strategy across complex value chains.

Maria Fujihara is the CEO and Founder of SINAI Technologies, a decarbonization software platform. Prior to founding SINAI, Maria was an architect and urban planner with 13+ yrs of expertise in sustainable certifications; previous coordinator of the Brazilian Green Building Council; Advisor to Project Drawdown; graduate of Singularity University at NASA Research Park in Mountain View, CA.

Engaged in commodity derivatives, energy x ICT-related business investment at Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Transferred to A.L.I. Technologies Inc., established many energy-related businesses, and environmental value trading systems for national professionals. Proceed with the development of the CO2 emission calculation cloud service "zeroboard". In September 2021, MBO of this business started as Zeroboard Inc.