With the world in the midst of the first global energy crisis - triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine - the World Energy Outlook 2022 (WEO) provides indispensable analysis and insights on the implications of this profound and ongoing shock to energy systems across the globe, including on the pathway to net zero emissions.

Brent Wanner is the Head of the Power Sector Unit for the World Energy Outlook (WEO) at the International Energy Agency. In 2022, he was responsible for the electricity modelling and analysis in the World Energy Outlook and was a main author three special reports: An Energy Sector Roadmap to Net Zero Emissions in Indonesia, Nuclear Power and Secure Energy Transitions and Coal in Net Zero Transitions. He was also a lead author of the 2021 IEA landmark report Net Zero by 2050 - A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector.

The achievement of a net-zero society is a once-in-a-decades transformation that will be realized through long-term, step-by-step efforts. This presentation will explain the lessons for Japanese companies from the approaches of European and U.S. companies that view change as an opportunity for economic growth and rapidly develop new market mechanisms and competitive environments.

Yoichi Hangai joined Boston Consulting Group in 2015. He leads the firm's work on carbon neutrality within the Climate & Sustainability practice in Japan, as well as being a core member of the Industrial Goods and Corporate Finance & Strategy practices. Since joining BCG, Yoichi has worked closely with clients in a variety of industries on projects involving building and implementing mid- to long-term corporate strategy, business process and organization design, sales force reform, carve-outs, M&A, and new company business plan formulation and implementation. Before joining the firm, Yoichi worked for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

General overview and updates on Japan's vision and actions towards hydrogen society. The presentation will discuss each phase of hydrogen supply chain (i.e., production, delivery/storage and use) and introduce the activities of the Japanese companies and initiatives of the government.

Having practised as an international business lawyer in the energy and infrastructure sector for more than a decade in London and Tokyo, Mr Adachi joined METI in July 2022 and currently leads the hydrogen and fuel cells strategy team and develops policies and strategies for a future hydrogen society.

HySTRA and Kawasaki have a long partnership to build international hydrogen supply chains. This presentation mainly shows the pilot demonstration of Japan-Australia hydrogen supply chain for the first time in the world, and the demonstration of Hydrogen gas turbine Cogeneration system. Also, will introduce an overview of the project and a future effort toward commercialization.

Hydrogen and fuel cells are emerging, versatile examples within a portfolio of advanced and sustainable energy options. Dr. Sunita Satyapal will provide an overview of hydrogen and fuel cell research, development, demonstration, and deployment (RDD&D) activities led by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) including the DOE National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap. The presentation will discuss how EERE's RDD&D efforts are advancing U.S. commitment to tackling the climate crisis through the DOE Hydrogen Program's H2@scale vision for clean hydrogen across the economy, and the Hydrogen Energy Earthshot seeking to cut the cost of clean hydrogen to $1 per 1 kilogram in one decade. The presentation will also cover examples of H2@Scale projects demonstrating hydrogen's emission reduction and economic growth potential in hard to decarbonize sectors such as steel manufacturing and heavy duty applications, as well workforce development and international collaboration activities.

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.

Catherine Zerger is the Acting Branch Head, Hydrogen, Department of Climate Change, Energy the Environment and Water, in the Australian Government. Ms Zerger's branch has responsibility for hydrogen and carbon capture use and storage. Prior to this role, Ms Zerger led the delivery of the Australian Government's Regional Hydrogen Hubs program.
Ms Zerger has 20 years' experience in government, with extensive experience in energy and climate change policy, programs and regulation. This has included energy efficiency, renewable energy and clean energy technologies.
During COVID-19, Catherine led the hand sanitiser team on the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) taskforce, working with the supply chain and regulators to improve supply.
Ms Zerger has a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science (Hons) from Monash University and a Master of Public Policy from the Australian National University.

The hydrogen role towards the realization of CN society is rising.With 2nd generation Mirai's launch, Toyota is making efforts to raise interest in society, such as "modularization of FC units" aiming for diversificaton and "creation of new value for FCEV's by taking advantage of the abundant power generation capacity of hydrogen FC's.

Honda has committed the development of Fuel Cell vehicle as an important technology for realizing a Carbon Nutral Society from an early stage of the movement.
This presentation explains our challenge to make this technology more verastile and the furure direction of hydrogen business.

An on-going story of FC heavy duty truck, Xcient Fuel Cell that is being commercially operated in the market is presented by its developer of Hyundai Motor. Challenges to develop the world's first series-produced FC heavy duty truck include packaging dual power sources of FC and batteries, integrated engineering for thermal management and balancing energy efficiency with power performance. Strategic process incorporates the product planning based on market research and the vehicle architecture based on a total engineering technique. The integrated system simulation plays a key role in tackling the engineering tasks to enable the FC powered heavy duty truck to achieve the required performance for vocational assignments of up to 40-ton GVW.

The author is the head of Truck Life Cycle Management group as vice president of Hyundai Motor Company. He has been commtted in development of commercial vehicles for Hyundai for more than 26 years. His career covers CAE engineering, engineering design of body and project management including product planning and development.

To ensure optimized performance and lifetime of a fuel cell system in the long-haul heavy-duty truck application, design and validation of the fuel cell need to account for the specific stressors of the truck operation. The technical and economic aspects of the implementation at present and in the future are described.

Prof. Dr. Christian Mohrdieck is Chief Commercial Officer of cellcentric GmbH & Co. KG - A Daimler Truck AG & Volvo Group Company. 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.

The JR East Group has set long-term environmental objectives of "Zero Carbon Challenge 2050" and is taking on the challenge of achieving net-zero CO2 emissions by fiscal 2050. In this presentation, we will introduce various approaches to these objectives. In particular, we will introduce in detail our efforts to develop and commercialize the fuel cell train equipped with a hybrid system that uses two power sources of a hydrogen fuel cell and a storage battery.

In the maritime sector, efforts to reduce GHG emissions from ships have been gathering pace and there are several projects to build hydrogen fuel cell powered ships such as passenger ferries and service vessels. This presentation describes general requirements for applying hydrogen fuel cells to ships as well as maritime hydrogen fuel cells related activities in YANMAR.

Toward the realization of a CN society, we will introduce examples of FC stationary power supply development and demonstration using MIRAI technology and making hydrogen friends, and the challenges and countermeasures for popularization learned from these cases. Thinking together about the realization of a hydrogen society.

Toshiba Energy Systems $ Solutions Co. has developed hydrogen fueled stationary fuel cell systems, which covers electrical outputs from 5 to 100 kW. The latest status of fuel cell and CO2 electrolysis technologies are presented as contribution to realize carbon neutral society.

The De Nora Group, which has been providing Dimensionally Stable Electrode "DSE" to the global chlor-alkali industry for many years, is applying DSE technology to develop electrodes for alkaline water electrolysis. In this presentation, I will introduce the past efforts and future prospects for electrode development in the De Nora Group.

The development of water electrolyzers using alkaline anion exchange membranes (AEM) as electrolytes as low-cost, high-performance water electrolyzers has been actively pursued both in Japan and overseas. In this presentation, the characteristics of the AEM water electrolyzer and the R&D activities at AIST would be introduced.

In March 1993, he received a master's degree from the Tokyo Institute of Technology. He joined National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in April 1993, and has been engaged in research and development of hydrogen energy conversion devices (fuel cells and water electrolyzers) since 2004.

Germany is taking active measures to counter volatility in the European energy market caused, in part, by the war in Ukraine. Prior to the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine, Germany had revised its renewable energy goal to 80 percent of power supply by 2030. Solar energy will be expanded to 215 GW by 2030. And two percent of Germany's land area reserved for wind energy purposes.
A package of energy-relief measures worth EUR 200 billion has been proposed to offset the worst effects of the ongoing energy crisis and rising inflation. Funding will be made available to bring down gas prices and support gas-procuring companies as well as protect business, industry and private households. The National Hydrogen Strategy has set a target of 10 GW by 2030 for market ramp-up. This gives industry a clear target to build on and helps bridge the price gap between grey- and green hydrogen.
The European hydrogen strategy strengthens the whole process and offers further investment incentives. It is now important to integrate renewable energy sources, expand their share in other sectors beyond electricity supply particularly heat and transport), and increase overall energy efficiency. These processes represent a major challenge for the German energy sector, but also create opportunities for innovative solutions, new players, and international cooperation.

Heiko Staubitz has been senior manager investor consulting in the department for Energy, Building & Environmental Technologies within GTAI since 2007. He is responsible for the industrial settlement of international companies in Germany in the field of hydrogen and energy infrastructure.
Prior to his position at GTAI, Heiko Staubitz worked for many years as product developer in the field of renewable energies and energy efficiency at EnBW, Germany's third-largest energy supplier. He has an academic background in energy and process engineering.

Major development has taken place as hydrogen electrolysers increase in scale to meet the forecast demands of green hydrogen production from renewables. These developments can be seen in both the technology and production capability. The practical application of large scale electrolysers in the field provide the necessary experience for the ongoing safe and efficient application of new technologies. Further developments will benefit future applications to ensure that the emerging hydrogen industry can be supported with reliable technology.

Martin Hablutzel is responsible for the Sustainable Energy Systems portfolio activities of Siemens Energy for Asia Pacific and China. The portfolio includes hydrogen electrolysers, power-to-x, solar PV and hybrid energy solutions. Martins expertise covers hydrogen technology solutions, electrical power systems applications, business case development and energy technology business management.

Ceres' unique SteelCell metal supported technology is increasingly establishing itself as the global standard for solid oxide cells - combining robustness, high efficiency and low cost. This technology has a wide range of applications in the stationary and transportation sectors as well as the rapidly growing Electrolysis and E-fuels sector. This presentation will highlight the fast-growing commercial traction of the Ceres SteelCell technology and the products and manufacturing plans in the pipeline for clean, efficient power generation and green hydrogen production globally.

Dr. Subhasish Mukerjee is the Chief Scientific Officer at Ceres, a world leading clean energy technology company in the UK. He is responsible for all aspects of the core technology development. He is also a honorary visiting professor at Imperial College, London. Dr. Mukerjee has extensive (~25 years) experience in clean energy technologies and has worked previously at BP and at Delphi Corp.

With Ukraine crisis and decarbonization trends of the World, major countries are promoting hydrogen with new and revised hydrogen policies. EU doubled its 2030 hydrogen target and the US announced Clean Hydrogen Strategy. Korea announced 3 Up Strategy to build competitive hydrogen supply-chain. How should Japan react to the World?

Dr. Maruta is a Project Manager/Principal at Technova, Inc. Tokyo. He has 2 decade experiences on hydrogen and fuel cells for the Government and industry. Dr. Maruta acquired Ph.D. in Environmental study, Master in Public Administration, Master of International relations, and Master in Chemical Engineering.

Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. have collaborated in making a survey, supported by NEDO, in which the demand potential and optimal supply system of CO2-free hydrogen were analyzed. In this presentation, we would explain the result of the survey from the perspectives of "demand", "supply" and "economic rationality."

Kawasaki Heavy Industries suggested the international hydrogen supply chain toward decarburization society and, in cooperation with the companies, demonstrated the world first long-distance liquefied hydrogen transport between Japan and Australia. In this lecture, I introduce the project status and the road to the commercialization.

Toward the Carbon Neutral Society, hydrogen will play an important role for storing, transport, and use. Hydrogen pipe is seriously prepared in Europe and USA for the transport because of its cheapest cost. Japan needs also the basic infrastructure such as pipeline to transport and store hydrogen produced at Hokaido, Tohoku and imported green hydrogen to deliver and store allover Japan.

R&D engineer and strategist at Toyota for more than 35years, and involved many government and private program such as H2mobility, FCCJ and others. Played Important role to initiate Hydrogen Council as a co-chair of study working group to write many reports. Currently an Independent Consultant for energy and mobility Expert for hydrogen from production to use and advanced mobility.

Introduce Toyota Tsusho's actitities to establish Local-Production for Local-Consumption Hydrogen Supply chain at Port of Los Angeles where set ambitious goal to make Material hundling machinary and Drage truck Zero-Emission.

An introduction about the outline of a demonstration project supplying heat and power by cogeneration system with hydrogen gas turbine (hydrogen CGS) and the result of studies on the business model for regional hydrogen utilization aiming at promoting social implementation of hydrogen CGS.

In March 1989, graduated from Akita University, then joined Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. Belonging to the System Technology Development Center, engaged in the development of control systems for gas turbines and other energy equipment.
In April 2015, transferred to the Hydrogen Project Development Center, where was responsible for the development and demonstration of hydrogen-related technologies.
Then promoted to the project manager of the hydrogen CGS demonstration, continues to do to this day.

Toshiba is promoting the commercialization and technological development of energy systems that utilize CO2-free hydrogen derived from renewable energy. This presentation will introduce the status of technology development at the Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field (FH2R), one of the world's largest-scale hydrogen energy systems (Power-to-Gas system) utilizing renewable energy, which is one of Toshiba's major hydrogen-related initiatives.

In 1995, he joined the Center for Semiconductor Research and Development, Toshiba Corporation. He was engaged in the research and development of low power consumption circuit, media processor, advanced memory, mobile network LSI, multicore processor. In 2009, he moved to the Power and Industrial Systems Research and Development Center. He was engaged in the research and development of in-vehicle battery management system, electric vehicle control system, urban transportation system. In 2015, he moved to the Hydrogen Energy Business Division. He is currently working on the development of hydrogen energy systems and project management.

INPEX will introduce their on-going research & development programs, aiming for achieving the Net Zero Emissions. The focus is to convert the renewable energy to storable and transportable energy, which are essential for Japanese Industry to keep their competency in the next generation.

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 Faculty of Political Science and Economy, Waseda University in 1996, Mr. Kazuya Inoue joined the Ministry of the Environment. He is the Director of the Climate Change Policy Division since July, 2022, and he is in charge of policies such as energy efficiency　and renewable energy.

1 Introduction of a new system for new small and medium-sized buildings
2 Support measures for the smooth implementation of the new system　
Ex Expansion of subsidies such as PV support suitable for the regional characteristics of the capital in FY2023 (under consideration)

In order to make renewable energy a long-term stable power source, it is necessary to supply electricity to consumers in various ways while coexisting with the local community under appropriate business discipline. We will discuss the future outlook for the PV Power Generation Business.

Solar power must address the 3 major issues to achieve its target in the 6th Basic Energy Plan that positions it as a mainstream power source ; 1) limited space for installation, 2) maintenance for longer-term, stable use and end-of-life management, and 3) impact on power system. In this presentation, Idemitsu Group's strategies and initiatives in that area will be introduced.

Batteries are a means of energy storage in an electrified society and are the key to becoming carbon neutral by 2050.
We will introduce the basic concept and direction of storage battery industry strategy in the midst of technological innovation and market expansion of batteries, and as countries boldly promote the attraction and regulation of batteries.

As environmental regulations become stricter around the world, the mobility industry is said to be in a once-in-a-century period of transformation, and decarbonization is particularly essential.
Batteries are the key to this, however simply replacing internal combustion engines with batteries and motors will not achieve decarbonization.
In this session, introducing the Honda Mobile Power Pack as an example, I will explicate about decarbonization when considering the entire battery value chain.

Abstract: As the world transitions to decarbonization, batteries will play an increasingly important role in various transport sectors to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. This presentation will cover applications and industry trends related to batteries for the transport -- including passenger and commercial vehicles -- maritime, and aviation sectors.

PowerX, Inc. is an energy company specializing in "storing," "utilizing," and "transporting" renewable energy with the mission to accelerate clean energy adoption. PowerX is building one of Japan's largest storage battery factories and will begin delivering utility-scale storage batteries and ultrafast EV chargers later this year. All PowerX batteries are equipped with cloud-based AI applications to achieve optimal control based on the industry and usage. For example, the AI can control the optimal recharge/discharge cycles simply by setting the desired objectives, such as peak shaving or maximizing renewable energy usage. Furthermore,customers can also leverage the AI wholesale electricity trading capability for grid application by controlling charge/discharge based on the proprietary JPEX price model. In this keynote, PowerX will introduce a "new total energy solution" made possible by its storage batteries and cloud-based AI applications.

Sodium-ion batteries are attracting much attention lithium- and cobalt-free next generation battery. This talk will give an overview of recent progress and future perspective of sodium-ion chemistry and materials.

As the development status, I will introduce a clay type battery and a residential power storage system using a clay type battery. As for future prospects, I will talk about the direction of future development and product development, while introducing the excellent environmental performance such as the small carbon footprint of the cell production process and the ease of recycling.

Joined Yuasa Battery Co., Ltd. (currently GS Yuasa Co., Ltd.) in 1988. In 1998 he joined Kyocera Corporation. After developing oxide-based all-solid-state batteries, we started developing clay-type lithium-ion batteries in 2013. After that, in 2019, we developed a residential lithium-ion power storage system equipped with a clay-type lithium-ion battery.

We introduce our approach to cathode material business for lithium-ion batteries and the recent technological trends of high nickel cathode active materials.

Hiroyasu Etoh joined Nichia Corporation in April 1990.
He worked in the technical development of ceramic materials until 1994, after which he was involved in product development and quality improvement of cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries.
Since April 2017, he belongs to Engineering Dept.

As LIB expand to xEVs and other applications, electrolytes are required to play a more sophisticated and diverse role in response to demands for higher capacity, longer life, higher input/output, and other performance enhancements.
In this presentation, transition of electrolyte technology and the latest technological trends that contribute to further performance improvement will be reported.

1996 Master of Applied Chemistry, WASEDA University, Tokyo, Japan
2011~ In charge of technical development of lithium-ion battery materials
2020 Belonging to the electrolyte plant in the United States
2022/1~ Current position

Expectations and the direction of issues to be solved for light commercial EVs from the perspective of global mobility trend.

Introduce the overview of the "Sector Coupling Demonstration Project by EV truck with Exchangeable battery and Utilization of Renewable Energy"

From a tiny Ring to a future Flying Car, must have critical battery performance and reliability.

Yoshitaro Kumagai has been a senior advisor to domestic and international start-ups and corporations, including Pure Digital acquired by Cisco and Fitbit Inc., which is listed at NYSE on 2015. Fitbit was acquired by Google on February 2021.
Kumagai has also held senior management positions at Vivitar, Mead Corporation and Singer.
Subsequently he served as Chairman and CEO of Vivitar Corporation a distributor of various camera and computer peripheral devices, and was an investment committee member of Tohoku University, Venture Partners Co., Ltd., Sendai, Japan for seven years.
Kumagai's most recent position is Director-Marketing of Oura Ring, San Francisco.
Kumagai holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Hosei University and a BS in Information Systems and Mathematics from Georgia State University.

SWALLOW LLC has started the business of delivering legal e-scooters to end customers and has been the pioneer in the new mobility since 2019.
While e-scooter is a hot topic in Japan, there is not enough data about its market size compared to the existing mobility such as bikes or motorcycles.
In this talk, you will learn the current and future market of e-scooters and micro-mobility in Japan.

Storage batteries are attracting attention as important equipment for applications such as power peak shift and output stabilization. However, in order to operate the storage battery efficiently , it is necessary to estimate the state of storage batteries accurately . Through this seminar , we will introduce Yokogawa's technology for estimate the state of storage batteries and efforts to improve the value of storage batteries.

We started the ECE R100 type certification one-stop service in 2015, and in addition to standard certification tests, we have one of the leading testing records in Japan in technical evaluation tests before certification. In this presentation, we will introduce the trends in battery safety testing, market changes, and the efforts of the Battery Safety Certification Center to solve customer issues.

JX has been operating a lithium-ion battery (LiB) recycling demonstration plant in Tsuruga City since 2010, and is developing a closed-loop recycling process for automotive LiBs from 2020. We will explain the outline of the project and future efforts using the Green Innovation Fund.

March 1984: Graduated from Tohoku University (Economics)
April 1984: Joined Nippon Mining Co., Ltd. (currently JX Mining & Metals Corp.)
April 2020: being in charge of LiB recycling promotion office (currently Battery Material & Recycling Promotion Office)

Creating a sustainable future through secondary use of electric vehicle batteries. We will introduce 4R Energy's four R initiatives, value, use cases, and future development and contribution scenarios.

Joined Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. in 1993 after completing the master's course at the Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University. After working in the powertrain production division, seconded to Renault, and in the powertrain development division, he was appointed as Deputy Managing Director of Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK in 2019. He planned the electric vehicle production hub "EV36Zero" using renewable energy. From April 2022, he was appointed as President of 4R Energy Co. (current position).

1. Kokam company profile 2. Kokam Battery Cell Technology 3. Kokam System Integration Capbility

He graduated from Seoul National University's Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering in 1990 and joined Hyundai Motor's gasoline engine test team in 1990. He was involved in the development of hybrid systems by 2012.
He in charge of developing and testing and validation of automotive battery systems from 2013 to 2017 in Samsung SDI, He was in charge of electric vehicle development from 2018 to 2021 in Tenergy. Now he is in charge of battery system development for ESS in Kokam since 2021.

Supercapacitors have an excellent charging/discharging-durability over several million cycles. As an application taking advantage of the feature, a unique method for highly efficient recovery under low sunlight condition in a solar cells system will be presented with demonstration data.

He had been mainly studying boundary technologies between an electrolyte and electrode of aluminum electrolytic capacitor and EDLC. Now he leads research center corps of Nippon Chemi-Con, focusing on the research field of capacitor materials.

Based on LiB market trends mainly for automotive use, regarding LiB materials, focusing on the four main components(Cathode, Anode, Electrolytes, and Separator), we will introduce the current situation and future prospects, market trends, business prospects. In addition, we will also take up trends related to LiB recycling.

We will report on the technological trends and market outlook for next-generation batteries, with all-solid-state batteries at the forefront, as they are being researched, developed, and implemented in society.

A low-cost and highly safe all-solid-state batteries can be constructed by using an oxide-based solid electrolyte because they are chemically stable and can be handled in air during material synthesis and battery manufacturing processes. In this presentation, I will describe the characteristics and application examples of all-solid-state batteries using oxide-based solid electrolyte, and introduce the key points in all-solid-state batteries development and its excellent features based on recent prototype results.

All-solid-state batteries are expected as next generation batteries for Electric or Electrification Vehicles in the future. We aim to establish common fundamental technologies of all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries with sulfide-based solid electrolyte in SOLiD-EV national project managed by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). In this session, our R&D activities in SOLiD-EV are shared.

Rechargeable battery market is growing significantly due to demand of electric vehicle and renewable energy storage. In this circumstance, demand of lithium increased more than double in current 5 years. The speaker will review the global lithium market and introduce the lithium business in Argentina and Japan.

Japan is heavily dependent on overseas sources for rare metals, including battery minerals. JOGMEC, the national policy implementation agency, has long been closely monitoring the supply and demand trends for these metal resources and has been supporting Japanese companies through exploration projects and financing. In this presentation, I'd like to outline the upstream to midstream issues and the status of policies to secure resources.

Graduated from the Faculty of Science, Tohoku University in March 1992. Joined the Metal Mining agency of Japan (now JOGMEC). After working in the Mineral Resources Exploration Department, Santiago Office, Johannesburg Office, etc., his current position is in the research division for the supply and demand of metals and minerals.

Kansai Transmission and Distribution Inc. is pushing forward to upgrade the future electric power network which will be essential for the Carbon Neutral Society in Japan.
In this session, we will show our issues toward the future electric power network equipped with new ideas and technologies.

In order to achieve carbon neutrality and improve the local resilience, it is necessary to maximize the use of distributed energy resources (DER) that exist in the community. The latest trends in VPP projects using cloud-based software, DER interconnection infrastructure, and the status of efforts by general transmission and distribution companies will be introduced and discussed in terms of future directions.

In order to find profit opportunities in the post-FIT era, we will explain how SB Energy is trying to use the VPP platform "ReEra". In addition, through these efforts, we will show a path to grow ReEra into a platform that can be used by other players than SB Energy.

The source of competitiveness is shifting from low-cost to low-carbon.
The current dilemma between decarbonization and business is also an
opportunities for the creation of solutions.

From the perspectives of the energy and industries,
we will discuss the vision of GX and manufacturing.

The presentation will cover the current status of offshore wind power generation projects, particularly fixed offshore wind power based on the offshore wind promotion act, as well as the current policy status of floating offshore wind power, which is expected to be introduced at an accelerated pace in the future, from the perspective of industrial policy, including supply chain formation and human resource development.

The presentation will cover the current situation of global offshore wind energy and proposition to Japan in order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Morten Buchgreitz serves as GSVP of Global Offshore at Vestas Wind Systems A/S. Prior to joining Vestas, he was CEO and Executive Vice President of Markets & Bioenergy at Orsted and a member of Orsted's Executive Committee. Morten Buchgreitz has around 20 years of experience from the energy industry and has held various leadership positions within Orsted. He holds a master's degree in Business Administration & Computer Science from Copenhagen Business School (1992).

Ms. Liesje Schreinemacher, the Netherlands Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation will elaborate on the long joint history between Japan and the Netherlands, the Dutch energy transition policy, and the importance of collaboration to a safe and sustainable future.

Ms. Liesje Schreinemacher entered office in January 2022 as Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation. Previously, she was member of the European Parliament for the Renew Europe Group/VVD from mid-2019 onwards. She started to work for the Dutch Liberal Party (VVD) in 2009 as assistant to two members of parliament, followed by political assistant to the Dutch Minister of Defence. Between 2016 and 2018 she worked as Trainee Lawyer. She holds an MA degree in both Communication Studies and Civil Law.

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) has announced a roadmap toward a carbon neutral society in which MC aim s to halve GHG emissions by 2030, and achieve net zero by 2050. MC will share the experience of successful collaboration with Eneco in renewable energy business area.

He will introduce Van Oord's Offshore Wind Portfolio and analyze the current challenges in the international supply chain for Offshore Wind before assessing the impact on Japanese projects.

He has nearly 30 years of experience in EPCI business under various positions, for instance, design engineer, project manager, tender manager, contract manager and project development. In Van Oord, his role is to pave the way for Van Oord towards success in the Japanese offshore wind market. He earned his MEng degree in civil engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in US.

Henriette Holm joined Orsted in 1996 after working for an engineering-related consulting firm in the Philippines. During her years in Orsted, she has been responsible for market development in Scandinavia, the UK OFTO transactions (UK Government regulated sale of offshore wind transmission assets when built by Orsted to independent transmission owners) and other M&A transactions, asset management of Hornsea 1 and 2, the world's largest offshore wind farms, as Commercial Director during the construction phase and for assets in Taiwan and the US. In 2020, she was appointed Head of UK Project Development and Programmes initially as Senior Director and from 2022 as Vice President, leading a pipeline of offshore wind development projects including Hornsea 3 and 4 and Orsted's first floating project Stromar. From January 2023, she serves as Country Manager of Orsted Japan, responsible for the company's business in Japan, where offshore wind is gaining momentum. Henriette holds an Executive MBA from Copenhagen Business School and M.Sc. in Economics from the University of Aarhus, Denmark.

Tom is a renewable energy professional with over 14 years experience in offshore development. Tom has held various positions with offshore developers in Europe and APAC and for the last three years has been based in Japan. Currently Tom is Head of Offshore Development at RWE Japan developing a pipeline of bottom fixed and floating projects.

Srdan Cenic serves as Vice President, Head of Sales Offshore APAC, Vestas Wind Systems A/S. Srdan has over 18 years of experience in project and commercial management and business development. Prior to joining Vestas, Srdan was the General Manager of SBM Offshore in China, where he successfully developed and implemented China growth strategy and expanded the company's presence in the market. During his long tenure at SBM Offshore, Srdan worked on capital offshore projects for Oil and Gas Majors focusing on business acquisition from early engagements until contract finalization. His experience covers defining strategies for new markets such as Africa and South-East Europe, establishing various partnerships and JVs, and developing strong relationships with international and national oil and gas customers. He also has extensive experience in managing offshore installation projects in Brazil, Africa, Europe and Asia.

Presentation of Marubeni Corporation's offshore wind business and strategy including Japan's first commercial scale offshore wind project "Akita Noshiro offshore wind project" and one of the world largest floating offshore wind projects "ScotWind project" in UK, Scotland

Joined Marubeni Corporation after graduating from Kyoto University in 1998. Manabe has been in charge of offshore wind business as Director of Akita Offshore Wind Corporation and became President & CEO of Marubeni Offshore Wind Development Corporation in April 2020.

A floating foundation is generally assenbled using a shipbuilding dock or a harbor quay. Furthermore, since the foundation is getting bigger, we have to consider the assembly of the floating fandation in the sea area. In today's report, I will report a proposal for an appropriate construction system for constructing floating foundations using these.

Ideol is the only company that involved in full-scale floating wind power projects in two different strategic areas, France and Japan. Further, construction of an FOWT farm project in the Mediterranean Sea is now undergoing. I will share our experiences through these real projects and provide some tips about tomorrow's floating wind project, such as serial construction etc.

Iberdrola has a pipeline of projects in operation and under construction across the globe, understanding the development process and supply chain requirements in each market is the key to unlocking potential opportunities. Considering local communities, existing industry and infrastructure to local governments and national policies whilst operating in competing international markets is part of the challenge to unlock offshore wind.

Gavin has been working in the power sector for over 25 years with the last 13 years focussed on offshore wind project development and execution. He has been involved in the delivery of projects across Europe and in the USA and is also active in the development and growth of projects across South America, Japan and Asia Pacific regions. He has worked across the supply chain and managed project contract strategies, worked with National Regulators and Government as well as International Bodies and Organisation to support the delivery of offshore wind in a number of markets.

Equinor started operation of the world's first floating wind demo in 2009, and the world's first floating wind farm in 2017. Planning to start operation of the world's largest floating wind farm in 2023. Based on such experiences of scale-up and commercialization, process management and challenges in offshore wind development will be presented.

MSc of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Osaka University. After graduation, he worked as a structure engineer at MODEC, mainly for structural/naval design of Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) system and concept design of floating offshore wind power generation system. Then mobilized to Brazil and worked as a project engineer for operation and maintenance work of FPSO. Currently working at Equinor for offshore wind farm development project in charge of bottom-fixed/floating foundation design, construction/installation planning, and operation/maintenance planning. Professional Engineer, Japan (Marine & Ocean).

This presentation will be discussed the technologies and issues required O&M for wind
power generation in Japan today, based on the experience and knowledge of EOS
Engineering & Services Co., Ltd., which has been in the onshore wind turbine
maintenance business for 21 years.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is promoting the introduction of renewable energy and revitalization of region through the utilization of biomass resources in agricultural, mountainous, and fishing villages. This presentation introduces the new "Basic Plan for the Promotion of Biomass Utilization" approved by the Cabinet in September 2022, the measures taken by the MAFF, and the future prospect for biomass utilization.

This presentation will introduce the collective biogas plant in Tokachi Shimizu-cho, Hokkaido, which is managed by Flow Inc. The presentation will also introduce the future development, operation, and positioning of livestock biogas plants and their potential for decarbonizing urban development.

After about 9 years of practical experience in renewable energy and energy conservation with a focus on biogas plants, he founded Flow Inc. in April 2020.
Performs plant operation management using an original data visualization system at the Biman Biogas Plant in Tokachi Shimizu-cho, Hokkaido, Japan.
He is working on the creation of prosperous communities and towns through decarbonization.

A " Circular and Ecological Economy" that creates a sustainable society by continuing to create businesses that contribute to the SDGs while making sustainable use of local resources. We will introduce the key points of decarbonization and woody biomass to contribute to regional revitalization, based on the concept of the Circular and Ecological Economy.

The biomass fuels are good for environment, but hard to burn. Because they contain moisture and ash, are not homogeneous. In order to get good combustion, there are several special combustion control systems like lambda contorol and so on. They give us stabel operation of the boilers.

1971　Bachelor of Mechnical Eng.,Tokyo University.1973 Master of Science, Stanford University, USA　2003　The representative of Tomoe Techno CO.LTD(~present). achieved 260units installations of Biomass boilers in Japan by now. 2017 The Chairman of Japan Pellet Association (~present).

The thermal power policy is now changing to realize Carbon Neutrality by 2050 and Green Transformation. By taking international affairs into account, a representative from the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy introduces the latest domestic policy of the thermal power generation, which is essential for the stable power supply.

JERA has set "JERA Zero Emission 2050" by "renewable energy" and "Zero Emission thermal power". In order to realize this, it is important to promote the stable supply of thermal power generation, which is essential for the ability to adjust, and the introduction of greener fuels.

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.

Last year INPEX Corporation announced its long-term strategy and medium-term business plan (INPEX Vision@2022), outlining a basic management policy towards a net zero carbon society in 2050. As part of this, INPEX is strengthening its efforts to commercialize its hydrogen, ammonia, and CCS businesses. With the world facing dramatic changes in recent years, we propose to discuss the current state of our business environment, our initiatives and responses to challenges.

Momentum for realizing a decarbonized society is growing worldwide, and innovative decarbonization technologies and stable electricity supply are becoming even more important.
In this seminar, MHI introduces activities for developing and verifying zero-emission thermal power on the integrated facility system from hydrogen production to generation.

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.

IHI Group continues to develop solutions to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and quickly realize a carbon neutral society.
This presentation will provide an overview of some of IHI's latest business development activities, such as work to establish the fuel ammonia value chain via ammonia co-firing and mono-firing at boilers and gas turbines, and carbon recycling technologies such as methanation.

To achieve carbon neutrality in 2050, it is essential for the public and private sectors to share the overall picture of transformation toward a carbon-neutral economy and society.
The latest trends and future direction of climate change policy conducted by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will be presented.

There is increasing a demand to disclosure carbon footprint of product. Each contries consider the guidelines for trading low-carbon products. NRI will explain the trend of rule-making for the CO2-platform and the efforts of each industry.

Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis was sworn in as the 50th Lieutenant Governor of California by Governor Gavin Newsom on January 7th, 2019. She is the first woman elected Lt. Governor of California. A native Californian, she visited each of the state's counties during her historic campaign. In addition to her duties as Lt. Governor, Kounalakis is California's Representative for International Affairs and Trade, appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom by executive order.

From 2010 to 2013, Kounalakis served as President Barack Obama's Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary. Kounalakis was the first Greek-American woman - and at age 43 one of America's youngest - to serve as U.S. Ambassador. Her highly acclaimed memoir, "Madam Ambassador, Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties and Democracy in Budapest" (The New Press, 2015), chronicles the onset of Hungary's democratic backsliding.

Governor Jerry Brown appointed Kounalakis to chair the California Advisory Council for International Trade and Investment in 2014. Kounalakis was a Virtual Fellow at the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) between 2014 and 2017, specializing in international trade and immigration. She is currently a director of Association of American Ambassadors and a National Democratic Institute (NDI) "Ambassadors Circle" advisor.

Prior to her public service, Kounalakis was president of AKT Development, where she worked for 18 years. She built master-planned communities and delivered quality housing to the Sacramento region's working families - recognizing her as one of the capital region's most prominent businesswomen.

In 2022, California codified its goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2045. In this presentation, Chair Randolph will describe her agencys role in developing and deploying strategies to reach this goal, including regulations and incentives for zero-emission vehicles and fuels, industrial decarbonization, and management of carbon stocks in Californias lands. She will also describe how collaboration with businesses and other stakeholders is critical to Californias economy-wide transition to carbon neutrality.

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.

California continues to pave the way toward a 100% clean energy future. As of last year, the state invested approximately $10 million to make electric vehicles mainstream, has sought aggressive decarbonization with a goal of deploying 6 million heat pumps by 2030, set ambitious planning goals of 25 GW of offshore wind for 2045, and advanced a vision for a lithium development economic engine. In this presentation, California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild will describe California's recent historic investments, key funding priorities, and the agency's role in developing and deploying strategies to accelerate decarbonization across various sectors. He will explain how collaboration with industries, businesses, and global partners is vital to California's economy-wide transition to becoming carbon neutral.

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.

Dee Dee Myers is Senior Advisor to Governor Gavin Newsom and Director of the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development. She brings more than three decades of experience in strategic communications, public affairs, corporate governance and social responsibility in both the public and private sectors.

Most recently, she served as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Corporate Communications and Public Affairs for Warner Bros. She was a member of the company's executive committee and advised the CEO on a wide rage of issues. Prior to joining Warner Bros., Ms. Myers served as Managing Director of the Glover Park Group.

Ms. Myers served as White House Press Secretary during President Bill Clinton's first term and was the first woman to hold the position. After leaving the White House, she worked as a political analyst, commentator and writer as well as a contributing editor to Vanity Fair. She is the author of The New York Times best-selling book "Why Women Should Rule the World" and served as a consultant on the Emmy Award-winning drama series "The West Wing."

Before joining the Clinton presidential campaign in 1991, Ms. Myers worked on a number of local, state, and national campaigns. She served as press secretary for Dianne Feinstein in her 1990 bid for governor of California and worked on the presidential campaigns of Governor Michael S. Dukakis and Vice President Walter F. Mondale. She also worked on the staffs of Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley and California State Senator Art Torres.

Myers also serves on Board of Directors of Wynn Resorts International, a publicly-traded Fortune 500 Company that develops and operates 5 Star integrated resorts in the United States and Macau.

She also serves on the boards of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and the Mayor's Fund for Los Angeles. A graduate of Santa Clara University, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Todd S. Purdum and their children.

Tyson Eckerle serves as Senior Advisor for Clean Infrastructure and Mobility in the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). In this role, he collaborates with multiple stakeholders to streamline California's efforts to accelerate our transition to a clean energy ecosystem, building on his experience as the GO-Biz's first Deputy Director of Zero Emission Vehicle Market Development. Tyson holds a B.A. in Biology from the University of California, Davis and a Master of Environmental Science and Management (MESM) from the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Tim McRae is the Silicon Valley Leadership Group's Senior Vice President, Climate. He oversees the Sustainable Growth team, and responsibilities include legislative and administrative advocacy and helping produce energy and environment-related programs and events. Prior to his joining the Leadership Group in 2013, he developed commercial wind projects for a Spanish developer, worked on sustainability and energy efficiency for an investor-owned utility, advised on climate change policy for the British government, and lobbied for a California-focused environmental NGO. He is a graduate of Georgetown University and University of California-Davis law school.

Founded and led the growth of Deloitte's in-house venture that supports startup growth and corporate innovation. Based both in Silicon Valley and Japan, he has been responsible for global innovation projects for major manufacturers, utilities, and energy companies. His major writings in decarbonization-related fields include "Digital Transformation of Energy x Mobility Industry in Europe and the United States (D-Lab, METI)," "Survey of Innovation Trends in the Climate Change Domain (Deloitte)," "Climate Change Innovation & Startup Trends (Deloitte)," and How to Evoke Innovation (Electric Newspaper)," and "Venture Investment Trends in Chemical and Materials Companies Globally (Chemical Economy Magazine).

This presentation will introduce Keidanren's approach to the Circular Economy.

Circular Economy requires the shift from mass production and mass disposal business. This leads to various requirements to the manufacturing industry. In this presentation, after summarizing the concept of circular economy, some directions towards new manufacturing paradigm are described.

To introduce Bridgestone's unique Sustainability Business Model to achieve a circular economy with implementing activities.

Joined Bridgestone Corp. in 2004. Engaged in the technology development and introduction for improving environmental footprint at environmental activities promotion div. In 2010, established the environmental strategy planning function and engaged in global environmental strategy development, such as promoting carbon management, refining Environmental Mission Statement, formulating Long-term Environmental Vision. In 2015, engaged in CSR promotion activities and supervising global CSR and environmental strategy planning and promotion. In 2018, engaged in corporate planning in global HQ. In 2019, established the corporate sustainability function and promoting global sustainability activities.

Abstract of Act on Promotion of Resource Circulation for Plastics enforced in April 2022, progress of plastic resource circulation, and recent tendency of transition to circular economy by the act.

Teijin, JGC and Itochu are promoting a licensing business on a global basis with Teijin 's chemical recycling technology for polyester. JGC 's world-class engineering technology and Itochu 's extensive network of textile industry players. Going forward, the three companies aim to build a cost-effective eco-system for chemical recycling.

Deep dive about Circular Economy　-how to win the market-

Started the career in Advanced Research Laboratory of Hitachi since 2004 after got Ph.D. He joined the healthcare and bio-materials measurement system development with materials science technology. He led several development projects, materials process and process automation measurement system as a manager of research unit. After the carrier in Technology Strategy Office in R&D group and a project leader of Global Industry Solution Project, he is the senior manager of Circular Industries Department and the leader of the Circular Economy project.

Presentation will cover Sitra's past experience and future prospects for circular economy. During the presentation also examples of European and global state-of-play will be covered including practical examples from public and private sector.

Kari Herlevi heads Sitra's Global collaboration for sustainability solutions. He is a multi-skilled circular economy and sustainability expert. Previously, Kari led the Green Growth programme at Tekes, which was associated with the circular economy and had a financing volume of more than 100 million euros. He also has experience in Silicon Valley, where he had the privilege of working with the best people in the field. Kari has Master's in finance and political science.

Many countries have developed their own circular economy roadmaps. However, there are no suitable mechanisms in place to promote policy coordination at the multilateral level. As a next step after the siloed vision, we need to develop a global roadmap with a common vision on the inclusive elements.

Born in Tokyo, 1971, resident in London. He has served 12 years in the Middle East (Cairo, Bahrain, Dubai) for the Bank of Tokyo (now Mitsubishi UFJ) and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). He is a specialist in development finance, pursuing the realisation of spiritual 'wealth' for each and every individual. Currently engaged in research on the circular economy at Chatham House, while teaching at a university and acting as an advisor to several venture companies that solve human problems. He holds a BA in Economics from Keio University, studied at the American University in Cairo and holds an MBA from the London Business School. Former Japan's national lacrosse team player.