Update:April 1, 2010

September 14, Session-4

Special Session 4-1 Energy- Efficient Technology (1)

Outline:

Is the Japanese promise to reduce CO2 6% at the basis of 1990 by the year of 2010 possible ?

Discussion Topics:

• (1) How energy is consumed in Japan; from the view of Life Cycle Assessment.
• (2) Advanced technologies now available to reduce CO2 emissions.
• (3) Challenge to realize the promise; top runner method, possible industrial contributions.
• (4) A simple method to simulate future energy consumption in Japan: Energy consumption per capita x population.
• (5) A simple but possible energy consumption estimation.

Remarks:

The lecturer was delevered by Yokkaichi University / Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry.

 

Session 4-2 Plant-visits

Outline:

In this session, case-studies undertook by the Hisai-Sakakibara Wind Farm. The studies were about environmental management such as nwe nergy.

Objectives:

The participants grasped the mechanism of the Hisai-Sakakibara Wind Farm: the theme was new energy.

Discussion Topics:

What have you seen and heard during the plant-visits and informal talks that you feel is worth learning more about to enable you to carry out your work more effectively?

Remarks:

This session will be visited to the Hisai-Sakakibara Wind Farm.

Image of Hisai-Sakakibara Wind Farm