4. Joint Usage/Research Program

概要

It is an urgent task to find out the best solutions against the energy and environmental problem for ensuring the sustainable society on the earth. The new energy system for this purpose has to be an environmentally friendly or ecological one. Here, we should consider not only the energy sources but also the efficiency in the each phase of energy usage. The former should have good quality and enough quantity. The latter should be considered including the so-called " three Rs (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle)" in the energy system;

• Reduce of energy consumption, environmental pollutant such as greenhouse gas, waste-heat, hazardous waste, etc.
• Reuse of waste heat/energy, etc.
• Recycle of fuel , etc.

In order to realize them, only the extension of the present technology is not enough. Interdisciplinary studies with innovative ideas are indispensable to realize the energy system for next generation.

We propose a new concept of Zero Emission Energy as a typical model of Advanced Energy. IAE Zero Emission Energy Research aims at the realization of environmentally friendly energy system for sustainable society with minirnum emission of environmental pollutants and with maximum utilization of energy and resources. Since FY201 l , we had operated a project, "Joint Usage/Research Program on Zero Emission Energy", which is the program authorized by the MEXT. We have started the second term of the Program from FY2016. Here, we aim to (1) promote interdisciplinary joint usage/research studies for Zero Emission Energy Science & Technology, (2) promote education & practical training for young researchers and (3) explore future horizon of Advanced Energy System for sustainable development. IAE provides many unique & attractive facilities for the Joint Usage/Research not only in the field of advanced plasma & quantum energy but also in the field of soft energy.

Many researchers have participated in this program. In FY2021 Joint Usage/Research collaborations of total l 05 subjects (including two workshop) on Zero Emission Energy were performed with more than 300 visiting participants from 30 all-Japan Universities and Institutions including graduate/undergraduate students. Researchers from 6 foreign Universities also participated in the program. The results of these collaborations are surnrnarized in a report "IAE Joint Usage/Research Program on Zero Emission Energy 2021 ". The meeting to present some of remarkable results obtained in FY2021 was held online on March 14 , 2022. If you have interest to this collection, please contact to the Office of Zero Emission Energy Research.

In addition to the Joint Usage/Research collaborations, we organized "The 12th International Symposium of Advanced Energy Science -Research Activities on Zero-Emission Energy Network-" on September 7-8, 2021. This symposium was held online due to the COVID-19 . This symposium consists of oral and poster sessions, and satellite meeting. 162 scientists and students including 3 foreign and l domestic invited speakers participated in the symposmm.

(http: //www.iae.kyoto-u .ac.jp/zero _ emission_ e/ZEcalendar/)

We are also operating "Zero Emission Energy Network" to share the knowledge of Advanced Energy and Zero Emission Energy with researchers in the fields of energy science and technology, since world-wide activities for Zero Emission Energy Research are indispensable for the realization of sustainable society.

In FY202 l , the evaluation of all of the second term was conducted by MEXT for all the Joint Usage/Research Center Programs. Our program was given "A" evaluation. We were also approved as the Joint Usage/Research Center for the third term, which will begin in FY2022.

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