Prefatory note : Recent News on Developments for Sustainable Society / Keiichiro MASUKO, Energy Solution Business Producing Department, System Components BU, Energy Systems
Business Division,Life Solutions Company, Panasonic Corporation
Featured article Ⅰ : Perspective and issue of industrialization and research work on algal, herbal and woody biomass produced by photosynthesis.
Purpose of this feature / Fujinori HANAWA, Department of Forest Resource Chemistry, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI)
Biofuel production of photosynthetic algae / Makoto WATANABE, Specially Appointed Professor, University of Tsukuba
Gramineae perennial herbaceous plant Erianthus excels as an energy crop in temperate zones / Shotaro ANDO, Project Leader, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Characteristics of multi-material biocoke and application to CO2 reduction by inductive type with industrial furnace / Tamio IDA, Bio-coke Research Institute, Kindai University
Role of woody biomass fuel and compliance with international standardization towards carbon-neutral society / Takahiro YOSHIDA, Chief, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Featured article Ⅱ : Studies on Long Term Energy Scenarios and the Implications of Renewable Energy Utilization
Purpose of this feature : Atsushi AKISAWA, professor, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Long-term scenarios on energy systems and the role of renewable energies / Keigo AKIMOTO, Chief Researcher, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth
Japan’s long-term energy scenario towards 2050 / Yuji MATSUO, Senior Economist, Institute of Energy Eocnomics, Japan, Yasuaki KAWAKAMI, Senior Researcher.Institute of Energy Eocnomics, Japan, Jun ARIMA, Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
Local area CO2 reduction scenario with Carbon Budget / Manabu UTAGAWA, Senior Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Research paper
Analysis of Output Fluctuation of Solar Power Generation and Detection of Short-Time Fluctuation Period / Hiroki KOBAYASHI, Development of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toru HARIGAI, Lecturer, Development of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering, Toyohashi University
of Technology, Yuto TAKEUCHI, Development of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Hirofumi TAKIKAWA, Professor, Development of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Kazuhiko ITO, AIM Co.,Ltd., Motohisa HIRATSUKA, AIM Co.,Ltd.
Simple estimation models of global horizontal irradiation using sunshine hours in AMeDAS and solar radiation climatic province / Takumi FURUTANI, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Yuzuru UEDA, Professor, Department of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
Technical paper
Study on Natural Energy Usage and Energy Independence in Wooden Detached House (Part2) Evaluation of Outside Air Load Reduction for Roof Thermal Collection and Prediction of Energy Self‐Sufficiency Rate by Solar Power Generation / Toshiaki KOIZUMI, Graduate Student, Kogakuin University, Toyohiro NISHIKAWA, Prof., School of Architecture, Kogakuin Univ., Dr.Eng., Masanori MOCHIDA, MOCHIDA Building Engineering, Hiroo MARUYA, President of Arts and Architecture
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