Vol.52 No.4 (Serial No.294) 2026

  • Prefatory note : Modern Discontents and the Hope of “Meta-Evolution” / Noboru YAMADA
  • Inaugural speech : Kazuhiko KATO (The 9th President of Japan Solar Energy Society )
  • Resignation speech : Shinji WAKAO (The 8th President of Japan Solar Energy Society)
  • Featured article  I : Social Implementation of Regional Decarbonization and Its Challenges: The Road to Nationwide Rollout from 100 Leading Models
    • Purpose of this feature / Hironao MATSUBARA
    • Regional Decarbonization 2.0: Technical Implementation During the Execution Period / Yuzuru UEDA
    • Decarbonization leading area from the perspective of energy systems analysis / Takaaki FURUBAYASHI
    • Social challenges and local governance in decarbonization leading regions / Memi MOTOSU
    • Social Implementation of Regional Decarbonization and Resilience - A Model for Local Production and Consumption of Renewable Energy and Power Decarbonization in Kamishihoro Town - / Atsushi YAMAMOTO
    • Agriculture-Strengthening Solar sharing in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture, Preferred project / Kohei KOIDE
    • Regional Management in Nishiawakura Village and the Development of the Decarbonization Leading Area Program / Takahiro UEYAMA
  • Featured article II : The Latest Research and development for next-generation perovskite solar cells
    • Purpose of this feature / Seigo ITO
    • Structural design of perovskite solar cells using SAM interfaces / Tsutomu MIYASAKA
    • Changing the Game with Additives! Realizing High-Efficiency, Long-Term Durability Perovskite Solar Cells / Yasuhiko HAYASHI, Keisuke YAMAOKA, Hiroo SUZUKI
  • Research paper
    • Economic value and distributional implications of policy measures for solar power curtailment in Kyushu, Japan / Nobuhiro FUKE, Kazuhiko OHASHI
    • A Response of Photovoltaic Array Frame by Loading Experiment Simulating Frost Heaving / Takanori KADOTA, Dai NAKAMURA, Yoichi HINATA, Yusaku FUJITA, Shinya SATO, Satsuki KATAOKA
    • High-quality synthesis and demonstration of near-infrared photoresponsivity in polycrystalline Ge thin films on plastic / Shintaro MAEDA, Takashi SUEMASU, Kaoru TOKO
    • Optimal equipment capacity of a microgrid considering resilience in a school with evacuation shelter function / Shuto KOMURA, Hironobu MATSUO
  • Information of the 16th General meeting of JSES : 2025 Activities and Financial report/Activities and Budget Plan for 2026
  • My memoirs of the Sunshine Project : Reflections on Hydrogen Energy Projects / Ko SAKATA, Kenzo FUKUDA
  • Monologue from Board Members : Watching Japan( and the world) from the other side of the globe / Yo YASUDA
  • News from JSES Committee
    • JSES Report
    • JSES Announcement