Vol.52 No.5 (Serial No.295) 2026

  • Prefatory note : How human should live now / Kosuke ITO
  • Executives : The 9th Executives of Japan Solar Energy Society
  • Featured article : Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute, AIST( FREA) - Past, Present and Future -
    • An Introduction to the Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute, AIST (FREA) / Hirohide FURUTANI
    • Outline of Renewable Energy Advanced Research Center of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology / Tetuya NAMBA
    • Wind Power Research Team: Research, Past and Future / Susumu.SHIMADA
    • Research and Development of High-Efficiency, High-Reliability Solar Cell Modules / Katsuto TANAHASHI, Hidetaka TAKATO, Toshimitsu MOCHIZUKI, Tomihisa TACHIBANA, Kenji KAMIDE, Shota ARAKI, Saemi TAKAHASHI
    • Recent Activities and Achievements of the Photovoltaic Systems and Application Research Team / Hidenori MIZUNO
    • Grid Modernization Technologies for Renewable Energy and Inverter-dominated Power System / Jun HASHIMOTO
    • Introduction to the Research Activities and Achievements of the Hydrogen Energy Research Team / Yuichi MANAKA
    • Research Activities and Achievements of the Geothermal Energy Research Team / Takuya ISHIBASHI
    • Activities and Achievements of the Shallow Geothermal and Hydrogeology Research Team / Akira TOMIGASHI
  • Research paper
    • An attempt to eradicate Alternanthera philoxeroides using electrostatic discharge and the effects of discharge parameters on plant tissue damage / Keisuke HIRANO, Hironobu MATSUO
    • Long-Term Operational Plan for Hydrogen Storage Systems to Reduce Rated Capacity of Thermal Power Plants / Shota OKAZAKI, Akiko TAKAHASHI, Ryuto SHIGENOBU, Masakazu ITO, Takayuki ADACHI, Yoshiyuki MURAMAKI
    • Smoothing Effect in Power Output Forecasting for Overloaded Photovoltaic Systems / Jun YAMASHITA, Shinichiro OKE, Hideaki OHTAKE
  • Technical Report
    • Development of a Water Supply Facility Using a Hydro-Powered Spiral Pump / Keizo YOKOYAMA, Rohann D’SOUZA, Benjamin EVERITT
    • Estimation of PV System Performance in Urban ZEB-Certified Buildings Considering Shadows from Surrounding Structures
  • Technical introduction of corporate members
    • Japan Photovoltaic Inspection Technical Association
    • Girasol Energy Inc.
    • Laplace System Co., Ltd
  • JSES Report : Report of JSES 2026 conference for young researchers / Noboru YAMADA
  • Report
    • Report of Laboratory Tour / Masahiro GOTOH
    • Report on Participation in the 2026 Japan Geoscience Union ( JpGU) Conference / Hideaki OHTAKE
  • My memoirs of the Sunshine Project : The Sunshine We Shared at the 33rd Mori Building Outpost / Hajime Myoi
  • Monologue from Board Members : Investing in Renewable Energy and Education / Hidenobu SHIROISHI
  • News from JSES Committee
    • JSES Report
    • JSES Announcement