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100 kW hydrogen fuel cell – digital twin in operation – using green hydrogen and waste plastic hydrogen
The Tokyo Tech InfoSyEnergy Research and Education Consortium, the Tokyo Tech Academy of Energy and Informatics (Head of Consortium and Academy Director Manabu Ihara, Prof.), and several companies such as Toshiba Corporation and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation are jointly developing a platform “100 kW hydrogen fuel cell – digital twin” for optimizing the design and control of a 100 kw hydrogen fuel cell that seeks to balance carbon neutrality and economic advantage by mixing renewable energy hydrogen/waste plastic hydrogen. They installed the platform in the Tokyo Tech Environmental Energy Innovation (EEI) Building and started operation of the platform.
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[Now Open] Registration for InSyEnergy 7th Workshop for Energy Research held on July 12 .
Registration for the 7th Workshop to be held on July 12 (Wed.) is now open. This workshop is for members only. Tokyo Tech faculty, staff and students, and InSyEnergy research and education consortium member institutions are all welcome to attend. Pre-registration is required, so please register as soon as possible. For more information, click here.
[Update information] 4th InfoSyEnergy Open Symposium on January 16, 2023
As informed of InfoSyEnergy 4th Open Symposium “Future of Hydrogen Energy achieving Carbon Neutrality”, held on January 16 , 2023 (Monday), we would like to announce update information on lectures and other programs.
On Lecture 2, Professor Takeo YAMAGUCHI, Institute of Innovative Research, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering/Program coordinator, Tokyo Tech Academy for Convergence of Materials and Informatics, Tokyo Tech will present latest research results of hydrogen production using new materials tiled as “Hydrogen society and hydrogen production by anion exchange membrane water electrolysis”.
On Panel Discussion, Mr. Toshiyuki SUDA, IHI Corporation, Corporate Strategy Headquarters, Mr. Hiroshi HAMASAKI, Visiting Lecturer, Tokyo Tech Academy of Energy and Informatics, and Prof. Takeo Yamaguchi, Tokyo Tech will be invited to discuss future images of hydrogen energy and challenges leading up to it.
The event will be a hybrid style at the venue and Zoom online service, so please pre-register as soon as possible.
■Date: January 16, 2023 (Monday) 14:00～17:35
■Venue : Kuramae Hall, Tokyo Tech Front
Hybrid Style, Zoom online service will be also prepared.
■Fee : Free of charge
■Program : (TBD) Update information will be announced on this home page.
14:00～14:10 Opening Address
Kazuya MASU, President, Tokyo Tech
14:10～14:15 “Purpose of this Symposium”
Prof. Yoshisato KIMURA Symposium Chair
School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Tech
14:15～15:15 Keynote Speech
“Truthworthy Solutions for the Future
- Activities on Hydrogen Supply Chain and Digital
Robotics to Solve Social issues –”
Mr. Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.,
Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
15:15～15:45 Lecture 1
”Outline of InfoSyEnergy Hydrogen Energy Vision”
Prof. Manabu IHARA, Head, InfosyEnergy Research and
Education Consortium, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Tech
15:45～16:15 Lecture 2
“Hydrogen society and hydrogen production by anion exchange membrane water electrolysis”
Professor Takeo YAMAGUCHI, Institute of Innovative Research, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering/Program coordinator, Tokyo Tech Academy for Convergence of Materials and Informatics,
16:15～16:25 Break
16:25～17:25 Panel Discussion
Panelists：Mr. Motohiko NISHIMURA, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.,
Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Hydrogen Strategy Division
Mr. Toshiyuki SUDA, IHI Corporation, Corporate Strategy Headquarters
Mr. Kazuyuki Mori, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Advanced Technology
R&D Center
Prof. Takeo YAMAGUCHI, Tokyo Tech
Mr. Hiroshi HAMASAKI, Visiting Lecturer, Tokyo Tech Academy of Energy and
Informatics,
Moderator : Prof. Manabu Ihara , Tokyo Tech
17:25～17:35 Closing Address
Osamu Watanabe, Executive Vice President for Research, Tokyo Tech
[ Registration started ] Registration for 4th InfoSyEnergy Open Symposium is now started.
As informed of InfoSyEnergy 4th Open Symposium “Future of Hydrogen Energy achieving Carbon Neutrality”, held on January 16 , 2023 (Monday), registration is now started.
Please access URL and register before attending the Symposium.
Please add to your schedule.
■Click to register
■Date: January 16, 2023 (Monday) 14:00～(TBD)
■Venue : Kuramae Hall, Tokyo Tech Front (MAP)
Hybrid Style, Zoom online service will be also prepared.
■Fee : Free of charge
■Program : (TBD) Update information will be announced on this home page.
14:00～14:10 Opening Address
Kazuya MASU, President, Tokyo Tech
14:10～14:15 “Purpose of this Symposium”
Prof. Yoshisato KIMURA Symposium Chair
School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Tech
14:15～15:15 Keynote Speech
“Truthworthy Solutions for the Future
– Activities on Hydrogen Supply Chain and Digital
Robotics to Solve Social issues –”
Mr. Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.,
Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
15:15～15:45 Lecture 1
”Outline of InfoSyEnergy Hydrogen Energy Vision”
Prof. Manabu IHARA, Head, InfosyEnergy Research and Education Consortium,
School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Tech
15:45～16:15 Lecture 2 (TBD)
16:15～16:25 Break
16:25～17:25 Panel Discussion
Panelists：Mr. Motohiko Nishimura, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.,
Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Hydrogen Strategy Division
(Other Panelists will be announced soon.)
Moderator : Prof. Manabu Ihara (Tokyo Tech)
17:25～17:35 Closing Address
Osamu Watanabe, Executive Vice President for Research, Tokyo Tech
[Report]3rd InfoSyEnergy Workshop for Education and Research Collaboration
On September 30, 2022, the report regarding 3rd InfoSyEnergy Workshop for Education and Research Collaboration is published on Tokyo Tech News.
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To the program
Proposal from InforSyEnergy is adopted as the project for Japan Mirai-Program by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).
JST has informed that the following proposal from corporation members and professors of InfoSyEnergy has adopted as JST Mirai-Program (Small-Start type : Feasibility Study Themes/R&D PJs, “Advanced Intelligent Information Society” category).
Title : Carbon Neutral Digital Twin with core Energy big data
Press release site of JST :
https://www.jst.go.jp/pr/info/info1578/index.html
List of adopted titles :
https://www.jst.go.jp/mirai/jp/uploads/r04-220921-1.pdf
Numbers of proposals from Universities :
https://www.jst.go.jp/mirai/jp/uploads/r04-220921-3.pdf
Selection process and explanation of Key points of Projects :
https://www.jst.go.jp/pr/info/info1578/pdf/info15787.pdf
Members only: Registration is now open! On Sept.30, 3rd InfoSyEnergy Workshop for Education and Research Collaboration.
Registration required deadline is Sept.20(Tue.)
The InfoSyEnergy (ISE) Workshop for Education and Research Collaboration is being held to provide collaboration opportiunities between the students of Tokyo Tech Academy of Energy and Informatics and ISE Consortium members including TokyoTech professors, companies, public institutions, local government, and universities, through students” research presentations and discussions. In the 3rd Workshop, before the students sessions, a keynote lecture by Professor Ahmed Ghoniem at MIT and short presentations by ISE member companies are scheduled. Professor A. Ghoniem, an ISE member, will introduce his state-of-the-art results in his research fields. In the ISE member company presentations, each company will show the Academy students their business approach for realization of zero-carbon society from the view point of “Energy x Informatics”. In the Students sessions, they will give brief short presentations on their own research themes which will be introductions of full presentations and discussions in the for coming 2nd ISE International Forum (Energy-Informatics International Forum) held in December 2022. Expecting your participation. Expecting your participation.
On August 31st, at Symposium of funding Commemoration of Tokyo Tech GXI Ihara, Head of Consortium, will give speech.
At Symposium of funding Commemoration of Tokyo Tech Green Transformation Initiative (Tokyo Tech GXI), Manabu Ihara, Head of Consortium, will give speech regarding “Collaboration with Tokyo Tech Academy of Energy and Informatics and Tokyo Tech GXI.
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InfoSyEnergy research and education consortium is introduced as Strategic Organization for focused research area in 2022 on the website of Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo Tech Academy of Energy and Informatics is introduced as the organization to engage Integrated Energy Science focused on research area in 2022 on the website of Tokyo Institute of Technology and InfoSyEnergy research and education consortium as the organization related with Integrated Energy Scientific Strategy.
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On August 10th, in 15th Environmental Education Lecture Manabu Ihara, Head of Consortium will give keynote speech.
Manabu Ihara, Head of Consortium, will give keynote speech in 15th Environmental Education Lecture regarding “Chemical Technology to realize Carbon Neutral for achieving SDGs” sponsored by The Chemical Society of Japan.
On August 10th, Wednesday, 13:00～ Place : The Chemical Society of Japan Kaikan
The title of the keynote speech will be as below; “Chemistry and Technology to realize Carbon Neutral Society
– Utilizing hydrogen, Carbon-air battery and Energy big data science