The construction of hydrogen energy systems that reliably and efficiently use renewable energy is an indispensable step toward achieving an ambient energy society, which is the goal of the InfoSyEnergy Research and Education Consortium.

Our research group is composed primarily of faculty members specializing in catalytic chemistry and chemical systems engineering. We are working to establish the catalytic technologies and chemical energy conversion technologies needed to convert renewable energy to heat, hydrogen and chemical substances, under the concept of converting “power to heat, gas and chemicals.” In addition to developing catalysts for converting hydrogen derived from renewable energy into an energy carrier, we are building an energy carrier manufacturing and use system and establishing a control theory for it based on hybrid models that combine first principles models and statistical models. We are also developing catalysts for sequestering industrial carbon dioxide emissions and to directly convert carbon dioxide into useful chemical substances, including basic chemical substances and fine chemicals. In doing so, we aim to help reduce CO2 emissions and control global warming. Through industry-academia collaborative research, we are seeking to realize our concept to establish an innovative technology based on renewable energy.