Energy Technology Roadmaps of Japan

Part I. Introduction to Future Energy Systems Based on Feasible Technologies Beyond 2030

1. Future Energy System and Executive Summaries of the Parts
Yukitaka Kato, Michihisa Koyama

2. Roadmap of Energy Technologies for Envisioning Future Energy Systems
Michihisa Koyama, Takuya Hasegawa, Yuya Kajikawa

Part II. Multiple Aspects of Energy Systems in Japan: Present and Future Perspectives

3. Present Status of Japan’s Energy
Yasunori Kikuchi, Seiichiro Kimura, Michihisa Koyama

4. Sustainable Production and Stable Transportation of Energy Resources: Measures Toward 2050
Naohito Okumura

5. Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident and Thereafter
Tadashi Narabayashi

6. Energy Policy and Perspectives
Yuya Kajikawa

Part III. Advanced Use of Secondary Energy Media

7. Large-Scale Electrical Energy Storage Systems
Shohji Tsushima

8. Heat Storage, Transportation, and Transfer
Yukitaka Kato, Hiroshi Suzuki, Naoki Shikazono

9. Hydrogen Production
Hiroshige Matsumoto, Seiichiro Kimura, Kenshi Itaoka, Gen Inoue

10. Concept of Energy Carrier, Candidate Materials, and Reactions
Koichi Eguchi

Part IV. Energy Supply Infrastructure

11. Electricity Grid Infrastructure
Hiroshi Asano

12. Gas Supply Infrastructure
Yasuhiko Urabe, Toshio Kawamura, Takashi Sakanoue, Osamu Uno, Yoshio Matsuzaki

13. Infrastructure for Next-Generation Vehicles
Seiichiro Kimura, Hiroshige Matsumoto

Part V. Electric Power Generation and Its Backend Technology

14. Thermal Power Generation
Takao Nakagaki

15. Nuclear Power Generation
Hiroshi Sekimoto

16. Nuclear Waste and Power Generation
Norihiko Handa

17. Hydropower Generation
Morihito Inagaki

18. Geothermal Power Generation
Keigo Matsuda

19. Wind Power Generation
Yosuke Nakanishi, Tetsuo Saito, Ryuichi Yokoyama

20. Photovoltaic Power Generation
Masakazu Sugiyama

21. CO2 Capture, Transportation, and Storage Technology
Ikuo Taniguchi, Kenshi Itaoka

22. Topic: Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES)
Yoshiharu Toida

23. Topic: Distributed Cooperative Heat Supply System as a Measure Against Fluctuating Renewable Electricity Output
Kengo Suzuki

Part VI. Primary and Secondary Sectors of Industry

24. Chemical Industry
Tohru Setoyama

25. Area-Wide Energy Saving in Heavy Chemical Complexes Using Area-Wide Pinch Technology
Kazuo Matsuda

26. Forestry and Wood Industry
Kazutake Oosawa, Yuichiro Kanematsu, Yasunori Kikuchi

27. Agriculture
Yuichiro Kanematsu, Kazutake Oosawa, Yasunori Kikuchi

28. Waste-Derived Energy
Ryo Moriyama

29. Topic: CO2 Breakthrough Program by COURSE50 in Japanese Steel Industry Sector
Yutaka Ujisawa, Shigeaki Tonomura, Natsuo Ishiwata, Yuki Nabeshima, Koji Saito

30. Topic: Hybrid Steel Works
Tsuguhiko Nakagawa

31. Topic: Utilization of Heat and Energy by Small- to Medium-Sized Manufacturers: Case of the Molding Industry
Keiko Fujioka

32. Topic: Regional Utilization of Unused Agricultural Waste
Yutaka Morikawa, Masako Ito

33. Topic: Energy Recovery from Mushroom Culture Waste and the Use of Its Ash as Fertilizer
HeeJoon Kim, Tadaaki Shimizu, Itaru Kourakata, Yoshihiko Takahashi

34. Topic: Organic Hydride for Hydrogen Energy Carrier
Yasukazu Saito, Yoshimi Okada

35. Topic: Liquid Biofuel Production
Naomi Shibasaki-Kitakawa

Part VII. Commercial and Residential Energy Utilization

36. Commercial and Residential Buildings
Takao Sawachi

37. Smart Community
Takao Shinji

38. Fuel Cell Combined Heat and Power Systems in Residential Sector
Junichiro Otomo

39. Nanoelectronics with Low Power Consumption
Takashi Kimura

40. Topic: Thermally Driven Heat Pumps
Mitsuhiro Kubota

41. Topic: Materials for Thermochemical Energy Storage
Junichi Ryu

Part VIII. Transportation

42. Automotive Internal Combustion Engines
Hiroshi Kawanabe

43. Secondary Batteries and Fuel Cell Systems for Next-Generation Vehicles
Gen Inoue

44. Power Electronics for Vehicles and Energy Systems
Takaji Umeno

45. Effective Thermal Energy Utilization for Automobiles
Hironao Ogura

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