Top Ten Stories of ENAA in 2023
1. Mr. Yukito Ishiwa, Representative Director and President of Nippon Steel Engineering Co.,
Ltd.) was appointed as the new Chairman of ENAA
At the Board of Directors meeting held on June 29, 2023, Yukito Ishiwa,
Representative Director and President of Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd.,was elected as Chairman.
At a press conference after taking office, Chairman Ishiwa raised the following
three points as the main issues that ENAA will work on: The first was topromote cooperation and collaboration between companies and industries, thesecond was to function as a "hub" among member companies, Japanese
government, and academic institutions, and the third was to secure and develop
human resources essential to the engineering industry.

2. Members have been increasing, which improves ENAA’s financial situation
While other business organizations have been suffering from the decrease of members, ENAA has beensuccessful to increase members. (New supporting members: 22 companies, withdrawals: 15 companies in
2023)
Many new supporting members (company members) decided to join ENAA, because they recognized
ENAA’s good reputation through word of mouth from existing members.

New members belong to various

industries, which include engineering, information technology, industrial machinery manufacturing,consulting, energy supply, and trading.

Recently, foreign-affiliated companies also have been joining.

As cooperating members (which include independent administrative agencies, universities, local
governments, and other public organizations) we invited the Tokyo Institute of Technology Open Innovation
Organization and Scottish Development International in 2023.
We believe that the expansion of ENAA's activities willcontribute the increase of members.
Along with the increase of members, our financial situation
has been improving.

We have kept making an effort to

reduce fixed costs such as personnel costs, facility costs, andadministrative costs, while we’ve joined governmental
projects concerning GX and DX.

As a result, ENAA recorded

a surplus of 67.5 million yen in 2023.

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3. Various interviews are conducted
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, all
ENAA's committees, subcommittees, andseminars were moved online, and there
were concerns that ENAA's presence
among supporting members would
diminish. Additionally, it has recently
been discovered that many new members
want to let themselves know among othermembers, in order to establish new
business partnership.
To fulfil their wishes, we conduct
interviews with the top management of supporting members, especially new members, and send hardcopies along with the monthly executive director's letter, as well as post them on the ENAA website from2021 on.
(https://www.enaa.or.jp/interview_cat/membertop)
To date, we have conducted interviews with 32 companies, approximately one company per month.
The list includes companies located outside of Tokyo, small companies such as startups, and foreigncompanies that are not well known in Japan.

These interview articles are being used to introduce thecompany to business partners, in some cases they have been used for recruitment.

We are happy to findthat some companies got new business partners.
In order to deepen relations with local governments and embassies in Japan, we conduct similar interviews
with the heads of local governments. We conducted interviews with the Governor of Tochigi Prefecture(2021) and the Mayor of Kitakyushu (2022), and in 2023 we interviewed Ibaraki Prefecture Governor
Kazuhiko Oigawa.
（https://www.enaa.or.jp/interview_cat/public_organization）
For the same purpose, we conducted interviews with the staff of embassies in Japan. We conductedinterviews with the Minister-Counselor for Commercial Affairs of the British Embassy (2021), the US
Embassy (2022), and the Australian Embassy (2022), and in 2023, we interviewed Dr. Stephen Baker(Global Head of Inward Investment) of the Scottish Agency for International Development.
Additionally, in order to help people learn more about our association's activities, we have begun conducting
interviews as a new trial starting in 2023. Project introduction (CCS business: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha,2Ltd. Managing Executive Officer Satoshi Kanamori) and meritorious achievement award winning projects(individual awards for 3 people).
（https://www.enaa.or.jp/interview_cat/projectnews）（https://www.enaa.or.jp/interview_cat/person）

4. ENAA becomes a bridge between Japanese government and members
One of the important duties of ENAA is to convey requests and opinions to Japanese government.
Firstly, we arrange an opinion exchange meeting between supporting member companies and related
ministries and agencies.


Hiroshi Ono, Vice-Minister for Global Environment Affairs, with the staff of JGC Holdings
Corporation (February), and IHI Corporation (April)).

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Toshiyuki Hayashi, Deputy Director-General of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, andother executives from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, with the staff of
Chiyoda Corporation (March), IHI Corporation (April), Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd. (April),and Toyo Engineering Corporation (April)

The officials of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, who will soon accept overseas
assignment with the staff of our member companies (June)

Secondly, newly appointed Chairman Ishiwa met various high government officials and heads ofgovernment affiliated organizations to exchange views.


Mr. Ryuichi Yamashita, Director-General of Manufacturing Industries, and Mr. Shin Hosaka,
Director-General, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (The Ministry of Economy, Trade andIndustry the Ministry of Economy)



Mr. Toshiyuki Hayashi, Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (The Ministryof Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism)



Mr. Hiroyuki Namazu, Director-General of Economic Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs



Mr. Nobumitsu Hayashi, Governor of Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)



Mr. Tamotsu Saito, Chairman of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization

Mr. Yutaka Saito, Commissioner of Information-technology Promotion Agency Japan (IPA)

Mr. Norihiko Ishiguro, Chairman of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

Mr. Ichiro Takahara, Chairman and CEO of Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security(JOGMEC)

Mr. Atsuo Kuroda, Chairman and CEO of Nippon Export and Investment Insurance Co., Ltd. (NEXI)

Thirdly, ENAA keeps contacts with embassies and foreign governmental organizations in Japan. In
September we co-hosted a seminar with Scottish Development International (SDI), being a cooperating3

member of ENAA, on “Scotland's decarbonization and hydrogen strategy'', which attracted approximately
150 people. Some of the lecturers were from Scotland, and the event gave a strong impression of theinternationalization of ENAA's activities.
Fourthly, we have strong connections
with local governments. In
February, we held the seminar in
Kitakyushu' for the first time inthree years. We invited DirectorGeneral, Kyushu Bureau of Economy
Trade and Industry Mr. NAMURA
Kimihide and Representative
Director & President of LAC Co.,
Ltd. Mr. NISHIMOTO Itsurou as
lecturers.

5. Implementation of seminars, business matching and a Symposium
In today's rapidly changing world, it is extremely important to obtain the information necessary forbusiness. For this reason, ENAA held various seminars mainly online in 2023, following on from 2022. In
2023, the average number of registered participants was approximately 100 people, and the average
number of registered companies was over 40. Before the corona pandemic, the average number ofregistrants for face-to-face seminars held in our office was over 50 people and about 30 companies, thatmeans online lectures are easier to participate in. is also reflected in the numbers.
For the content of the seminar, themes of high interest to supporting member companies were selected.
Specifically, the themes are as follows.
1) Energy and environmental issues (Energy situation in the Middle East after the Ukraine crisis, Japan's
energy situation as seen from the Energy White Paper, etc.)
2) DX, AI (high-speed English writing method using AI translation, business use of ChatGPT and security
measures, etc.)
3) Open innovation such as industry-academia collaboration (open innovation by Tokyo Institute ofTechnology, life cycle engineering promoted by the University of Tokyo, etc.)
4) Economic security, risk management (international business facing division risks, Chinese antiespionage law, etc.)

45) Government policies related to infrastructure system exports (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism policies related to infrastructure system exports, 2023 Unfair Trade Report, etc.)
Continuing from 2022, the 2023
Engineering Symposium (October20th) was held in a "Hybrid" format,
that means face to face Symposium
held at Hitotsubashi Hall and also
streamed online, with a total of 279
participants. 174 people applied foronline participation. For this
symposium, all lecture materials were
distributed online for the first time,
instead of the traditional printed
distribution. In addition, in the foyerof Hitotsubashi Hall, we also held apanel exhibition of engineering projects that won the 2022 Engineering Achievement Award. Furthermore,
for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic, we were able to hold a regular social gathering that
included alcoholic beverages, and it was very well received by those who visited the symposium.
In a survey of symposium participants, on a three-point scale, 39% gave a rating of 3 (very good) and 58%
gave a rating of 2 (good). Additionally, we received positive comments from approximately 80% of theparticipants regarding the paperless presentation materials, and approximately 2/3 of the attendees saw
the panel display for the Engineering Achievement Award.
We have many new members joining us in 2023, and they are motivated primarily by interaction withexisting member companies. For this reason, in addition to regular lectures, we started holding lectures (Bto B community) aimed at business matching and held them 10 times in 2023. Since the communication
after the lecture is between the companies that gave the lecture and the companies that attended, ENAA isunable to grasp the extent of the results, but there are reports that "we were able to gain a new business
partner.'' In some cases, we have received this, and we believe that we are achieving a certain level ofresults.
Additionally, the "Members' Plaza" which introduces the various activities of ENAA members, has beensignificantly renovated and can now be accessed from the top page of the association's website.
（https://www.enaa.or.jp/member_square/）

6. Developing and acquiring talented employees that meets today's needs

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ENAA holds "Project Management (PM) Seminars" for employees as part of its human resource
development project that contributes to the sound development of the engineering industry. In addition toholding a 58-day "permanent course" every year, we hold "customized courses" from time to time to meetthe individual requirements of each company. As of the end of December, the number of participants in
2023 is 698 in total (379 in permanent courses, 319 in customized courses from 4 companies). We areplanning to hold a permanent course (15 days) and a customized course for one client, therefore, thenumber of participants in FY2023 is expected to exceed the actual number of participants in the previous
fiscal year (total of 748 participants, including 509 in permanent courses and 239 in customized courses).
Additionally, evaluation of the L2PM practical training courses for mid-career employees (30 courses intotal) was conducted in FY2022, and in FY2023, we renewed 12 courses reflecting the evaluation results.
Our policy is to strive for improvements constantly.
In addition to the "Project Management(PM) Seminar" we also implemented the"Next Generation Human Resource
Development Program" and "Diversity
Seminar" as human resource development
programs for working adults. In FY2023, a
training session with the theme of "Let's
think about new business using digitaltechnology" was held by lecturer Mr.
Satoshi Kurihara of Oracle Japan Holding,Inc. (13 participants from 9 companies), and lecturer Ms. Taeko Inoue of Better Communication Co., Ltd.
We held two training courses (with 11 participants from 8 companies) on the theme of "How to create avirtuous cycle of success - What is communication to build human relationships?" Under the fullcooperation of JFE Engineering Corporation, the Diversity Seminar featured a lecture by Ms. Mio Aoyagi
from Woomax Corporation and group work under the theme of "Supporting and Accompanying the Growthof Diverse Subordinates." (94 participants from 10 companies). Both courses have received highrecognitions from participants, and we plan to continue offering them with further improvements.
On the other hand, one of the important pillars of ENAA's activities is the "talent acquisition project" whichaims to attract a large number of talented people to the engineering industry. For this reason, the "Student
Career Support Seminar" to introduce the role and attractiveness of the engineering industry toundergraduate and graduate students was held twice in Tokyo, once each in Osaka and Fukuoka, and twice
online. Each event welcomed a total of 432 university and graduate students (203 face-to-face, 229 online)
along with around 20 exhibiting companies, and has been highly evaluated by exhibited companies as
having a positive effect on their recruitment activities.

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Furthermore, in 2023, we conducted activities to promote understanding of the engineering industry among
junior high school and high school students, as a first attempt. First, in June, we welcomed nine 9th gradersfrom Handa Junior High School in Handa City, Aichi Prefecture to the ENAA’s offices in Kamiyacho andimplemented a "program for junior high school students" with the cooperation of young employees ofMitsubishi Chemical Engineering Corporation, Chiyoda Corporation and JGC Corporation.

Additionally,in October, we held a two-day "high school student program" as a special class for Hozen High School, aprivate school in Tokyo (41 freshmen in a special preparatory class), on the social contribution of theengineering industry to environmental issues. On the first day, a discussion on garbage disposal problem
was held with the assistance of employees from JGC Holdings Corporation, JFE Engineering Corporation,
and Toyo Engineering Corporation. On the following day, we toured the garbage disposal facility at the
Saitama City Sakura Environmental Center, designed and constructed by Nippon Steel Engineering Co.,Ltd.
The teacher in charge at Hozen High School expressed his gratitude for ENAA's arrangement, and many
participated students commented that they were able to gain useful information for understanding theindustry and choosing a career path. Both the "junior high school student program" and the "high school
student program" were the first attempts of our association and based on the lessons learnt through these
implementations, we will design programs that will appeal more to younger generations.

7. Research and development of wide range of next generation technologies, from “liquefied
CO2 shipping” to “Next Generation Smart Factories”
Technical Development Department of ENAA has been conducting research and development anddemonstration projects in line with the demands of the times.
First, the "Research, Development and Demonstration of CCUS Technology / Large-scale CCUS
demonstration testing at Tomakomai / Demonstration Test on CO2 transportation / Research, Development
and Demonstration test of CO2 transportation ship *" which is contracted by the New Energy andIndustrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) is the third year of project.
Building of the liquefied CO2 transportation ship has been on schedule, with a launching ceremony washeld in March 2023 and a ceremony for the completion and christening was held in November 2023 (theship's name is "Excool").
In the next step, we will move on to a full-scale operational verification test.
*(Towards the commercialization of CCUS Technology around 2030, we will conduct research anddevelopment of transportation technology that will lead to long-distance, mass transportation and low costof 10,000 tons of CO2 from supply points to usage and storage points in 2026. And we will aim to establish
liquefied CO2 shipping technology through demonstration testing and related research.)
In addition, regarding the “Development of supercritical geothermal resource exploration technology using
optical fiber DAS (Distributed Acoustic Sensor)”, which is also in the third year of the project.

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Demonstration test was conducted at Kyushu Electric Power's Hatchobaru Power Plant (Kokonoe Town,
Oita Prefecture) in October 2023. We are currently analyzing its test results.
Furthermore, the Technical Development Department have established the "Next Generation Smart
Factory Engineering Study Group (commonly known as the Smart Factory Study Group, SFSG)" since
2018. The SFSG advocates introduction of MES (Manufacturing Execution System) framework in order todigitally connect the factory floor control and the factory management operation.
Conventionally, the Project Management (PM) methodology is mainly applied to the construction of fixed
infrastructure. However, the PM methodology can also be applied to the renovation and digitalization of thefactory management operation, which are urgently needed among domestic manufacturing industries.
In 2023, the SFSG transitioned from the fixed subcommittee system into the project team system in orderto adapt to the changing research needs.
Currently five project teams are active including the public relations (PR) team and the technicalsymposium (TS) team. The PR team issues quarterly newsletter in order to release the SFSG deliverables
to the public. The TS team held a special symposium titled "The Road to Smart Manufacturing – Digital,
Robot, and Supply Chain" in September 2023 with many participants.

8. Implementation of projects that support the future of Japan as a maritime nation
Japan is a maritime nation, ranking 62nd in the world in land area (approximately 380,000 km2), but ranks
6th in the world in terms of exclusive economic zone (approximately 4.47 million km2). Therefore, it is no
exaggeration to say that the future of Japan's economy hinged on the success or failure of maritime-related
businesses.
Based on this recognition, ENAA has long carried out ocean-related surveys, research and development, anddemonstration projects that are considered essential.
However, in view of the recent situation, the Ocean Development Office has been conducting "humanresource development related to offshore wind power generation facilities" and we are actively engaged in
activities with a focus on "raising awareness ofmarine business among local businesses andstudents".
Regardingoffshore

wind

power

generation

facilities, activities in FY2023 focused on "humanresources development." First, continuing from lastyear, we held an "Ocean Development Seminar"
with instructors who have been involved in thedesign, construction, operation, and maintenance8

of offshore structures, including wind power generation facilities, in an effort to "pass on technology". In
addition, in 2022, ENAA proposed a syllabus for the "Engineer Training Curriculum" for undergraduate andgraduate student education, and in 2023, for the "Offshore Wind Power EPC Project Management Course".
Furthermore, since it is said that there will be a shortage of around 10,000 engineers who will actually carryout the construction and operation management of offshore wind power generation facilities in the future,
we have held training sessions on guidelines for staff training and receiving a large number of participants
since FY2021. In addition, ENAA's Ocean Development Office Director Mr. Kawamura is serving as anadvisor in selecting lecture themes and preparing materials for the "Online Recurrent Seminar on Ocean
Development" for young engineers, hosted by the "Nippon Foundation Ocean Innovation Consortium".
Regarding the promotion of underwater robotics, we are participating in the Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle(AUV) Public-Private Platform sponsored by the Cabinet Office Ocean Policy Promotion Secretariat.
From the perspective of preventing global warming, we are also conducting research into whether flare gas
emitted from offshore facilities (platforms, etc.) that produce natural gas and crude oil from the seabed canbe effectively used as a resource instead of just being burned.

9. Promoting New Underground Spaces and Decarbonization Studies
The Geo-Space Engineering Center (GEC)
is working on “Research on Multipurpose
Underground Infrastructure Models'' as a
subsidy project of the Japan Keirin Autorace Foundation (JKA). Specifically, byadding functions for storage andemergency evacuation to undergroundspace, it can be used as a more robust
shelter than above ground. By adding
functions for people flow and logistics, it
can be used as an alternative to the use ofovercrowded above ground.
Regarding geothermal power generation, we are working to promote exchanges among engineers involvedin geothermal power generation, and to prepare public reports on the results of closed-loop geothermal
power generation conducted up to last year and present them at academic conferences.
In addition, ENAA has been commissioned by the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security(JOGMEC), an independent administrative agency, to carry out the following projects for a two-year period
starting in fiscal 2023. "Study work on countermeasures for modification and technical issues necessary for9storing decarbonized fuel (methylcyclohexane) in existing above-ground tanks at the national petroleum
stockpiling base".
We were commissioned by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to prepare
inspection guidelines for concrete floats of offshore wind turbines.

10. From security technology development to dealing with abandoned oil wells
For many years since 1991, our association's “Safety and Environment Center for Petroleum Development(SEC)” has been promoting research on 'security assurance and environmental conservation' related toenergy and resource development. However, as the world moves toward "decarbonization," it feels awkward
to use the fossil fuel "petroleum" in its name, and the center's actual activities are not limited to "petroleum
exploration," so in July 2023, we changed the name as follows: "Safety and Environment Center for Energy
and Natural Resources Development (SEC)"
In 2023, while the establishment of a CCS business law is being considered, the SEC is conducting an
investigation into security technology related to CCS. Furthermore, commissioned by the Agency for
Natural Resources and Energy of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, we are conducting research
aimed at creating draft technical standards for CO2 pipelines, including research on overseas technicalguidelines regarding CO2 pipelines.
Furthermore, regarding the abandoned oil leaking well closure project in Niigata City, which has been
underway since FY 2022, construction of access roads and yards was completed in October, and wellinvestigation began in November. In 2024, the projectcompletion of well abandonment.

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is to move forward with an investigation into a