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Decarbonization Unit
Goals for 2030:
To propose innovativetechnologies and a social
vision for discontinuous
innovation to achieve carbon
neutrality

Group for the Reduction ofEnergy Consumption
Through Hydrogen
Goals for 2030:
Play a leading role inachieving a hydrogen-basedsociety

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Fifth Medium-Term Objectives for the 2028–2033 Period

Goals and Vision
In order to achieve Japan’s goal of complete carbon neutrality by 2050, it is necessary to foster entirely new, innovative technologies that will enable thedecarbonization of society as a whole, rather than simply extending or optimizing conventional research and technologies, and to present a vision of theideal future society and social design. At the core of the Decarbonization Unit is the Platform of Inter/Transdisciplinary Energy Research, uniting elemental
research groups such as materials and devices research, systems research, and urban habitat research, with a view to social implementation of
decarbonization. Kyushu University will work with the Fukuoka and Kyushu regions on carbon-neutrality initiatives as a Green Innovation Hub. We not only
contribute to the creation innovative technologies, but also to recommendations on regional growth strategies, the construction of a social model for
decarbonization, and the development of highly skilled professionals who will drive innovation.

Unit meetings held as necessary for goal sharing, strengthening cooperation, sharing issues, progress reports, etc.

Strengthen professional development
across age groups, including among
doctoral students, to facilitate thecontinued development of each facility
and its activities

Further increase research projectacquisitions to strengthen
advanced research capabilities.

Strengthen the network of 1,000
alumni to make the university atruly global research hub in thehydrogen field.

Develop strategies for building a hydrogenbased society and have them adopted bynational councils and other bodies.

Strengthen multidisciplinary collaboration
within the university to accelerate the
Kyushu University Hydrogen Project andthe “Hydrogen Campus” concept.

Play a leading role in Japan’shydrogen implementation plan for
2030

Contribute to advanced research in the field ofhydrogen materials by conducting large-scale
funded research.

Acquire new large-scale funded research
projects and contribute to theconstruction of key hydrogen
infrastructure for the future.

Contribute to advanced researchand international standardization in
the field of hydrogen materials by
increasing both funded and joint
collaborative research.

Increase funded and joint collaborative
research to enhance research anddevelopment capabilities and intellectual
property assets.

Create an externalized research anddevelopment corporation throughindustry-academia joint ventures

Build an ecosystem for innovation
both in and outside the center.

Continue to offer examinations for selfrecommended candidates among students
without engineering backgrounds to enhancethe diversity of majors.

Further encourage students to enter
doctoral programs by utilizing fellowships,
among other measures, and collaboratingwith related departments.

Strengthen industry-academiagovernment networks to expand
opportunities to use expertise
acquired in the field to contribute tosociety.

Accelerate basic research in fields such as
electrochemical energy conversion throughinternational collaboration

Boost international joint collaborative
research to accelerate basic hydrogen
research that contributes to carbon
neutrality.

Contribute to international
collaboration in the hydrogen field asa hub for the international mobility
among talented researchers, where
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CO2 Capture andConversion
Goals for 2030:
Research, development, andsocial implementation of
CO2 capture, utilization, andconversion systems

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Establish efficient CO2 capture and conversion technologies
Develop CO2 capture and conversion systems
Research and development on the socioeconomic evaluation of CO2 capture andconversion
Produce a social design that incorporates CO2 capture and conversion systems
Develop CO2 separation membranes that facilitate direct air capture (DAC)
Develop systems for direct CO2 capture from the atmosphere using separation
membranes
Develop systems that integrate atmospheric CO2 capture and utilization using
separation membranes
Develop electrocatalysts for the highly selective conversion of CO2 to valuable
compounds
Develop electrocatalysts for the highly selective conversion of CO2 to valuable compounds
Fabricate a reactor for the efficient production of valuable compounds from CO2
Develop and demonstrate equipment capable of recovering and utilizing the CO2 in exhaust gas from the combustion of LNG and LPG
Develop and demonstrate equipment for the capture and utilization of CO2 fromexhaust gases produced in thermal treatment equipment and crewed space
exploration vessels
Develop and demonstrate equipment capable of capturing and utilizing
atmospheric CO2Fabricate equipment for the capture and storage of CO2 from the exhaust gas produced in heating greenhouse horticulture andagriculture facilities and develop systems for greenhouse horticulture and agriculture
Develop a system to capture, reuse, and control the emission of CO2 retained in the upper parts of horticultural facilities
Achieve on-site underground biomethanation of geosequestered CO2 using methanogens
Achieve energy-saving CO2 capture processes using new amine absorbents
Develop oxygen dioxide-tolerant electrolytes through DX
Develop active electrodes and catalysts through DX
Develop fully solid-state devices for CO2 resource conversion and the manufacture of high-value-added raw materials through DX
Conduct economic evaluation of fully solid-state devices for CO2 resource conversion and the manufacture of high-value-added raw
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Group for New Urban
ModelsGoals for 2030:
Propose an energyindependent, recyclingoriented, sustainable citymodel utilizing urban andbuilt environment
technologies

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Fifth Medium-Term Objectives for the 2028–2033 Period

Internationally deploy BDE and built environment simulation tools, and design and construct ZEBs

● Group Initiatives

Internationally deploy BeCAT, a design center based on urban and built environment technology● Project Initiatives

Develop optimal control and nudge systems for built environments and energy using IoT/AI for the era of Society 5.0
Develop an urban energy supply and demand simulator and formulate a future energy plan for Fukuoka
Plan infrastructure facilities and regional designs for future cities (targeting specific regions) to achieve a
decarbonized society

Develop built environment simulation tools andBDE (Building Data Exchange) network tools

Implement trials and international deployment of
BDE and built environment simulation tools (for use
in educational research and BeCAT)

Implement BDE and built
environment simulation tools insociety through industryacademia collaboration
Design and construct Zero
Energy Buildings using BDE andbuilt environment simulation

Develop and implement the BeCAT Program to integrate urban and built environment technology with design
Conceptualize environmental master plans and prototype designs suitable for the Asia-Oceania region and communicate them internationally
Engage in practical design and social implementation based on urban and built environment technologies (in cooperation with local governments andcompanies)
Form a center for urban and built environment design (social
implementation of university resources)
Develop an IoT data collection system using BEMS
and sensing technology
Create AI-based quantitative evaluation methods forthe built environment and energy

Develop methods for forecasting the supply anddemand of time-varying urban and building energy

Conceptualize an energyindependent, recyclingoriented, future city modelutilizing DER and Smart Grid

Build IoT/AI systems for the collection of occupantenvironment data and building environment analysis

Develop an urban energy supply and demand
simulator that couples GIS with buildings and facilities

Develop optimal control andnudge systems for built
environments and energy using
IoT/AI
Create a platform to assess theimpact of the introduction ofelemental energy technologies
Develop a future urban energy
plan to achieve carbon neutrality
for Fukuoka City

Design future cities (for specific regions) to achieve acarbon-neutral society
Develop energy infrastructure plans and ZEB
specification standards appropriate for targeted
regions
Plan and develop energy supply and demand plans for targeted regions based on energy conservation, creation,
storage, and distribution technologies

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Group for Remapping a
Sustainable Energy
FutureGoals for 2030:
Remap a Sustainable
Energy Future

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Research and development of offshore wind power generation● Group Initiatives

Research and development of a sustainability value assessment model for energy technologies● Project Initiatives

Conduct R&D on the socioeconomic evaluation of energy conversion
Research and development of geothermal power generation
Research and development of new possibilities for nuclear energy
Conduct research into wind energy science integrating atmospheric physics, ocean physics, and fluid dynamics
Conduct research, development, and social implementation based on integrativeknowledge to promote the widespread establishment of large-scale offshore wind
farms
Develop an ESG assessment framework that accounts forthe life cycle of energy technologies
Develop a model for evaluating the impact ofenergy technology on natural, artificial, andhuman capital using the Inclusive Wealth Index
Evaluate domestic and international energy
technologies, including new technologies such as
direct air capture (DAC) for social implementation
Clarify the impact of energy conversion on society and economic and environmental indicators
Conduct Techno-economic evaluation (TEA) of future energy systems
Elucidate the nexus of technology, people, and systems associated with energy conversion
Develop investigative and evaluative technologies for supercritical geothermal systems
Enhance the sustainability of conventional geothermal power generation
Increase the social acceptability of geothermal power to increase generation capacity
Develop characterization technology for advanced nuclear reactors (high-temperature gas-cooled reactors)
Research the environmental impact of advanced nuclear reactors
Explore new applications for advanced nuclear reactors

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Photochemical
Technology Innovation
Group
Goals for 2030:
Create photochemical
technologies that will
revolutionize the world

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Develop and elucidate the mechanism of CO2 photoreduction catalysts that function harmoniously● Group Initiatives

Pursue functional chemistry of the triplet state● Project Initiatives

Develop CO2 sensing and conversion technologies
Develop energy-saving light sources utilizing organic optical materials
Create organic devices that can be manufactured at a low cost
Facilitate the tracing of the
one-electron reduction
process for artificial
photosynthetic photocatalysts
Develop spectroscopic techniques to observe the downstream effects of multi-electron transfer photoreactions
Research highly efficient catalysts based on information on intermediates in the reaction process
Harness unused sunlight through up-conversion
Integrate up-conversion and artificial photosynthesis
Replace thermal processes with optical ones through up-conversion
Establish venture businesses to achieve social implementation of up-conversion
Develop a fluorescent sensor
to detect the concentration of
CO2 by utilizing photoinduced electron transfer
Develop a hydrogel thatfacilitates fluorescent detectionof CO2 adsorption/desorption
behavior
Develop a biomimetic
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Technology InnovationGroup

Develop an ultra-low power
light source using chargetransfer excitation states
Develop a molecular heatpump driven by low-energy
light
Develop a heat recovery system using solar and ultra-low power light sources
Develop a suite ofmaterials for the
production of fieldemission devices using
inkjet printers
Develop high-efficiency field emission devices using radicals
Develop new chemical processes catalyzed by electric fields

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Group for Promoting
Regional Collaboration
Goals for 2030:
Implement five energysaving technologies incollaboration with local
governments

2028

2029

Conduct proof-of-concept trials of energy, information,and food ecosystems in Itoshima Science Village
Promote collaboration with industries in the Kyushu region aimed at implementing university technologies

Promote the use of DC microgrids andevaluate their utilization

Construct and apply a sustainability value
assessment model for energy
technologies and apply it to technologicaldevelopment
Evaluate the sustainability value
assessment model through its application in
Nogata City and Itoshima City
Promote collaboration with the Kyushu semiconductor industry to expand theuse of DC microgrids
Conduct regional implementation of technologies developed by other groups
Integrate the efforts of each of the five groups and implement them throughout the region

2040

Fifth Medium-Term Objectives for the 2028–2033 Period

Build and strengthen partnerships with local governments in the use of local energy

Demonstrate the usefulness of DC microgrids using renewable energy

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Goal

Group Name

Project Manager
Affiliation

Position

Name

Action Item 1

Action Item 2

Action Item 3

Action Item 5

Action Item 4

Unit Name:

Decarbonization

Unit Leader Name:

Yoshio Hisaeda

Group Leader Name:

Kazunari Sasaki

Collaborations (e.g., Other groups, otherunits, DDIn2)

Project URL

Group-wide:
Strengthen professional
development across age groups,
including among doctoral
students, to facilitate thecontinued development of eachfacility and its activities

Goal for 2030: Play a leading role inachieving a hydrogen-based society

Research into Hydrogen Energy
through Industry,
Academia, Government and Local
Community Cooperation:

Reducing energy
consumption withhydrogen

Goal for 2030: Develop acomprehensive range of hydrogenresistant structural and elemental
materials.

International Hydrogen
Director
Energy Research Center

Kazunari
SasakiResearch Center for
Hydrogen Industrial Use
Directorand Storage(Hydrogenius)

Next-Generation Fuel
Cell Research Center
Goal for 2030: Become an innovation (NEXT-FC)

Joichi
Sugimura

Director

Kazunari
Sasaki

Department of Hydrogen
Energy Systems,
Head ofShigeru
Graduate School of
Department Hamada
Engineering

International Institute for
DeputyCarbon-Neutral Energy
Director
Research (I²CNER)(Initiative Period: 2025–2027)

Contribute to advanced researchand international standardizationin the field of hydrogen materials－
by increasing both funded andjoint collaborative research.

－

Collaborate with other groups to build thehttps://hydrogenius.kyushuinfrastructure for a hydrogen-basedu.ac.jp/en/society.

－Work closely with the Open Innovation
Platform (OIP) to establish the functionsof a research and development company http://fc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ (Japanese)in the hydrogen field and play a leading
part in industry-academia co-creation.

－

Collaborate with related departments todrive interdisciplinary education andprofessional development within the
Decarbonization Unit.

https://www.eng.kyushu-u.ac.jp/e/－Play a leading part in international
interdisciplinary collaboration within the
Decarbonization Unit.

https://i2cner.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/(Initiative Period: 2028–2030)

Increase funded and joint
Create an externalized researchcollaborative research to enhanceand development corporation
research and development
through industry-academia joint
capabilities and intellectual
ventures.
property assets.

Build an ecosystem for innovation－
both in and outside the center.

Continue to offer examinations
Further encourage students tofor self-recommended candidates enter doctoral programs byamong students without
utilizing fellowships andengineering backgrounds tocollaborating with related
enhance the diversity of majors. departments.

Strengthen industry-academiagovernment networks to expand
opportunities to use expertise－
acquired in the field to contributeto society.

(Initiative Period: 2022–2024)

Carbon Energy Research

Goal for 2030: Encourageinternational academic collaborationin the field of hydrogen technology.

－

Drive collaboration with government
agencies (Cabinet Office; Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science andhttps://h2.kyushuTechnology; Ministry of Economy, Tradeu.ac.jp/english/index.html
and Industry; Ministry of the Environment;
NEDO; and JST) and the region (Kyushu;
Fukuoka Prefecture; Fukuoka City).

(Initiative Period: 2025–2027)

Acquire new large-scale funded
Contribute to advanced researchresearch projects and contributein the field of hydrogen materials
to the construction of key
by conducting large-scale fundedhydrogen infrastructure for the
research.
future.
(Initiative Period: 2022–2024)

hub for industry-academia co-creationin the hydrogen fuel cell field.

Goal for 2030: Produce a total of
1,000 master’s and doctoral degree
holders in fields related to hydrogenenergy systems. (Ongoing since
2010)

－

(Initiative Period: 2028–2030)

Strengthen multidisciplinary
Develop strategies for building acollaboration within the university Play a leading role in Japan’shydrogen-based society and haveto accelerate the Kyushu
hydrogen implementation plan for－them adopted by national
University Hydrogen Project and 2030.
councils and other bodies.
the “Hydrogen Campus” concept. (Initiative Period: 2028–2030)(Initiative Period: 2022–2024)

Joint Industry-Academia Research
into Next-Generation Fuel Cells:

Hydrogen Energy Systems
Education:(Initiative Period: 2025–2027)－

Present the comprehensive efforts madePamphlet: Kyushu University Center-ofsince the university’s relocation to ItoCampus as a leading model for the
Excellence for Hydrogen Energy
creation of a future society under the
https://h2.kyushuPlatform of Inter/Transdisciplinary Energy u.ac.jp/english/index.html
Research.

(Initiative Period: 2022–2024)

Goal for 2030: Continue to lead theway in promoting and educating the
public about hydrogen energy.

Research into Hydrogen Industrial
Use and Storage:

Strengthen the network of 1,000
Further increase research project
alumni to make the university aacquisitions to strengthen
truly global research hub in theadvanced research capabilities.
hydrogen field.

(Initiative Period: 2022–2024)

Accelerate basic research infields such as electrochemical
Hiroshigeenergy conversion throughMatsumotointernational collaboration.
(Initiative Period: 2022–2024)(Initiative Period: 2028–2030)(Initiative Period: 2025–2027)(Initiative Period: 2025–2027)

Boost international joint
collaborative research toaccelerate basic hydrogen
research that contributes tocarbon neutrality.
(Initiative Period: 2025–2027)(Initiative Period: 2028–2030)

Contribute to international
collaboration in the hydrogen field
as a hub for global exchange－
among talented researchers,
where English is the lingua franca(Initiative Period: 2028–2030)

Decarbonization

Hydrogen Energy:

From Research and Education to Industry-Academia Collaboration, Demonstrations, and an Innovation Hub

Promoting comprehensive efforts from advanced research and education to industry-academia
collaboration, demonstration, and social implementation
Research and Education

Industry-Academia Collaboration• Achieving a Future Society with Integrative• Hydrogen Energy

Knowledge (led by the President)

Research

Demonstration
Hydrogen Stations
Ito Campus• Industry-Academia Research Collaboration on• Hydrogen Materials

Next-Generation Fuel Cells (A World First)

Research

Next-Generation Fuel Cell Research Center (NEXT-FC)

Research Center for Hydrogen
Industrial Use and Storage(Hydrogenius)

I2CNER

NEXT-FC• Comprehensive Basic Research in the Field

Strengthening Collaboration Inside andOutside the University

Creating an Innovation
Hub for Decarbonization

Platform of Inter/Transdisciplinary Energy Research (Q-PIT)
Q-Energy Innovator Fellowship

International Research Centerfor Hydrogen Energy

Implementation and
Future Prospects

Fuel Cell Power
Generation
Ito Campusof Decarbonization

International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research(I²CNER）• Education Through Hydrogen-Specific
Majors (A World-First)

Major in Hydrogen Energy Systems

Produce 1,000
doctoral andmaster's degree
holders between
2010 and 2030

• Research Collaboration on Hydrogen
Materials

HydroMate Committee (AIST-Kyushu University-Fukuoka
University-Fukuoka Prefecture Collaborative Committee for
Hydrogen Studies)• Support for Industrialization of Hydrogen
Products (Fukuoka Prefecture)

Hydrogen Energy Test and Research Center (HyTRec)

Demonstration
Facility for Future
Energies
Ito Campus

Hydrogen Town
Itoshima City

Socially Implement Renewable Energy
and Energy Storage Systems(Utilizing fuel cells and water electrolysis)

Propose Low-Carbon and
Decarbonized Models for Society(Utilizing hydrogen, wind, geothermal, andother resources)

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Unit Name: Decarbonization
Unit Leader Name: Yoshio Hisaeda
Group Leader Name: Shigenori Fujikawa

Group Name

Goal

Project Manager
Affiliation

Position

NameGroup-wide:
Goal for 2030: Research, development,
and social implementation of CO2
capture, utilization, and conversion
systems
Research and Development of CO2
Capture and Conversion from theAtmosphere Using Membranes:
Goals for 2030:
Develop an atmospheric CO2 capturesystem using membrane separation
Research and Development of CO2
Conversion Using Recovered CO2 andRenewable Resources:
Goals for 2030:
Synthesize valuable compounds fromrenewable resources and CO2

International Institute for
Carbon-Neutral Energy Professor
Research (I²CNER)

Institute for Materials
Chemistry andEngineering

Professor

Miho
YamauchiFaculty of Engineering

Professor

Goals for 2030:
Demonstrate low-cost CO2 capture andutilization technologies

Faculty of Agriculture

Associate
Professor

Daisuke
Yasutake

Research and Development of the
Biomethanation of Captured CO2
Solutions and Geosequestered CO2:
Faculty of Engineering

Professor

Yuichi Sugai

Goals for 2030:
Achieve underground biomethanation
Research and Development of CO2
Resource Conversion and the
Manufacture of High-Value-Added Raw
Materials Through Renewable Energy
and DX:
Goals for 2030:
Develop fully solid-state devices for CO2
resource conversion and the
manufacture of high-value-added raw
materials

Platform ofInter/Transdisciplinary
Energy Research

Professor

Action Item 3

Yoshihiro
Yamazaki

Action Item 4

Research and development on theDevelop CO2 capture and conversion
socioeconomic evaluation of CO2
systems
capture and conversion

Produce a social design thatincorporates CO2 capture andconversion systems(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)(Initiative Period: 2025–2030)(Initiative Period: 2025–2030)(Initiative Period: 2025–2030)

Develop CO2 separation membranes
that facilitate direct air capture (DAC)

Develop systems for direct CO2
capture from the atmosphere using
separation membranes

Develop systems that integrate
atmospheric CO2 capture andutilization using separation
membranes

Produce a social design thatincorporates CO2 capture andconversion systems(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)(Initiative Period: 2025–2030)(Initiative Period: 2025–2030)(Initiative Period: 2025–2030)

Develop electrocatalysts for the highly Fabricate a reactor for the efficient
selective conversion of CO2 to
production of valuable compounds
from CO2
valuable compounds

Action Item 5

Collaborations (e.g., Other2groups, other units, DDIn )Project URL――

https://k-nets.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/
https://i2cner.kyushuu.ac.jp/~fujikawa/en/
https://mozes.jp/en/――

https://yamauchi-lab.com/――

https://sites.google.com/view/hoshi
nolab-kyushu

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―

Conduct economic evaluation of fullysolid-state devices for CO2 resource
conversion and the manufacture ofhigh-value-added raw materials anddesign a society that incorporates
these devices(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)―(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)

Develop and demonstrate equipment
Develop and demonstrate equipment
for the capture and utilization of CO2 Develop and demonstrate equipment
capable of recovering and utilizing thecapable of capturing and utilizing
from exhaust gases produced in
CO2 in exhaust gas from theatmospheric CO2
thermal treatment equipment andYu Hoshino combustion of LNG and LPG
crewed space exploration vessels

Research and Development of the
Capture and Utilization of CO2 in
Greenhouse Horticulture and Agriculture:
Goals for 2030:
Launch trials of CO2 capture andutilization systems and begin social
implementation in greenhousehorticulture and agriculture

Action Item 2

Establish efficient CO2 capture andconversion technologies(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)

Research and Development of the
Capture and Utilization of CO2 from
Various Emissions Sources:

CO2 Capture andConversion

Shigenori
Fujikawa

Action Item 1(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)(Initiative Period: 2025–2030)

Fabricate equipment for the captureand storage of CO2 from the exhaustgas produced in heating greenhousehorticulture and agriculture facilities
and develop systems for greenhousehorticulture and agriculture

Develop a system to capture, reuse,and control the emission of CO2
retained in the upper parts ofhorticultural facilities(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)

Achieve on-site undergroundbiomethanation of geosequesteredCO2 using methanogens

Achieve energy-saving CO2 capture
processes using new amine
absorbents(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)(Initiative Period: 2025–2030)

Develop oxygen dioxide-tolerant
electrolytes through DX

Develop active electrodes andcatalysts through DX

Develop fully solid-state devices forCO2 resource conversion and the
manufacture of high-value-added raw
materials through DX(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)―
https://q-pit.kyushuu.ac.jp/yamazaki_en/index.html

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Using CO2 Capture and Conversion to Build a Carbon-Recycling Society
Driving Cutting-Edge R&D and Social Implementation Through Interdisciplinary Industry-Academia Collaboration
Research
CO2-Related Research
Research Center for Negative Emissions
Technologies

An organization specializing in research on CO2 recycling
starting with the capture of CO2 from the atmosphere

Moonshot Research and Development Program,Cabinet Office

A large-scale national research program that aims to create
disruptive innovations originating from Japan, promoting ambitious
R&D (moonshots) that extend beyond conventional technologies
Research and development
focused on CO2-recycling systems
for a "beyond zero" societyInterdisciplinary Industry-Academia Collaboration

Social Implementation

Designing Future Products Based on
Research Technologies

A New Future of Recycling Carbon
Resources

Design and brandfuture products
and systems,
based on researchtechnologies, incollaboration with
the School of
DesignSystem of Cooperation Among Companies
for Social Implementation

Atmosphere

CO2 Separation
Membrane

CO2 Converter
DeviceReusable Carbon
Material

Build a system for industry-academia collaboration
through coordination with general trading companies

JST Strategic Basic Research Programs

Programs for the creation of innovative technological seeds
that will lead to scientific and technological innovations totransform society and the economy and overcome the criticalchallenges facing Japan“Creating innovative proton-conducting

inorganic compounds by combining
experimental and computational science”

Carbon-Recycling
Society
Consortium ofVenture Businesses

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Unit Name: Decarbonization Unit
Unit Leader Name: Yoshio Hisaeda
Group Leader Name: Akihito Ozaki

Group Name

Goal

Project Manager
Affiliation

Position

NameGroup-wide:

Goal for 2030: Propose an energyindependent, recycling-oriented,
sustainable city model utilizing urban
and built environment technologies

Design and Construct Zero Energy
Buildings by Simulating the Built
Environment Using Building Data
Exchange Technology:

Goal for 2030: Develop methods for
estimating and designing built
Faculty of Humanenvironments and energy
Environment Studies
performance

Professor

AkihitoOzaki

Develop and Implement the BeCAT
Program to Integrate Urban and Built
Environment Technology with
Design:Goal for 2030: Develop energy
management for cities and buildings Faculty of Humanto achieve the required
Environment Studies
decarbonization performanceGroup for New
Urban Models

Develop Optimal Control and Nudge
Systems for Built Environments andEnergy Using IoT/AI for the Era ofSociety 5.0:

Faculty of HumanEnvironment Studies

Associate
Professor

Assistant
Professor

Hirokazu
Suemitsu

YusukeArima

Develop an Urban Energy Supply
and Demand Simulator and
Formulate a Future Energy Plan for
Fukuoka

Professor

DaisukeSumiyoshi

Plan the Infrastructure of Future
Cities and Conduct Regional Design
to Achieve a Carbon-Neutral Society

Goal for 2030: Propose an energyindependent, recycling-oriented,
future city model utilizing DER andSmart Grid

New Campus Planning
OfficeAction Item 2

Action Item 3

Action Item 4Internationally deploy BDE and built
environment simulation tools, anddesign and construct ZEBs

Internationally deploy BeCAT, adesign center based on urban andbuilt environment technology

Develop optimal control and nudge
systems for built environments andenergy using IoT/AI for the era ofSociety 5.0

Develop an Urban Energy Supply
and Demand Simulator and
Formulate a Future Energy Plan for
Fukuoka

Plan infrastructure facilities andregional designs for future cities(targeting specific regions) toachieve a carbon-neutral society(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)

Implement trials and international
Implement BDE and built
Develop built environment simulation
deployment of BDE and built
environment simulation tools intools and BDE (Building Data
environment simulation tools (for use society through industry-academia
Exchange) network tools
in educational research and BeCAT) collaboration

Design and construct Zero Energy
Buildings using BDE and built
environment simulation(Initiative Period: 2022–2024)(Initiative Period: 2028–2030)(Initiative Period: 2025–2027)(Initiative Period: 2028–2030)

Engage in practical design and social
Develop and Implement the BeCAT Conceptualize environmental master
Form a center for urban and built
implementation based on urban and
Program to Integrate Urban and Built plans and prototype designs suitableenvironment design (social
built environment technologies (inEnvironment Technology withfor the Asia-Oceania region andimplementation of university
cooperation with local governments
Design:communicate them internationallyresources)
and companies)

Goal for 2030: Build IoT/AI systems
for the collection of occupantenvironment data and building
environment analysis

Goal for 2030: Develop an urban
Faculty of Humanenergy supply and demand simulator Environment Studies

Action Item 1

Professor

Takeru
Sakai(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)

Develop an IoT data collection
system using BEMS and sensing
technology

Create AI-based quantitativeevaluation methods for the built
environment and energy(Initiative Period: 2022–2024)(Initiative Period: 2022–2024)(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)

Build IoT/AI systems for thecollection of occupant environment
data and building environment
analysis(Initiative Period: 2025–2027)

Develop optimal control and nudge
systems for built environments andenergy using IoT/AI(Initiative Period: 2022–2024)(Initiative Period: 2025–2027)(Initiative Period: 2028–2030)

Conceptualize an energyindependent, recycling-oriented,
future city model utilizing DER andSmart Grid

Design future cities (for specific
Develop energy infrastructure plans
regions) to achieve a carbon-neutral and ZEB specification standards
society
appropriate for the targeted regions(Initiative Period: 2024–2026)(Initiative Period: 2024–2026)

Project URL

http://suae-casia.arch.kyushuu.ac.jp－

Participate in the Fukuoka Green
Innovation Challenge organizedby the New Industrial Promotion
https://www.city.fukuoka.lg.jp/kei
Division of the Business Startup
zai/kagakugijutsu/business/green& Investment Promotion-innovation_hojokin_2022.html
Department within the Economy,
Tourism & Culture Bureau of
Fukuoka City－

Collaborate with BeCAT (Built
Environment Center with Art and https://becat.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/
Technology)－

Collaborate with the Departmentof Environmental Design, Faculty
https://wakasapo.nedo.go.jp/seeof Design
ds/seeds-1883/ (Japanese)
Under implementation throughthe NEDO project.

－

Collaborate with the Mechanicaland Systems
Engineering major of the Faculty http://www.tenjin-mdc.org/wpof Science and Engineeringcontent/themes/mdc_2021renew
Create a CO2 reduction scenario al/pdf/activity/2026_action_plan.
pdf (Japanese)for the Tenjin area incollaboration with the Meiji-doriDevelopment Council(Initiative Period: 2028–2030)

Develop a future urban energy planto achieve carbon neutrality for
Fukuoka City

(Initiative Period: 2022–2023)

Collaborations (e.g., Other
groups, other units, DDIn2)(Initiative Period: 2026–2030)

Develop methods for forecasting the Develop an urban energy supply and Create a platform to assess the
supply and demand of time-varying demand simulator that couples GIS impact of the introduction ofurban and building energy
with buildings and facilities
elemental energy technologies(Initiative Period: 2028–2030)

Action Item 5

Plan and develop energy supply anddemand plans for targeted regions
based on energy conservation,
creation, storage, and distribution－
technologies(Initiative Period: 2024–2030)

Seek to collaborate with FDC(Fukuoka Startup Consortium
and FUKUOKA Smart EAST
Promotion Consortium).

https://en.smartcity.fukuoka.jp

Decarbonization

New Urban Model Proposal: Research and Education, Industry-Academia

Collaboration, Social Implementation and Future Prospects

Promoting comprehensive efforts from advanced research and education
to industry-academia collaboration and social implementation
Industry-Academia
Collaboration

Research and Education• Project for Enhancing the Global Reach of• Design and construction of zero-energy

Japanese Universities

Program for Fostering Human Resources to Lead Sustainable
Development of Recycle-Based Zero-Emission Urban andArchitectural Environment in Asia
CAMPUS Asia Plus: A consortium of four universities (Kyushu
University, Tongji University, Pusan National University, National
University of Singapore) for international educational cooperation• Advanced research to create energy-

independent, recycling-oriented cities andarchitecture

Development of urban and architectural environment energy technologies- Joint degree conferral process- Double degree program- Joint degree program
Three-university collaboration
Consortium[CA Program]
Double degree program(Master’s program)

Major and practicum courses(10 credits or more)

Collaborationand exchange
DDP

Major and practicum courses(10 credits or more)

Second half of the doctoral program
Joint courses (three required courses,
two credits each)Core subject courses(two required courses, two credits
each)
Practicum courses(one required course, four credits)

National Universityof Singapore
Major and practicum courses(Credit transfer: up to 15 credits)

New partner universities

Electivecourses

Major courses(six elective courses, two credits each)• International expansion of BDE andregional designs for future cities (inspecific regions) to achieve a
decarbonized society

Strengthening collaboration both within
and outside the university

architectural environment simulation
technologies

Special evaluation methods as outlined in laws regarding thepromotion of quality assurance (approved by the Minster ofLand, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism)• Design and construction of zero-energy
buildings

Fukuoka Green Innovation Challenge, Itoshima City’s newcity hall• Planning, development, and creation of futurecity models to realize a decarbonized society

Key Issues

Reducing
GHGs

Artificial
Intelligence
Usage

Other Regions

H2 Production
H2
EV Charging

EV
Use

OptimalOperation

Power Plant

Private Home
Stable Energy
SupplyRegionDiversified energy use for low
environmental impact

Building

Balancing energy distribution between
regions engaged in local production
and consumption of energy

Global expansion
Prepared by the Cabinet Office

ZEB, BEMS, renewable energy, distributed
energy, next-generation power grids, etc.

Accurately
forecasting
demandStableSupply● Contribute to the response to theclimate crisis“Maybe I should reduce myenergy usage since thedaytime surplus can only
cover half the night...”Demand and Supply
Adjustment

Hydrogen
Production

conservation, creation, storage, anddistribution of energy in society

LCCM Smart City

Households

EV Charging andDischarging● Implement technologies for the

Purchasing
Electricity

Analysis

Provision of Electricity,
Heat, and H2 Between
Regions

Toward a Decarbonized Society
Urban and Architectural
Environment
Design Center● Propose a decarbonized city model

Conserving Energy at Home

Weather
Information• Potential energy shortages• Securing stable supply to meetdemand• Environmental problems due to rising
CO2 emissions• Supply disruptions due to natural
disasters• Planning infrastructure facilities andSummerschoolFour university collaboration
Consortium[CAP Program]• Developing optimal control and nudge

and demand simulator and formulating afuture energy plan for Fukuoka

First half of the doctoral program
Major courses (four required courses,
one credit each)

Collaborationand exchange
DDP

Program to integrate urban andarchitectural environment technology withdesign• Developing a municipal energy supply

Kyushu University

Joint degree program(Doctoral program)Tongji University• Developing and implementing the BeCAT

systems for architectural environments
and energy using IoT/AI for the Society
5.0 eraCollaboration andexchange
DDP and JDP

Pusan National
University

buildings by simulating the architecturalenvironment using building dataexchange technology

Future Prospects

Social Implementation

Reducing
GHGs

Zero-emission, sustainable recycling-based cities
and architectural environment design 40%
reduction in greenhouse gases produced bybuildings

List of Group Initiatives
November 15, 2022
Unit Name: Decarbonization Unit
Unit Leader Name: Yoshio Hisaeda
Group Leader Name: Kentaro Yoshida

GoalGroup Name

Project Manager
Affiliation

Position

NameGroup-wide:

Goal for 2030: Remap a
Sustainable Energy Future

Research and Develop Offshore
Wind Power Generation:
Goal for 2030: Research anddevelop offshore wind power
generation

Research Institute forApplied Mechanics

Professor

Research and Development of theSocioeconomic Evaluation ofEnergy Conversion

Goal for 2030: Research anddevelopment of the socioeconomic
evaluation of energy conversion

International Institutefor Carbon-Neutral
Energy Research (I²CNER)

Associate
Professor

Research and Development into
Achieving Geothermal Goals under
the Sixth Strategic Energy Plan:
Faculty of Engineering Professor
Goal for 2030: Research anddevelopment into achieving
geothermal goals under the Sixth
Strategic Energy Plan
Research and Development into
Achieving Nuclear Power
Generation Goals under the Sixth
Strategic Energy Plan:
Faculty of Engineering Professor
Goals for 2030:
Research and development on new
possibilities for nuclear energy in thefield of energy supply

Shunsuke
ManagiAndrew
ChapmanYasuhiro
Fujimitsu

NozomuFujimoto－－－

Collaborate with OIP and the Kyushu
University Research and Education
Center for Offshore Wind

https://recow.kyushuu.ac.jp/english/－－

Collaborate with the Decarbonization
Unit and other groups in the Integrated
Initiative for Designing Future Society

https://urban-institute.kyushuu.ac.jp/en/－－

Conduct research in cooperation with
I2CNER and the Faculty of Economics

http://chapman-lab.com/－－

Collaborate with the Platform of
https://geothermics.mine.kyush
Inter/Transdisciplinary Energy Research u-u.ac.jp/index_e.html－－

https://www.qpn.kyushuCollaborate with the Platform ofu.ac.jp/lab7/index.html
Inter/Transdisciplinary Energy Research(Japanese)(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)

Changhon(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)
g Hu(Initiative Period: 2022–2025)(Initiative Period: 2025–2030)

Evaluate domestic and international
Develop a model for evaluating theimpact of energy technology on natural, energy technologies, including newtechnologies such as direct air capture
artificial, and human capital using the(DAC) for social implementation
Inclusive Wealth Index(Initiative Period: 2025–2027)(Initiative Period: 2027–2030)

Clarify the impact of energy conversion
on societal, economic, andenvironmental indicators

Conduct Techno-economic evaluation(TEA) of future energy systems

Elucidate the nexus of technology,
people, and systems associated withenergy conversion(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)

Develop investigative and evaluativetechnologies for supercritical
geothermal systems

Enhance the sustainability of
conventional geothermal power
generation

Increase the social acceptability ofgeothermal power to increase
generation capacity(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)

Develop characterization technology for
Research the environmental impact ofadvanced nuclear reactors (highadvanced nuclear reactors
temperature gas-cooled reactors)(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)

Project URL－(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)

Conduct research, development, andsocial implementation based on
integrative knowledge to promote thewidespread establishment of large-scale －offshore wind farms

Collaborations (e.g., Other groups,
other units, DDIn2)
Collaborate with the Decarbonization
Unit and other groups in the Integrated
Initiative for Designing Future Society
and the Environmental and Economic
Policy Research Group in theEnvironment and Food Unit, among
othersResearch and development ofgeothermal power generation(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)

Action Item 5

Action Item 4

Action Item 3

Conduct R&D on the socioeconomic
evaluation of energy conversion

Develop an ESG assessment
framework that accounts for the life
cycle of energy technologies

Goal for 2030: Research anddevelopment of a sustainability
Faculty of Engineering Professor
value assessment model for energy
technologies

Action Item 2

Research and development of a
Research and development of offshore
sustainability value assessment model
wind power generationfor energy technologies

Conduct research into wind energy
science integrating atmosphericphysics, ocean physics, and fluid
dynamics

Research and Development of a
Sustainability Value Assessment
Model for Energy Technologies:

Remapping a
Sustainable Energy
FutureAction Item 1(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)

Explore new applications for advanced
nuclear reactors(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)

Decarbonization

Remapping a Sustainable Energy Future:

From Interdisciplinary Research and Education to Social Collaboration and Implementation
Applying Integrative Knowledge from the Natural and Social Sciences to Advanced Research and Education
Research and Education• Offshore Wind Power Generation

Research and Education Center for Offshore Wind
Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Faculty of Engineering
Professional Development and Education for the Offshore Wind Power
Industry• Geothermal Energy Research

Faculty of Engineering (Department of Earth Resources Engineering)
JICA (Intensive Training for Geothermal Resource Engineers)• Nuclear Research

Faculty of Engineering (Department of Applied Quantum Physics andNuclear Engineering)• Assessment of the Sustainability of Energy
Technologies
Urban Institute• Socio-Economic Evaluation of Energy
Conversion

International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I²CNER),
Faculty of Economics

Interdisciplinary Industry-AcademiaGovernment Collaboration• Consortiums with the Offshore Wind Power
Industry

Training and Collaboration with New Domestic Industries• Joint Collaborative Research with Geothermal
Power Companies

Collaboration with Major Domestic Companies as well as the National andLocal Governments• Joint Collaborative Research with Nuclear PowerRelated Companies

Collaboration with Major Domestic Companies as well as the National andLocal Governments

Demonstration• Offshore Wind Power-Related Facilities
Chikushi Campus, Ito Campus, Off-Campus Demonstration
Facilities• Geothermal Power Generation

Ito Campus, Domestic and International Geothermal
Demonstration Facilities• Nuclear Power-Related Facilities
Ito Campus• Sustainability Research

Ito Campus, Businesses, Local Governments, etc.

• Socio-Economic Evaluation• Research on the Sustainability of Energy
International Collaboration with the United Nations, Inclusive Wealth Index,etc.

• Socio-Economic Evaluation of Energy Conversion
Collaboration with Domestic and International Research Institutions

Financial Ripple
EffectEnvironmental
Impact on Water
Resources

Impact on
Human Rights
Employment

Environmental
Impact on Land

Communities

Environmental Impact
on Mining Resources
Governance Structure

Labor Safety and HealthWorking Environment
and Conditions• Promoting Renewable Energy and

Decarbonization Toward Carbon Neutrality by
2050(Expanding the use of renewable energy with growth potential,
such as offshore wind power and geothermal energy, as well as
new types of nuclear reactors)• Contributing to Domestic Industries andProfessional Development(Ensuring energy self-sufficiency by harnessing the university’s
strengths in renewable energy research, industry-academiagovernment collaboration, and professional development)• Making Recommendations for Sustainable
Energy Technologies from a SocioEconomic Perspective(Utilizing Life Cycle Assessment [LCA], Inclusive Wealth Index,
etc.)

Technologies

Air Pollution

Ito Campus

Implementation and Future
Prospects

Energy Technology A
Energy Technology B
Energy Technology C
Energy Technology D• Making Recommendations for a Reconstructive
Approach to Remapping a Sustainable Energy
Future for Society that Leverages Integrative
Knowledge

List of Group Initiatives
April 14, 2023
Unit Name: Decarbonization Unit
Unit Leader Name: Yoshimi Sonoda
Group Leader Name: Kiyoshi Miyata

GoalGroup Name

Project Manager
Affiliation

Position

NameGroup-wide:

Develop and elucidate themechanism of CO2
photoreduction catalysts thatfunction harmoniously

Goal for 2030: Create
photochemical technologies that will
revolutionize the world(Initiative Period: 2023–2030)

Develop and Elucidate the
Mechanism of CO2 Photoreduction
Catalysts that Function
Harmoniously:
Goal for 2030: Develop catalysts
that produce a variety of usefulcompounds from CO2

Faculty of Science

Associate
Professor

KiyoshiMiyataResearch Functional Chemistry of
the Triplet State:

Photochemical
Technology Innovation
Group

Goal for 2030: Create quantum
technologies utilizing photo-excitedmolecules

Action Item 1

Associate
Professor

Nobuhiro
Yanai

Develop CO2 Sensing andConversion Technologies:
Associate
Professor

Toshikazu
Ono

Goal for 2030: Conduct research on
Faculty of Engineering
innovative molecular conversion

Goal by 2030: Develop energysaving light sources utilizing organic Faculty of Engineering
optical materials

Associate
Professor

HajimeNakanotani(Initiative Period: 2023–2030) (Initiative Period: 2023–2030)(Initiative Period: 2023–2025)(Initiative Period: 2023–2030)(Initiative Period: 2023–2030)

Integrate up-conversion andartificial photosynthesis(Initiative Period: 2023–2028) (Initiative Period: 2023–2030)

Develop a hydrogel that
Develop a fluorescent sensor
facilitates fluorescent
to detect the concentration of
detection of CO2
CO2 by utilizing photo-induced
adsorption/desorption
electron transfer
behavior

Develop an ultra-low power
light source using chargetransfer excitation states(Initiative Period: 2023–2025)

Develop a molecular heatpump driven by low-energy
light

Replace thermal processes
with optical ones through upconversion(Initiative Period: 2023–2030)

Develop a biomimetic catalyst
that absorbs CO2, converts it
to a C1 source, and releases it(Initiative Period: 2023–2025)

Develop a heat recovery
system using solar and ultralow power light sources(Initiative Period: 2023–2025) (Initiative Period: 2023–2025) (Initiative Period: 2023–2030)

Create Organic Devices that Can be
Manufactured at a Low Cost:

Goal for 2030: Conduct research on Institute for Materials
Chemistry andlow-cost devices through coating
Engineering
processes

Pursue functional chemistry of Develop CO2 Sensing andthe triplet state
Conversion Technologies:

Research highly efficient
catalysts based on
information on intermediates
in the reaction process(Initiative Period: 2023–2025)

Develop Energy-Saving Light
Sources:

Action Item 3

Develop spectroscopic
Facilitate the tracing of thetechniques to observe theone-electron reduction
downstream effects of multiprocess for artificial
electron transfer
photosynthetic photocatalysts
photoreactions

Harness unused sunlightthrough up-conversion
Faculty of Engineering

Action Item 2

Associate
Professor

Ken
Albrecht

Develop a suite of materials
Develop high-efficiency field
for the production of fieldemission devices using
emission devices using inkjet
radicals
printers(Initiative Period: 2023–2025)

Develop new chemical
processes catalyzed byelectric fields(Initiative Period: 2023–2027) (Initiative Period: 2023–2030)

Action Item 4

Action Item 5

Develop energy-saving lightsources utilizing organic
optical materials

Create Organic Devices thatCan be Manufactured at a
Low Cost:

Collaborations (e.g., Other
groups, other units, DDIn2)

Project URL－(Initiative Period: 2023–2030) (Initiative Period: 2023–2030)

・ Collaborate and cooperatewith the Platform ofInter/Transdisciplinary Energy
Research・ Engage in cooperative
research with external parties in
Grant-in-Aid Transformative
Research Areas (B)Establish venture businesses
to achieve social
implementation of upconversion(Initiative Period: 2025–2030)

http://www.chem.kyushuuniv.jp/Spectrochem/home-en/

・ Collaborate and cooperatewith the Platform ofInter/Transdisciplinary Energy
Researchhttps://www.chem.kyushuu.ac.jp/~cstm/laboratory/laborat
ory_353.php (Japanese)・ Collaborate and cooperatewith the Platform ofInter/Transdisciplinary Energy
Researchhttps://www.chem.kyushuu.ac.jp/~cstm/laboratory/laborat
ory_311.php (Japanese)・ Collaborate and cooperatewith the Platform ofInter/Transdisciplinary Energy
Researchhttps://www.cstf.kyushuu.ac.jp/~adachilab/lab/?lang=en

・ Collaborate and cooperatewith the Platform ofInter/Transdisciplinary Energy
Researchhttps://www.alkenlab.com/english.html

Decarbonization

Solving Decarbonization and Energy Issues through the Creation of
New Photochemical Technologies
Collaboration AcrossDepartments and Campuses

PhotomolecularTechnology
Functional
Chemistry
Using Triplets

Light-VibrationElectricity Energy
Conversion

Collaboration Inside andOutside the University
Breakthroughs in Light
Energy Utilization
Enabled by MolecularTechnology● High-Energy Light Production throughPhoton Upconversion for Artificial
Photosynthesis and Solar Cells● Near-Infrared Low-Energy Light OLED

for Composite Molecular Materials● Energy Conversion Molecular Materials

for Low-Cost, Fully-Coated Devices

Photofunctionality
in Composite
Molecular Systems● High-Order Photofunctional Molecules

for Cutting-Edge Spectroscopic Analysis

Challenges Posed by Energy Issues:
Advanced Spectroscopic
Measurement

Material Synthesis
Polymer Synthesis- Inefficiency of Low-Energy Light Utilization- High Cost of Device Manufacturing Process- Lack of Transparency in the Energy
Conversion Process

Solving Social Issues
Toward Social Implementation
Example:Development of Solar Energy Utilization
for Comprehensive Artificial
Photosynthesis Systems

List of Group Initiatives
July 21, 2022
Unit Name: Decarbonization Unit
Unit Leader Name: Yoshio Hisaeda
Group Leader Name: Megumi Takata

Group Name

Goal

Project Manager
Affiliation

Position

NameGroup-wide:

Direct Current (DC) Microgrids:

Global Innovation
CenterProfessor

YuichiHaradaSustainability Assessment
Model:

Promoting Regional
Cooperation

Goal for 2030: Establish a
Global Innovation
sustainability value assessment
Centermodel for energy technologies

Professor

YuichiHaradaImplementation of University
Technology:

Goal for 2030: Achieve multiple
implementations of energy
technology in collaboration withindustries in the Kyushu region

Faculty of Economics

Professor

Megumi
TakataImplementation Throughout theRegion:Goal for 2030: Develop andpropose a strategy for the
decarbonization of the entire
Kyushu region

Action Item 2

Action Item 3

Platform ofInter/Transdisciplinary
Energy Research

Vice
President

Kazunari
Sasaki

Demonstrate the usefulness Promote the use of DC
of DC microgrids using
microgrids and evaluate theirrenewable energy
utilization(Initiative Period: 2022–2026) (Initiative Period: 2022–2024)

Evaluate the sustainability
Construct and apply asustainability value
value assessment model
assessment model for energy through its application in－technologies and apply it to Nogata City and Itoshima City
technological development(Initiative Period: 2022–2024) (Initiative Period: 2023–2025)

Collaborations (e.g., Other groups,
other units, DDIn2)

Project URL－・ Collaborate with companies
connected to the GIC KOINE Project
Division・ Collaborate with JEITA’s Green IT
Promotion Committee

https://www.gic.kyushuu.ac.jp/j/research/koine/coldtec
h.html－・ Collaborate with the Q-PIT Energy
and Society Cluster
・ Collaborate with Nogata City and
Itoshima City

Action Item 5

Action Item 4

Promote collaboration with
Build and strengthen
Conduct proof-of-concept
industries in the Kyushu
partnerships with local
trials of energy, information,
region aimed at implementing
and food ecosystems in－governments in the use ofuniversity technologies
Itoshima Science Village
local energy(Initiative Period: 2022–2030) (Initiative Period: 2022–2025)(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)

Goal for 2030: Implement fiveenergy-saving technologies incollaboration with local
governments

Goal for 2030: Lower
renewable energy output
control to zero

Action Item 1

－

－

－

Promote collaboration with
Conduct regional
the Kyushu semiconductor
implementation ofindustry to expand the use of technologies developed by
DC microgrids
other groups(Initiative Period: 2022–2026) (Initiative Period: 2022–2030)

・ Collaborate with the Kyushu
Semiconductor & Electronics
Technology Innovation Association(SIIQ)

Integrate the efforts of eachof the five groups andimplement them throughout
the region(Initiative Period: 2022–2030)

Collaborate with the relevant externalorganizations, such as the Kyushu Area
Renewable Energy Collaboration
Committee of the Japan Association of
https://q-pit.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/
National Universities, the Renewable
Energy Cooperation Committee of the
Kyushu Regional Strategy Council, andthe Fukuoka Prefecture Hydrogen
Green Growth Strategy Conference

https://siiq.jp/en/index.html

Decarbonization

Achieve energy-saving technology implementations in collaboration with local
governments
Using DC Microgrids to Solve AC Grid Issues◇

Stable Local Power Supply without Reverse Power Flow

Concept Rendering◇

AC Microgrid
Transformer
Substation

Exchange- DC Air Conditioning

Exchange

Power Plant

Direct Current- DC LED Lighting

Direct Current
Electric Power
Company

Solar Carport

Local Renewable
Energy Sources

DC Private Line
(Uncontrolled) Reverse Current
 Voltage Rise Suppression
 Frequency Adjustment

 VPP

DemandControl AI

 Demand Balance Renewable Energy Output Control
 Load Control
 Battery Charge and Discharge Control, etc.

CHAdeMO EV Charger(Low-Cost, Non-Insulating Method) Demand Control, etc.

DC MicrogridPower Plant

Data CenterTransformer
Substation

Local Renewable
Energy Sources

Transformer
Substation

DC LED Lighting(High Electricity Demand)

DemandControl AI

DC PrivateLine Battery Charge and Discharge Control
 Cryptocurrency Mining Energy Storage
 IT Resource During Times of Surplus Energy

DC LED Lighting Device- Containerized DC Edge Computer- Local 5G, etc. (Autonomous Network)

DC (Renewable)

Local Renewable
EnergyEV Charger- Batteries (Lead, Lithium, Reusable, etc.)(No Power Supply, Maintenance Free)Power semiconductors play a key role in facilitating the control needed
to expand DC microgrids. We will accelerate implementation bycollaborating with the semiconductor industry in the Kyushu region.

Contributions of the National Universities in Kyushu:
Relationship between the Governors' Association, Strategy Council, Kyushu Economic Federation and the "Committee
for the Promotion of Renewable Energy Industrialization" of the Association of National Universities’ Kyushu Branch

University
Kyushu Area Renewable Energy Cooperation Committee○ Chair: President Ishibashi, Kyushu University○ Members: Presidents of each national university corporation in the Kyushu region○ Activities:
・ Host forums that bring together energy research findings from universities throughout Kyushu
・ Provide recommendations for social implementation of research findings, professional development, etc.

Social Implementation

Recommendations

Governors' Association
Kyushu Regional Governors' Association
Policy Coalition“Collaboration on Measures Against Global Warming”○ Executive Prefecture: Oita Prefecture○ Members: Prefectures of Kyushu○ Activities:- Implement coordinated Kyushu-wide campaigns such as energyconserving summer and winter “ecological lifestyle” initiatives and “No
My Car Day”
- Roll-out of official Kyushu Eco-Family Support App (Kyushu Carbon
Mileage Version) across the seven prefectures of Kyushu

SocialImplementation

Kyushu Regional Strategy Council
Kyushu Regional Strategy Council○ Chairs: Chair of the Kyushu Regional Governors' Association and Chair of the Kyushu
Economic Federation○ Members: Composed of governors from nine prefectures (the seven prefectures of Kyushu
plus Okinawa, and Yamaguchi) and representatives from four economic organizations in
KyushuCommittee for the Promotion of Renewable Energy
Industrialization○ Chair: Hiroto Yasuura, Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University○ Activities:- Formulate an action plan for the industrialization of renewable energy (2030 KPI)
- Hold operational meetings for the three key areas of “Geothermal/Hot Spring Heat,” “Marine

Kyushu Economic Federation
KEF Committee on Energy Resources
and Environment○ Chair: Michiaki Uriu, Chairman, Kyushu Electric Power Co.,Inc.
○ Members: Composed of approx. 300 companies○ Activities:- Make environmental preparations for expanding ESG
investments and sustainable procurement- Make environmental preparations for creating adecarbonized society- Lobbying the government, etc.

Power,” and “Hydrogen Power”

SocialImplementation

SocialImplementation

Promote decarbonization and socially implement renewable energy in Kyushu