KOBEUNIVERSITY

V.School

Asia-Paciﬁc Workshop on Value Creation ����The Value of Renewable Energy
in Future Societies
September ��, ���� | �:�� － �:�� pm

Japan-America Institute of Management Science, Honolulu

Objective

The symposium aims to focus on the signiﬁcance of sustainable energy and its societalvalue. Given the negative impact of fossil fuel consumption, both in terms of global warm-ing and environmental degradation, renewable energy assumes a pivotal role in shaping

the landscape of future energy provisioning. This symposium strives to foster discussions

about various dimensions of introducing Renewable Energy and to deeply comprehend its
economic, environmental, and social value.
Goals

Knowledge Exchange: Facilitate the exchange of knowledge, insights, and best practices

among experts, researchers, and industry leaders on the adoption and integration ofrenewable energy solutions.

Value Deﬁnition: Promote a deeper discussion among participants of the multifacetedvalue of renewable energy, including its environmental, economic, and social contributions.

Keynote Session
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Opening Remarks by Hiroki Tsuruta

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Keynote by Yoh Kawanami

What is the “Value” of Renewable Energy in Hawaii?

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Coﬀee Break��:�� ‒ ��:��

Keynote by Hisashi Tamaki

Towards a Self-Sustainable Decentralized Energy System: Findings of a

Prototype Study Based on DC Power Feeding and Utilization of Renew-able Energy
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Coﬀee BreakOpen Discussion Session
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Lightning Talk by Nori Tarui��:�� ‒ ��:��

Lightning Talk by Nobutada Fujii

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Discussion

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Closing Remarks by Kazuyuki Akino

Lightning Talk

A Case Study on Eﬃcient and Equitable Clean Energy
Transitions
Nori TARUIProfessor, Economics, University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa

Co-Director, Renewable Energy and Island Sustainability Graduate Certiﬁcate
Program, University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa

Given imported oil dependency and concerns about climate change, the State of Hawaiʻiadopted policy targets to achieve ���% renewable energy by ����. How can the economic

burden of such clean energy transitions be minimized? What are the impacts on low- andmiddle-income households under alternative scenarios? This talk draws on a few casestudies to address these questions.

Nori Tarui is an environmental economist specializing in energy policy for decarbonization, its economic and distributional
impacts, and strategies for climate change mitigation and adaptation by working with industry and government partners. He
received the Outstanding Publications Award from the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies in ����. He hasstudied at Keio University (BA and MA Economics) and the University of Minnesota (PhD Agricultural and Applied Economics) andworked as an Earth Institute Fellow at Columbia University before moving to Honolulu.

Lightning Talk

Systems and Resilience
Nobutada FUJII

Professor, Information Infrastructure and Digital Transformation Initiatives
Headquarter, Kobe University

Vice Chief, Value Design Group, V.School, Kobe University
In this presentation, resilience is deﬁned as the ability to adapt to daily ﬂuctuations while

maintaining core functions amidst uncer tainties. The presentation introduces

environmental models and steady-state/non-steady-state models as system models ofresilience, and highlights that the 'Research Group on Systems Resilience to Realize BothMaximum Eﬃciency and Operational Stability' by the Japan Iron and Steel Institute applies

these models to maximize operational eﬃciency, minimize margins, and develop strategies

for future operations.

Nobutada Fujii is a system engineer with expertise in various research areas. His primary focus includes Autonomous andDecentralized Manufacturing Systems, Agent-based Modeling and Simulation of Social Systems, Service Engineering, Smart
Agriculture, and Urban Design. He earned his BA and MA in engineering from Kobe University, Japan, in ���� and ����,respectively. He received his PhD in engineering from the University of Tokyo, Japan, in ����.