Research Unit

Department of Energy and Environment
Renewable Energy Advanced Research Center

Organization Chart

Research Member

(As of October 1, 2025)

• Department of Energy and Environment Renewable Energy Advanced Research Center
• Wind Power Research Team
• Perovskite Solar Cells Research Team
• Tandem Photovoltaic Research Team
• Compound Solar Cells Research Team
• Photovoltaic Module and Application Research Team
• Photovoltaic Calibration, Standards and Measurement Research Team
• Photovoltaic System and Application Research Team
• Energy Network Research Team
• Hydrogen Energy Research Team
• Hydrogen Energy Carrier Utilization Research Team
• Geothermal Energy Research Team
• Shallow Geothermal and Hydrogeology Research Team

Department of Energy and Environment Renewable Energy Advanced Research Center

• Director, Research Center NANBA Tetsuya
• Deputy Director, Research Center MAEDA Tetsuhiko
• Deputy Director, Research Center MORITA Sumito
• Principal Researcher ISHIZUKA Shogo
• Principal Research Manager OOZEKI Takashi
• Principal Research Manager CHIKAMATSU Masayuki
• Principal Research Manager TSUJIMURA Taku
• Joint Appointed Fellow MATSUMOTO Hideyuki
• Senior Researcher SHIMURA Masayasu
• Career Researcher ASANUMA Hiroshi
• Specific Technical Senior Officer SUZUKI Taichiro
• Specific Technical Officer Suzuki Yasumasa
• Attached to Research Center YOSHIDA Yuji
• Attached to Research Center KOGAKI Tetsuya

Wind Power Research Team

• Leader, Team SHIMADA Susumu
• Senior Researcher KAWABATA Hirokazu
• Senior Researcher TANAKA Motofumi
• Senior Researcher Watanabe Takeshi
• Researcher KUBO Noritsugu
• Researcher AIHARA Aya

Perovskite Solar Cells Research Team

• Leader, Team MURAKAMI Takurou
• Senior Researcher ONOZAWA Nobuko
• Senior Researcher MIYADERA Tetsuhiko
• Senior Researcher KANDA Hiroyuki
• Senior Researcher YAMAMOTO Kohei
• Senior Researcher NISHIMURA Naoyuki
• Senior Researcher KOGO Atsushi
• Researcher EGUCHI Naoto
• Specific Technical Senior Officer WATABE Kazufumi
• Attached to Research Team YOSHITA Masahiro
• Attached to Research Team TAYAGAKI Takeshi
• Attached to Research Team CHIKAMATSU Masayuki

Tandem Photovoltaic Research Team

• Leader, Team MATSUI Takuya
• Chief Senior Researcher SAI Hitoshi
• Senior Researcher Svrcek Vladimir
• Senior Researcher SHOJI Yasushi
• Attached to Research Team MIZUNO Hidenori

Compound Solar Cells Research Team

• Leader, Team SUGAYA Takeyoshi
• Senior Researcher OSHIMA Ryuji
• Senior Researcher NISHINAGA Jiro
• Senior Researcher KAMIKAWA Yukiko
• Researcher NISHIDA Takeshi
• Attached to Research Team ISHIZUKA Shogo

Photovoltaic Module and Application Research Team

• Leader, Team TANAHASHI Katsuto
• Senior Researcher MOCHIZUKI Toshimitsu
• Senior Researcher KAMIDE Kenji
• Researcher TAKAHASHI Saemi
• Attached to Research Team MIZUNO Hidenori
• Attached to Research Team TACHIBANA Tomihisa

Photovoltaic Calibration, Standards and Measurement Research Team

• Leader, Team YOSHITA Masahiro
• Chief Senior Researcher TAYAGAKI Takeshi
• Senior Researcher IGARI Sanekazu
• Senior Researcher CHIBA Yasuo
• Researcher KOJIMA Takuto
• Attached to Research Team MOCHIZUKI Toshimitsu
• Attached to Research Team SAKURAI Keiichiro

Photovoltaic System and Application Research Team

• Leader, Team OOZEKI Takashi
• Chief Senior Researcher MIZUNO Hidenori
• Senior Researcher KATO Kazuhiko
• Senior Researcher TAKASHIMA Takumi
• Senior Researcher OHTAKE Hideaki
• Researcher TAKAMATSU Takahiro
• Researcher Bunme Pawita

Energy Network Research Team

• Leader, Team HASHIMOTO Jun
• Senior Researcher Ustun Taha Selim
• Senior Researcher KODAMA Yasuhiro
• Senior Researcher ORIHARA Dai

Hydrogen Energy Research Team

• Leader, Team MANAKA Yuichi
• Senior Researcher KOJIMA Hirokazu
• Senior Researcher ENDO Naruki
• Senior Researcher KOBAYASHI Yasukazu
• Senior Researcher NAGASAWA Kensaku
• Senior Researcher OKUMURA Masahiko
• Senior Researcher Chaudhari Chandan
• Senior Researcher GOSHOUME Kiyotaka
• Researcher TSUDA Yuki
• Attached to Research Team MATSUNUMA Takayuki
• Attached to Research Team NISHI Masayasu
• Attached to Research Team KIMURA Tatsuo
• Attached to Research Team WAKABAYASHI Ryutaro
• Attached to Research Team TOMITA Atsuko

Hydrogen Energy Carrier Utilization Research Team

• Leader, Team ITO Hiroshi
• Senior Researcher Fan Yong
• Senior Researcher SAKUMA Yuichi
• Researcher Shehab Hazim
• Attached to Research Team INOUE Takahiro

Geothermal Energy Research Team

• Leader, Team YAMAYA Yusuke
• Senior Researcher ISHIBASHI Takuya
• Senior Researcher WATANABE Norihiro
• Senior Researcher OKAMOTO Kyosuke
• Senior Researcher SUZUKI Yota
• Researcher MATSUNAGA Yasuo
• Researcher SUZUKI Takeshi
• Attached to Research Team SAISHU Hanae

Shallow Geothermal and Hydrogeology Research Team

• Leader, Team TOMIGASHI Akira
• Senior Researcher Shrestha Gaurav
• Senior Researcher ISHIHARA Takeshi
• Senior Researcher NAKAYAMA Hiroyuki
• Researcher SHIMADA Yutaro
• Attached to Research Team UCHIDA Youhei
• Attached to Research Team YOSHIOKA Mayumi
• Attached to Research Team ONO Masahiko
• Attached to Research Team JINGUUJI Motoharu