Sunshine Project 50 years anniversary symposium

May 28, 2024

Information update
June 17, 2024	Added the purpose of the event, updated Program and Biographies.
June 11, 2024	Updated Biographies.

Sunshine Project 50th Anniversary banner image

In response to the first oil crisis in 1973, the "Sunshine Project" was formulated in 1974 as a research and development plan for "new energy (alternative energy for oil)" technologies in order to mitigate the excessive dependence on oil and solve environmental problems escalated in the energy-intensive society. The Sunshine Project is the first long-term and comprehensive research and development project for new energy technologies in Japan and played a pioneering role in the global development of new energy technologies not limited to Japan.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the "Sunshine Plan" formulated in 1974, so we will hold "Sunshine Project 50 years anniversary symposium".

Event overview

Purpose of the event

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Sunshine Project, Japan’s first long-term, comprehensive research and development project for new energy technology. Since 1974, it has played a pioneering role in the development of renewable energy technology worldwide.
The Sunshine Project 50 Years Anniversary Symposium will be held on June 20th. Experts from Japan’s industrial sector and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have been invited to provide their insights. Topics include the achievements and significance of the Sunshine Project, and leaders at the forefront of technology are scheduled to speak on the future of renewable energy.)
We hope you can join us for an afternoon of discussion and idea sharing as we work together to address issues in renewable energy technology.

Date : Jun 20, 2024 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
*Held Online and In Person
*Simultaneous interpretation available
Admission : Free
Venue : a new window will openBellesalle Roppongi B1F
Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Dori Building, 7-18-18 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Hosts : New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
MONODZUKURI.Nihon.Conference

Registrations

Pre-registration is required for both onsite and online participation.
Please note that onsite registration will close once capacity is reached.
Click here to a new webpage will openRegister (you will be redirected to the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun website)

Program

1:00 pm - Opening Remarks Tamotsu Saito a new window will openBiography Chairman,New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

Kazuhiko Ishimura PDFBiography (205KB) President and CEO, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Guest Remarks Hiroo Inoue PDFBiography (124KB) Director-General, Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Department,Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

1:15 pm - Keynote Paolo Frankl PDFBiography (181KB) Head of the Renewable Energy Division, International Energy Agency (IEA)

Masaki Higurashi Director, New and Renewable Energy Division, Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Department

1:55 pm - Legacy of Sunshine Project: Challenges and Achievements

[Moderator] Michio Hashimoto PDFBiography (571KB) Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology The University of Tokyo

Keynote Yukinori Kuwano PDFBiography (419KB) Former President and CEO of Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Outside Director of Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. Honorary Advisor of the Photovoltaic Technology Research Association

Keynote Izumi Ushiyama PDFBiography (457KB) Adviser & Professor Emeritus, Ashikaga University

Hirofumi Muraoka PDFBiography (291KB) Guest researcher of the Institute of Regional Innovation, Hirosaki University,Advisor at Nippon Koei Co., Ltd., Honorary Member of the Geothermal Research Society

3:00 pm - Break

3:15 pm - Future of Renewable Energy

[Moderator] Hiroyuki Yamada PDFBiography (529KB) Director-General, New Energy Technology Department, NEDO

Solar Takeharu Morita PDFBiography (420KB) Head of PV Project, SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD

Wind Keiji Okagaki PDFBiography (522KB) General Manager, Off-Shore Wind & Domestic Renewable Energy Dept., Marubeni Corporation

Geothermal Kazuharu Ariki PDFBiography (389KB) Assistant to the General Manager, Renewable Energy Business Division, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

Biomass Yuki Nishimura PDFBiography (555KB) Program Manager, Sustainability Co-Creation Unit, JGC Holdings Corporation, Chief Operating Officer, SAFFAIRE SKY ENERGY LLC

4:35 pm - Panel Discussion

[Moderator] Akiko Iimura a new window will openBiography Executive Director, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

[Panelist] Takeharu Morita, Keiji Okagaki, Kazuharu Ariki, Yuki Nishimura

4:55 pm - Closing Remarks Akiko Iimura

*Program contents are subject to change.

For more information, please contact:

TEL	+81-44-520-5270
E-mail	NETDsoukatsu@nedo.go.jp
Person in charge	NEDO New Energy Technology Department : Ohniwa, Arishima