The "Fukushima Renewable Energy Promotion Vision" has set a target of "having 100% of Fukushima's demand for energy being met with renewable energy by around 2040." For this, the project aims to expand the introduction of renewable energy, as well as to accelerate the accumulation of related industries, thus becoming a "leading region" for renewable energy.
Together with multiple companies, this institute actively develops new technologies to maximize the adoption of renewable energy, and works in cooperation with universities in joint research in order to train human resources. The institute opened a world-class facility for both testing and evaluation, as well as R&D for advanced power electronics products, and by aiming for rapid international standardization of the research results, support international certification of products.
Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute (FREA) technically supports commercialization of technologies or know-how on renewable energy developed by companies located in the prefecture (including companies that plan to move to Fukushima) which got damaged severely due to the Great East Japan Earthquake.
2013: 6 companies, 2014: 20 companies, 2015: 20 companies, 2016: 16 companies, 2017: 19 companies, 2018: 11 companies, 2019: 10 companies, 2020: 14 companies, 2021: 13 companies
INFINI Co. Ltd., ALPS ALPINE Co., Ltd., Joban Kogyo Co., Ltd., Hironomachi Development Corp., Kureha Corporation, Katsurao Electric Power Co., Ltd., etc.
As the demonstration site for the world's largest-class hydrogen production powered by renewable energy, it is moving forward with developing a hydrogen production system that is high efficiency, low cost, and contributes to maximum utilization of renewable energy. With this site at its core, greater progress toward achieving a hydrogen energy-based society in Fukushima Prefecture is anticipated.
The organization was established in April 2017 as a core organization to carry out coordination professionally and primarily dedicated to renewable energy field. The organization is promoting nurturing and accumulation of industries related to renewable energy, through developing new technology, creating business model, networking and matching among corporations, and supporting the cultivation and accumulation of sales channels and overseas collaboration to support creating new business projects comprehensively.
Through operating the Renewable energy society with 880 member companies, the organization establishes networks between companies, share information at group meetings (solar power, wind power, biomass, energy networks and hydrogen) and holding seminars, and promotes newly entering in the field of renewable energy.
By utilizing research results or networks between universities and companies effectively as well as focused coordination, the organization promotes creation of commercialization projects participated by companies in the prefecture.
Through holding the "REIF Fukushima (Fukushima Renewable Energy Industry Fair)" or support exhibiting at a renewable energy related exhibition, the organization promotes market development of companies in the prefecture in renewable energy field.
Through coordination with overseas companies including NRW and Hamburg Land in Germany, Denmark, and Basque Country in Spain, the organization promote overseas expansion of companies in the prefecture, and expansion of foreign businesses in the prefecture.
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