Kyudai News No27 page 10/28

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Kyudai News No27

Ene-Farms, which have become a widely adopted form ofhydrogen energy, convert about 40% of the energy of towngas into electricity, while simultaneously using the heatgenerated to boil water, so Professor Sasaki describes themas “a groundbreaking system in which only 5% of theresource is wasted.”So what part willuniversities have toplay in the hydrogensociety of the future?Both Ene-Farms andFCVs are the product oftechnological seeds thatemerged from research byuniversities, so we believethat our mission as auniversity is tocontinuously generate theseeds of new technologies. In doing so, academic-industrialcollaboration is crucial. Another key mission of universitiesis to work with private sector companies to give shape tothese new seeds (ideas) emerging from universities.Universities also have a part to play in cultivating engineers,HowECanEWeEFullyELeverageEOurEStrengthsEasEaEUniversityEtoELeadEtheEWayEtoEaEHydrogenESociety?ESolid Oxide Fuel Cell(SOFC) at Ito CampusEnergy Information at Ito Campusshows energy consumption9