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Kyushu University holds Energy Week 2024

2024.03.28
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President Tatsuro Ishibashi delivers his opening remarks

Kyushu University Energy Week 2024 was held for five days from Monday, January 29, to Friday, February 2, 2024.

The eighth annual Energy Week featured a series of lectures and seminars on the theme of "Energy Intelligence Beyond Borders: Driving Green Transformation with Future Energy Technology Forecasting and Artificial Intelligence," focusing on trends in green transition enabled by AI, the metaverse, and future technology forecasting. In addition to hosting lectures by renowned speakers from Japan and abroad, symposiums and workshops were held by Kyushu University’s International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I²CNER), the Research Center for Hydrogen Industrial Use and Storage (HYDROGENIUS), the Kyushu Area Renewable Energy Cooperation Committee, and the Institute of Systems, Information Technologies and Nanotechnologies (ISIT), along with research presentations by early-career researchers and doctoral students.

This year’s Energy Week was a resounding success, with 1,300 participants from universities, research institutions, industry and government officials, and others from Japan and abroad.

Platform of Inter-/Transdisciplinary Energy Research (Q-PIT)

Jan. 29 Q-PIT Plenary Session

Lecture by Prof. Ayyoob Sharifi of Hiroshima University

Lecture by Mr. Baba of Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd

Jan. 29 Q-PIT Focused Session A

Lecture by Mr. Shinpei Ito of Nikken Sekkei Research Institute

Inside the lectures

Poster presentations by doctoral students and early-career researchers

Jan. 30 Q-PIT Focused Session B

The forum speaker delivering a presentation

Group photo of Q-PIT Focused Session speakers

Jan. 30 Q-PIT Focused Session C

Presentation by a Q-PIT Module head

Closing remarks by Senior Vice President Kazunari Sasaki

Joint session with Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Institute of Systems, Information Technologies and Nanotechnologies (ISIT)

Jan. 31 Kyushu University-ISIT-Fukuoka City Symposium on Green Transformation (GX)

Lecture by Mr. Seiji Maeda of ENEOS Corporation

Inside the lectures

International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I²CNER)

Jan. 31 I²CNER Annual Symposium
Feb. 1 I²CNER Thrust Workshop
Feb. 2 CESD Kick-Off Workshop; I²CNER-IMI Joint International Workshop

Opening remarks from I²CNER Director Tatsumi Ishihara

I²CNER Annual Symposium

Participants of the I²CNER Annual Symposium

Research Center for Hydrogen Industrial Use and Storage (HYDROGENIUS)

Feb. 1 Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell Forum in Kyushu & International Hydrogen Energy Development Forum 2024

Address by Fukuoka Governor Seitaro Hattori representing the host organization

Inside the lectures

Kyushu Area Renewable Energy Cooperation Committee

Feb. 2 Collaboration Forum for Renewable Energy

Panel discussion

Closing remarks from Senior Vice President Susumu Fukuda

Participants of the Collaboration Forum for Renewable Energy

Kyushu University Center of Innovation (COI)

Feb. 2 Sustainable Coevolutionary Society Symposium

Kyushu University COI Sustainable Coevolutionary Society Symposium

Contact

Kyushu University Platform of Inter‐/Transdisciplinary Energy Research
TEL: 092-802-6934
Mail: eneweek★jimu.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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