Events: APN/IGES/Hyogo Symposium on Low Carbon Society in Asia through Dissemination of Renewable Energy Technology organized by IGES, Hyogo Prefectural Government and APN (18 Feb 2013)

APN/IGES/Hyogo Symposium on Low Carbon Society in Asia through Dissemination of Renewable Energy Technology

20/12/2012

Background

All countries should work together towards low carbon development and green grow by enhancing mitigation actions both in developed and developing countries.

Hyogo prefectural government of Japan, which hosts APN Secretariat and a major financial contributor to the APN, is keen on implementing mitigation measures in local scale, including CO₂ emission reduction in public and commercial sectors by way of regulatory, economic and informational measures to encourage energy-saving.

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Kansai Research Centre (IGES/KRC) is the Hyogo-based research institution, which conducts research activities on “Business and Environment” including experimental study on low carbon technology transfer in Asia.

The APN, IGES/KRC, and the Hyogo prefecture can benefit from a communication event on low carbon development, which facilitates mutual understanding on the latest technology, knowhow, legal framework and life style with regard to low carbon development. It is also important to hold the event from the view point of redistribution of APN’s outcomes to Hyogo prefecture which supports APN for more than 12 years.

Renewable energy technologies are innovative and promising technologies to achieve low carbon development both in developed and developing countries in Asia. Various types of renewables such as solar, wind power and biomass energy are being and will be disseminated in Asian countries through policy arrangement such as regulatory schemes, target setting and economic incentives including Feed-in-Tariff.

Objective

This symposium aims to provide the latest information on renewable energy technologies that are introduced in Japan and Asian developing countries to the public, and to exchange views among participants on gaps, lessons and solutions to achieve low carbon society both in Asian countries.

Organised by:  Institute for Global Environmental Strategies(IGES), Hyogo Prefectural Government, Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN)

Date:  18 February, 2012 Monday 13:30～17:30 (Reception starts at 13:00)

Venue:  The Ballroom at ANA Crowne Plaza Kobe, Kobe, Japan >>Direction

Japanese-English interpretation available / Admission free

Capacity:  150 seats

Registration: Please contact Ms. Natsuki Niimi (APN　Secretariat)  via e-mail : info@apn-gcr.org

Deadline:  31 January 2013 (Registration will be closed when applicants reach capacity)

Announcement

AGENDA

13:30     Opening Remarks, Toshizo Ido(Governor, Hyogo Prefecture)

13:40     Keynote Speech, “Practical use of renewable energy, and a fix-price acquisition system”, Dr. Kazuhiro Ueta, Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies & Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University,

14:10     Guest Speech 1, Dr. Bundit Fungtammasan, Vice President for Research, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand

14:30     Guest Speech 2, Dr. Hamdani Saidi, Professor, Director of UTM International Campus, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

14:50     Coffee Break

15:00     Good Practice Presentation 1,  “Practical use of the renewable energy by a storage battery system”, Mr. Kaihei Kuwata, Group Manager, Panasonic Energy Company
15:20     Good Practice Presentation 2, “Introductory promotion of the photovoltaics of Hyogo Prefecture”, Mr. Eiji Endo, Director, Global Warming Solutions Division, Hyogo Prefectural Government
15:40     Good Practice Presentation 3, “The woody biomass power generation system by forest unused material”, Mr. Makoto Takizawa, Director, Green Thermal Co. Ltd.

16:00     Panel Discussion, Coordinator: Professor Yutaka Suzuki, Director-General, IGES Kansai Research Center, Panelist: Professor Ueta, Dr. Fungtammasan, Dr. Saidi, Mr. Kuwata, Mr. Endo, Mr. Takizawa, Dr. Akio Takemoto (APN Secretariat Director)

17:30    Closing Remarks, Professor Yutaka Suzuki, Director-General, IGES Kansai Research Center

For more information: http://www.apn-gcr.org/2012/12/20/apn-iges-hyogo-symposium-2/