About us
Introduction
To realize a sustainable society, new technologies are required to promote carbon neutrality such as hydrogenation and electrification, etc. Major research topics of this center are development of advanced materials circulation technologies, novel technologies with new materials to promote renewable energies, and systems studies to improve the operability of newly-developed technologies with special attention to the demand side, etc.
In addition, we will carry out human resource development and industry-government-academia collaborations in the fields of energy, materials and resources.
Research Units
| Energy Device Research Unit |
| Clean and highly efficient energy conversion, multifaceted R&D of fundamental energy device technologies for energy conservation |
 Materials for generation and storage of energy Materials and technologies for power conversion Thermal chemistry and mechanical technology
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| Energy Materials Research Unit |
| Carbon neutral processes based on advanced material process and recycling technologies |
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Smelting and recycling processes for rare metals Innovative smelting processes for base metals (Reductant, Heat source, Supercirculation) |
| Materials & Energy Integration Research Unit |
| To examine specifications of new materials and devices in a sustainable society, and operability & social acceptability of developed technologies. |
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System design for materials and energy integration (Total design of materials and energy circulations) Utilization of demand-side distributed energy resources Energy carrier conversion
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