The 2nd Industry-Academia Collaboration Forum “Toward Realizing Electricity Systems to Support Society 5.0.” was held on April 17.

【Proposal】
“Toward Realizing Electricity Systems to Support Society 5.0″ Ver.2

【date】13:00 – 17:10, April 17, 2019
【venue】Yasuda Auditorium, The University of Tokyo (Hongo Campus)
【Organizer】Hitachi-UTokyo Laboratory

【Program】
Facilitator
-Yoshimura Shinobu      Vice President of the University of Tokyo
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo

-Matsuoka Hideyuki      Director of the H-UTokyo Lab., Senior Chief   Researcher of the Research & Development Group, Hitachi, Ltd.

13:00-13:20 ＜Opening remarks＞
-Gonokami Makoto      President, The University of Tokyo
-Nakanishi Hiroaki      Chairman of the Board and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.

13:20-14:20 ＜Special Lecture＞
“Environmental footprint of electric vehicles”
-Marco Miotti      Trancik Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (trancik.mit.edu)

“Next -Generation Electricity Supply-Demand Platform”
-Nemoto Koshichi      Director, Energy Innovation Center, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry

14:20-15:25 ＜Reports from the H-UTokyo Lab.＞
(1) Summary of Proposal (Overview)
-Yoshimura Shinobu      Vice President of the University of Tokyo
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

(2) Introduction to Proposal
WG1 “Concept Design of Platform for Assessing Entire Society’s Energy System and Data”
-Yokoyama Akihiko      Professor Graduate school of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
-Sato Yasuo      Department Manager, Center for Technology Innovation – Energy, Research & Development Group, Hitachi, Ltd.

WG2 “Long Term Energy Scenario and Energy Policy to realize Society 5.0”
-Ohashi Hiroshi      Vice Dean, Graduate School of Public Policy and Professor, Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo
-Nakasawa Kenji      Manager, Next Age Energy Business Co-creation Division,  Hitachi, Ltd.

15:25-15:50 ＜Break＞

15:50-17:00 ＜Panel Discussion＞　
“Realization of New Electricity Systems based on Regional Revitalization”
Moderator：
-Yoshimura Shinobu    The University of Tokyo
-Morita Ayumu    Hitachi, Ltd.

Panelists：
-Hayashiya Hitoshi    East Japan Railway Company
-Hikino Kiyoshi    Agency for Natural Resources and Energy of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
-Ishida Kenichi    Sekisui House, Ltd.
-Iwafune Yumiko    The University of Tokyo
-Okuyama Masaya    Ministry of the Environment
-Toda Naoki    Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.
-Ueda Yoshinori    Japan Wind Power Association（JWPA）
-Yamada Tatsuya    Hitachi, Ltd.

17:00-17:10 ＜Closing remark＞
-Suzuki Norihiro    Vice President and Executive Officer, CTO, President & CEO, Research & Development Group, Hitachi, Ltd.