About us

Mission

Toward Solving the Social Issues of Energy, Environmental, and Resource Constraints

In October 2020, the Japanese government declared carbon neutrality, that is, net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, an extremely ambitious goal that cannot be achieved without extraordinary efforts. Achieving this goal requires discontinuous innovation that is not an extension of the past. We aim to contribute to “carbon neutrality by 2050” through research and development, which will contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and environmental loads and secure a stable supply of energy resources. We aim to continuously innovate.

Research Strategy

We will focus on the following to solve energy, environmental, and resource constraints.

• The development of technologies that contribute to making renewable energy the primary power source. The development of hydrogen utilization, energy carriers, CCU, and other technologies that contribute to energy conservation in nonpower fields.
• The development of risk assessment and environmental load reduction technologies that are indispensable for achieving the harmonious coexistence of industry and the environment.
• The development of technologies to produce methane hydrate domestically, which contributes to a stable supply of resources. The development of technologies related to urban mines that enable a stable supply of resources under environmental constraints.

Organization/Member

Organization

• Research Planning Office of Energy and Environment
• Collaboration Promotion Office of Energy and Environment
• Research Planning Office of Zero emission

Research Units

• Global Zero Emission Research Center
  Tokyo Waterfront, Tsukuba
• Renewable Energy Advanced Research Center
  FREA, Tsukuba
• Research Institute of Electrochemical Energy
  Kansai
• Research Institute for Energy Efficient Technologies
  Tsukuba
• Energy Process Research Institute
  Tsukuba, Hokkaido
• Environmental Management Research Institute
  Tsukuba
• Research Institute of Science for Safety and Sustainability
  Tokyo Waterfront, Tsukuba

Cooperative Research Laboratories

• Kanadevia-AIST Collaborative Research Laboratory for Sustainable Green Energy Production
        Tsukuba
• TICO-AIST Cooperative Research Laboratory for Advanced Logistics (ALlab)
        Tokyo Waterfront

Member

　　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

photograph	Name	Title
	MATSUOKA Koichi	Director General
	GENCHI Yutaka	Deputy Director General
	HORITA Teruhisa	Assistant Director General Director, Collaboration Promotion Office
	YOSHIDA Yuuji	Assistant Director General
	YASUDA Kazuaki	Assistant Director General
	ASAKURA Daisuke	Director, Research Planning Office
	TSUNEMI Kiyotaka	Director, Research Planning Office of Zero Emission
	KODAMA Masaya	Executive Advisor
	NISHIO Masahiro	Collaboration Officer

Chief Researchers

　　　 　　　 　　　 　 　 　 　

Photograph	Name	Research Unit	Keywords
	ISHIZUKA Shogo	Renewable Energy Advanced Research Center	Photovoltaics Thin films Chalcogenide
	OKI Tatsuya	Environmental Management Research Institute	Strategic urban mining Sorting technology Resource circulation
	SAYAMA Kazuhiro	Global Zero Emission Research Center	Artificial photosynthesis H2 production CO2 removal
	Sharma Atul	Global Zero Emission Research Center	Chemical Looping CDR
	TAHARA Kiyotaka	Research Institute of Science for Safety and Sustainability	LCA Inventory Database
	HIMEDA Yuichiro	Global Zero Emission Research Center	CO2 conversion Hydrogen storage Catalyst
	Lee Chul-Ho	Research Institute for Energy Efficient Technologies	Thermoelectric conversion Neutron scattering