International Research Center of Advanced Energy Systems for Sustainability

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1 Advanced Energy Systems for Sustainability Tokyo Institute of Technology

2 Solutions Toward a Low Carbon Society Director s Message The Solutions Research Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), founded the Advanced Institute Professor Takao Kashiwagi Energy Systems for Sustainability (AES Center) in September 2009 as a ten-year organization for conducting solutions research aimed at Mission achieving a low carbon society. The AES Center undertakes the creation of Advanced Energy Systems for Sustainability (AES) in which a large amount of renewable energy sources and innovative technologies are deployed in the existing power network, contributing to the mitigation of global warming and stable energy utilization. In order to promote AES as an innovative infrastructure, it is imperative that we develop and demonstrate key technologies as well as system applications, and propose a grand design and policy plan for a low carbon society. The AES Center offers an Innovation Platform in which industries, governments, consumers, NPOs and other organizations can take part, addressing societal needs, driving AES projects and providing solutions to issues necessary for achieving a low carbon society. The Great East Japan Earthquake followed by the nuclear plant accidents in March, 2011 have made a huge impact on the Japan's energy systems, we believe now more than ever that expanding and accelerating our solutions research activities beyond academic research will encourage societal and industrial change toward the establishment of innovative energy systems. History of AES Center Integrated Research Laboratory (Super COE) Solutions Research Laboratory Feb Sep Sep Apr Apr May FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013

3 Advanced Energy Systems for Sustainability In the next-generation energy system, the existing main infrastructure based on natural gas, coal, nuclear power, etc. will be combined with highly independent local clusters in which dispersed power sources--such as fuel cells, photovoltaic cells and other renewable sources-- will be deployed. AES projects focus on fundamental technologies and systems aimed at achieving a low carbon society from the standpoint of minimum social cost. Development of stable, efficient and low-cost energy systems derived from a variety of sources including renewables Research Project Example Optimization of electricity & heat control in the community based on supply-demand information BEMS SOFC, PHEV,SOFC, PHEV, FCV, Heat pump Smart energy network Microgrid District heating Biomass Advancement of energy network incorporating maximum renewable and unused energy, optimized with ICT EV, PHEV Smart meter Fuel cell CGS Heat pump HEMS Development of core technologies to realize multi entity solutions in the use of electricity, heat, transportation and space contributing to transportation safety, efficiency and reduce of power consumption Energy & material co-production Residual oil IGCC Industrial partnership Waste & Biomass Energy management system (EMS), optimization of renewable power in the community; minimization of disturbance to the grid Consisting of corporate members who have a contract with Titech and above collaboration research units. Promoting research project creations Megasolar Coal firing IGCC High-efficiency gas firing CC Nuclear power Smartgrid

4 International Innovation Hub Advanced Energy Systems for Sustainability Organization AES Center operates a General Assembly, which anyone may attend; a Research Promoting Committee consisting of corporate members that have concluded a Sponsored Research Agreement with Tokyo Tech; and a Collaboration Research Unit managed jointly by researchers from sponsor corporations and Tokyo Tech. All these are controlled by the AES Steering Committee chaired by the center director, Prof. Kashiwagi. The AES Center was founded in September 2009, and started full-scale operations in April It functions as one of the core facilities of the Solutions Research Laboratory, through which Tokyo Tech intends to promote its cooperative research activities with extramural organizations with the aim of solving social and/or industrial problems anticipated in the near future. Ind Corporatio n Industrial Party Gov National Gov Local Gov Acad University National Lab Society NPO Consumer Solutions Research Laboratory Int l Research Center of Advanced Energy Systems for Sustainability (AES) Toward a Low Carbon Society Participation and Its Advantages

5 AES Center Organization Director Institute Professors Vice Director Professor Collaborative Staff Professors Associate Professor Project-Based Staff Professors Associate Professors Assistant Professors Researchers Collaboration Research Unit Sponsor Corporations Research Promoting Committee Corporate Members Collaborative Corporation Research Coordinators Collaborative Researchers Solutions Research Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology Advanced Energy Systems for Sustainability (AES Center) Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan July, 2013