Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy Launch Symposium

The Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy was established on June 1, 2021, reorganized from the former Laboratory for Advanced Nuclear Energy, Institute of Innovative Research. The lab’s missions are promoting industry-government-academia cooperation and collaborations with local communities as well as with international research institutes; identifying issues in developing sustainable energy systems; and pushing research and development to help solve such issues. It is our pleasure to invite you to a launch symposium as an opportunity to celebrate the launch together and to share the challenges in bringing about future energy society and achieving our missions in solving those challenges. We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to seeing you at the symposium.

Tuesday, August 31, 2021, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The symposium will be held online. (Zoom webinar)

Max. 500 participants Max. 1000 participants

Tuesday, August 24, 2021 Monday, August 30, 2021

Japanese (Japanese to English simultaneous interpretation will be provided.)

Kazuya Masu, President of Tokyo Institute of Technology

Jacopo Buongiorno, TEPCO Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

"Launch and Roles of the Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy"
Kenji Takeshita, Director of the Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy (Professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology)

"Research and Development toward Building Zero-Carbon Energy Systems"

• Panels
  : Kenji Yamaji, Takao Kashiwagi, Kenji Takeshita
• Moderator
  : Yukitaka Kato, Vice Director of the Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy

Osamu Watanabe, Executive Vice President for Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology

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This article has been updated to reflect the extension of deadline on August 23.