GRIPS and the US Embassy will co-host an Energy Forum (extended GRIPS Forum).

While the safety and efficacy of nuclear power generation has been evaluated since the Fukushima disaster, the cost of fuels such as oil and natural gas, which puts pressure on the current balance of payment, has also been an issue. We consider a future energy strategy that will be the lifeblood of economic growth with a focus on these two issues from a pragmatic point of view.

Click here to see a video recording of the Forum(Japanese only)

• 【PROGRAM】

13:10-13:20     Opening Remarks

 - Jeffrey A. Miller, Energy Attaché, Director, U.S. Department of Energy Japan Office

13:20-15:00     Speech Session:   (*each speaker will have 25 mins)
Speakers:  
– Naoya Kaneko, Fellow, Center for Research and Development Strategy, Japan Science and Technology Agency
    “Global Comparison of Research and Development toward Sustainable Energy Future” 
- Hiroshi Takahashi, Research Fellow, Fujitsu Research Institute
    “Possibility of Renewable Energy in Japan – Policy Development after March 11” 
– Paul Komor, Energy Education Director, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute and Environmental Studies Program, University of Colorado 
    “Opportunities in Renewable Energy” 
– Alan K. Meier, Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 
    “Will Japan Become the World’s Electricity Laboratory?” 
         
15:00-15:10     Break

15:10-16:10     Panel Discussion Session: 
Panelists: 
- Yoshito Sengoku, Visiting Scholar, GRIPS (Former Chief Cabinet Secretary, Japan) 
– Ryohei Hinokuma, HVAC Market Research Engineer, Daikin US Corporation 
– Naoya Kaneko, Fellow, Center for Research and Development Strategy, Japan Science and Technology Agency
– Hiroshi Takahashi, Research Fellow, Fujitsu Research Institute
– Paul Komor, Energy Education Director, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute and Environmental Studies Program, University of Colorado 
– Alan K. Meier, Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Moderator 
- Atsushi Sunami, Associate Professor, GRIPS

16:10-16:40     Break (30 min.)

16:40-18:10    PART II   GRIPS Forum  “Energy at a Turning Point -The Sustainability of the Power Supply System-” (tentative)

Speaker:  Yoshito Sengoku, Visiting Scholar of GRIPS, Former Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan 
Master of Ceremony: Atsushi Sunami, Associate Professor, GRIPS

• Review

The 77th extended GRIPS Forum was held at GRIPS on May 13, 2013. Part 1 (13:10–16:10) was a Joint Forum with the U.S. Embassy on the topic “Energy Future: Clean and Renewable Energy for a Sustainable and ‘Smart’ Society.”
Details of Part 1: (13:10–16:10)
During Part 2 (16:40–18:10), Mr. Yoshito Sengoku, Visiting Scholar of GRIPS and Former Chief Cabinet Secretary, Japan gave a lecture titled “Energy at a Turning Point: The Sustainability of the Power Supply System.” He talked not only about the current situation, policy, strategy and awareness of energy in Japan, but also about relations between Japan and other Asian countries. All the questions raised were answered during the Q&A session.