Japan Council for Renewable Energy(JCRE)

Outline of Japan Council for Renewable Energy

1) Organization Name : Japan Council for Renewable Energy (JCRE)


2) Date of Organization established : June 8th, 2007


3) Background till establishment : The international conference focusing renewable energy was held in Makuhari-Chiba October 9 to 13th, 2006, initiated by Japan ad-hoc organization covering all RE areas. This was well successfully performed with 1063 researches, academia and industry from 55 countries. For the exhibition, visitors summed more than 20,000. In recognition of the closing communique and the support by the government, firm organization, not temporary, was built named as Japan Council for Renewable Energy (JCRE).


4) Philosophy of Organization : Renewable energy is a resource of treasure for all global human being.
we are living in One World. Therefore, our slogan is “Advanced Technology Paths to Global Sustainability”
in developing the renewable energy.


5) Feature of Organization
■Heading by the first line academia, three government backed organizations, NEDO, AIST and NEF are incorporated as the pillar of organization.
■keeping channel with academia league and industry league to be supported


6) Principal Activity and Plan
1)International Conference : held every 4 yrs in Japan, and intermediate year in Asian country.
2)International Exhibition : held every year in Japan
3)International Forum : held except the year of International Conference held
4)various support activities along with organization philosophy


7) Activity performed


International Conference/ Forum

 

No of Forums

Registered
Participants

FY2006

25

3,108 (incld. Int. Conference 1,063)

FY2007

14

2,760

FY2008

18

4,142

 


International Exhibition

Exhibitors

Booth

Visitors

FY2006

208

366

20,203

FY2007

176

301

16,390

FY2008

170/PV230

720

45,547*

                                   *Joint Exhibition with PV Japan


8) Activity in year2009 and year2010

    Key note Speaker in Opening Day Date and Place

FY2009

Int. Exhibition & Int. Forum

・Japanese Government

・Denmark(Ambassador & Specialist)

・USA(Colorado state rep)・・expected

Jun 24, Makuhari messe in Chiba

(Jun 24 - Jun 26)

FY2010

Int. Conference & Int. Exhibition

・Japanese Government

・TBD, talking with METI(Japan, APEC host country)

Jun 28, Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama

(Jun 27 - July 1)


9) Organization Structure

■Management : Annual activities are reviewed and decided through the general board meeting, including all councilors (reviewers, auditor) totaling about 50 members, composed of socio-government, academia and industry.


10) Key members of Organization
●Board Committee

Chairman Kosuke Kurokawa (Tokyo Tech) Professor, Director of ISES
Vice Chair Izumi Ushiyama (AIT) President, university
Vice Chair Makoto Konagai (Tokyo Tech) Professor
Vice Chair Kazuaki Koizawa (NEDO) Executive Director
Vice Chair Masakazu Yamazaki (AIST) Vice-President
Vice Chair Ryoichi Ito (NEF) Vice Chairman


●Advisory Committee

Chairman Takao Kashiwagi (Tokyo Tech) Professor, Chairman of METI NE/RE Committee


●Steering Committee

Chairman kosuke Kurokawa (Tokyo Tech) Professor, Director of ISES
Vice Chair Masayuki Kamimoto (AIST) Director, AIST Kansai
Deputy V. Chair Yoshiro Ohwadano (AIST) Research Coordinator for Environment & Energy
Organizer Makoto Ikeda (JCRE) Secretary general of JOPRE
Organizer Masanori Nishino (JCRE) ex-JPEA PA manager
Organizer Osamu Ikki (RTS) President, PV consulting Co.
Special Leaders : Izumi Ushiyama (AIT) President, university
  Shinya Yokoyama (Tokyo U) Professor
  Chuichi Arakawa (Tokyo U) Professor
  Hideki Fukuda (NEDO) Director General, New Energy Technology Development Department
  Toshio Tanaka (NEF) Department manager
  Michio Kondo (AIST) Director, Research Center for Photovoltaics
  Kinya Sakanishi (AIST) Director, Biomass Technology Research Center
  Noboru Ozawa (Fuji Sankei) Senior director of Mass media
  Hideo Okada (Fuji Sankei) Senior advisor of Mass media
  Noriyo Inada (TEPCO) Manager, Electric Power Co.

 

JCRE Office Japan Council for Renewable Energy (JCRE)
Place : Ohmori Bldg.4F, 2-2-2 Kanda Tsukasa-cho, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Japan Zip 101-0048
TEL: +81-3-5294-3888 FAX: +81-3-5294-0909
council@renewableenergy.jp

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