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“New electricity network created by distributed energy ”
A symposium with Amory Lovins
With the expansion of renewable energy deployment, penetration of distributed power generation, and the
evolution of IT technology, networks connecting distributed energy is expanding as an alternative to the
conventional large-scale centralized energy system.
With that context, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation held a symposium to discuss the trend and
perspectives of distributed networks in Japan and the world, joined by Mr. Amory Lovins, a board member of
the Foundation and a world-renowned scientist who has long been proposing a shift to distributed energy.
Date: Thursday 7 November, 2013
Venue: Press Center Hall
Organized by: Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
[Programme]
Opening Remark
Takejiro Sueyoshi, Executive Board Vice-Chair, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Keynote Speech 1
Future of small-scale distributed energy network
Amory B. Lovins, Co-Founder, Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute
Keynote Speech 2
Efforts to establish a Smart Energy Network in Japan
Shigeru Muraki, Chief Executive of Energy Solution Division, Executive Vice President, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
Panel Discussion
How to enhance new energy network in Japan
Shigeru Inoue, Deputy General Manager, City Planning Project Office, Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.
Kazuyoshi Nasuhara, Director, ecoBCP Business Promotion Office, Shimizu Corp.
Shinichi Yamasaki Director of West Japan Headquarter, Ennet Corp.
Commentator: Amory B. Lovins
Moderator: Teruyuki Ohno, Executive Director, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
General MC: Mika Ohbayashi, Director, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
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