Energy Technology Roadmaps of Japan

Future Energy System and Executive Summaries of the Parts.- Road mapping of energy technologies for envisioning future energy systems.- Present status of Japan’s energy.- Sustainable Production and Stable Transportation of Energy Resources: Measures Toward 2050.-  Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident and Thereafter.- Energy Policy and Perspectives.- Large-Scale Electrical Energy Storage Systems.- Heat Storage, Transportation and Transfer.- Hydrogen Production.- Concept of Energy Carrier, Candidate Materials, and Reactions.- Electricity Grid Infrastructure.- Gas supply infrastructure.- Infrastructure for Next Generation Vehicles.- Thermal Power Generation.- Nuclear Power Generation.- Nuclear Waste and Power Generation.- Hydro Power Generation.- Geothermal Power Generation.- Wind Power Generation.- Photovoltaic Power Generation.- CO2 Capture, Transportation and Storage Technology.- Topics: Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES).- Topics: Distributed Cooperative Heat Supply System as a Measure Against Fluctuating Renewable Electricity Output.- Chemical Industry.- Area-wide Energy Saving in Heavy Chemical Complexes Using Area-wide Pinch Technology.- Forestry and Wood Industry.- Agriculture.- Waste-Derived Energy.- Topics: CO2 Breakthrough Program by COURSE50 in Japanese Steel Industry Sector.- Topics: Hybrid Steel Works.- Topics: Utilization of Heat and Energy by Small- to Medium-sized Manufacturers: Case of the Molding Industry.- Topics: Regional Utilization of Unused Agricultural Waste.- Topics: Energy Recovery Mushroom Culture Waste and Use of Its Ash as Fertilizer.- Topics: Organic Hydride for Hydrogen Energy Carrier.- Topics: Liquid biofuel production.- Commercial and Residential Buildings.- Smart Community.- Fuel Cell Combined Heat and Power Systems in Residential Sector.- Nanoelectronics with Low Power Consumption.- Topics: Thermally Driven Heat Pumps.- Topics: Materials for Thermochemical Energy Storage.- Automotive Internal Combustion Engines.- Secondary Batteries and Fuel Cell Systems for Next-Generation Vehicles.- Power Electronics for Vehicles and Energy Systems.- Effective Thermal Energy Utilization for Automobiles..