Opening, Keynote Speeches, and Panel Discussion
June 18, 13:00 – 17:40
| Opening | 13:00-13:05 | 1) | General Chairman, Grand RE2018 International Conference | Prof. Kazuhiko Ogimoto |
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| 13:05-13:10 | 2) | ISES President, Representative of International AC in Grand RE2018 | Dr. Dave Rennē | |
| Guest Speech | 13:10-13:20 | Director-general, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Dept. METI | Mr. Jun Takashina | |
| Keynote Speech | 13:20-13:50 | 1) | NEDO Chairman | Mr. Hiroaki Ishizuka |
| 13:50-14:20 | 2) | Director General, National Center of Climate Change Strategy Research, China | Prof. Li Junfeng | |
| 14:20-14:50 | 3) | Head of the Renewable Energy Division at the International Energy Agency (IEA) | Dr. Paolo Frankl | |
| Break | 14:50-15:00 | |||
| Keynote Speech | 15:00-15:30 | 4) | Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, USA | Dr. Martin Keller |
| 15:30-16:00 | 5) | Director, Head of Fraunhofer Institute of Solar Energy System | Prof. Dr. Hans-Martin Henning | |
| Break | 16:00-16:10 | |||
| Panel Discussion | 16:10-17:20 | "How to accelerate Renewable Energy Integration" | Facilitator: K. Ogimoto Panelist: METI, Keynote Speakers except NEDO | |
| Award Ceremony | 17:25-17:40 | "Renewable Energy Ensambles Award" | Facilitator: M. Kondo for, Prof. Kosuke Kurokawa Dr. Dave Rennē |
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| Mr. Hiroaki Ishizuka | Prof. Li Junfeng | Dr. Paolo Frankl | Dr. Martin Keller | Dr. Hans-M. Henning |
Oral Presentation and Poster Presentation
June 19 – 22 AM *as of May 25, 2018
| Area1 | Policy & Integrated Concept | Area5 | Wind Energy | Area9 | Geothermal Energy & GHP |
| Area2 | Photovoltaics | Area6 | Biomass Utilization and Conv. | Area10 | Energy Network |
| Area3 | Solar Thermal Applications | Area7 | Hydrogen & Fuel Cell | Area11 | Energy Conservation & HP |
| Area4 | Innovated Bio-C Architecture | Area8 | Ocean Energy | Area12 | Small Hydro & Non-Conv. EN |
Plenary Session
June 19 – 21
Each plenary session is composed of presentations by the 15 invited speakers, who are globally selected from 12 areas. Presentation is held within each framework of the above schedule.
Please refer to the homepage, "Keynote/Plenary Speakers". Personal bio is described.
Special Session(S/S), and Workshop(W/S)
June 19 – 21
One Workshop and six Special Sessions are planned. The workshop is managed by the conference organizing committee, and the sessions are managed by each organizer.
- One Workshop is, "RE100", organized by ISES and JSES together with Area 3, Area 11, and Fukushima Prefecture.
- Six special sessions are organized individually by NEDO, AIST, JST, IEA, IEA/The University of Tokyo, and Deutsche Industrie-und Handelskammer in Japan.
More details are stated on the "Special Sessions" and "GRE2018 Workshop" page.
Banquet
Date: Wednesday, June 20
Time: From 6PM to 8PM
Location: PACIFICO Yokohama Conference Center, 5F, Room 503
Award Ceremony, Closing Ceremony
June 22, 13:00 – 15:00
- The Award ceremony is held in the closing session, selecting the best oral and poster presentation of each area.
- Communiqué announcement is also planned to open the message for the importance of acceleration of renewable energy integration into routine world.
- A commemorative picture will be taken at the Closing ceremony.
Full Day Technical Tour
Tour is planned for Choshi and Kamisu to see the Offshore wind turbines. Detail is described on the Tours and Events page, https://www.grand-re2018.org/tour_j.html
Tour to floating PV power plant has been cancelled due to few applicants.
World Exhibition
June 20 – 22
All conference registrants are eligible to visit the World Exhibition for free by carrying their conference passes. Exhibition details are to be found in the two URLs, described below.
http://www.renewableenergy.jp/2018/index.html, and http://www.jpea.gr.jp/pvj2018/
