GX Global Workshop

GX Global Workshop: "GX for a Sustainable Carbon-Neutral Society" (Event Concluded)

To explore the development and societal implementation of green transformation (GX) technologies for realizing a sustainable carbon-neutral society and fostering collaborative R&D, the Science Tokyo GXI and GX Frontier Visionary Initiative (GX-VI) organizes the Global Workshop for the GX key areas of decarbonization, energy systems, energy carriers, alternative fuels, and energy storage joining with MITEI (Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative), EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute), and DLR (German Aerospace Center).

Outline of the Event

Date : January 21, 2026 (Wednesday) 9:00~16:45 *On-site participation only / Simultaneous interpretation provided

Place: Institute of SCIENCE TOKYO, Ookayama Campus, West 9 Building, Multi-purpose Digital Hall

Participation fee: Free for GXI members (corporate members and observer members), as well as for GXI faculty, staff and students

End of event

We received applications from 242 participants, and the event concluded successfully with a large turnout.
The latest research trends and prospects for GX technologies were shared across the themes of decarbonization, energy systems, energy carriers, and energy storage. Discussions also covered the importance of industry-government-academia collaboration.

Opening Session 1: Yukitaka Kato, Prof., Director, Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo, Director of Science Tokyo GXI
Opening Session 2: Naoto Ohtake, Prof., President and Chief Exective Officer, Institute of Science Tokyo　
Opening Session 3: Takuya Fukumoto, Deputy Director-General for Innovation Policy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Opening Session 4: Soichiro Shimotori, Dr., Senior Fellow, Energy Aggregation Div., Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
MIT Session 1: William Green, Prof., Executive Director of MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), Prof. of Chemical Engineering
MIT Session 2: Morgan Andreae, Dr. Executive Director of MIT Energy Initiative Future Energy Systems Center
MIT Session 3: Gayathri Srinivasan, Dr., Executive Director of MIT Corporate Relations
MIT Session 4: Keigo Akimoto, Specially Appointed Prof., Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo
Principal Research Scientist at Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE)
DLR Session 1: Andre D. Thess, Prof., Director of the Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics at German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Prof. at the Stuttgart University
DLR Session 2: Seon Tae, Kim, Dr., Research Scientist at the Institute of Low-Carbon Industrial Processes at DLR
DLR Session 3: Tomohiko Ikeya, Specially Appointed Prof., Office of Research and Innovation, Institute of Science Tokyo
EPRI Session 1: Yasuhiro Ichio, Net-Zero Resources Lead, Japan and Taiwan, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
EPRI Session 2: Jeffery Preece, Vice President, Energy Supply, Fleet Development & Fuels, EPRI　
EPRI Session 3: Takao Nakagaki, Specially Apointed Prof., Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy, Institute of Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo
Prof., Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Closing Remarks 1: Mika Goto, Prof., School of Environment and Society, Institute of Science Tokyo, Director of GX Frontier Visionary Initiative
Closing Remarks 2: Mutsuko Hatano, Prof., Exective Vice President for Research and Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration, Institute of Science Tokyo