Mission and Organization

To achieve the government’s goal of carbon neutrality (CN) by 2050 through the Green Transformation (GX) of society, we launched this “Science Tokyo GXI” project in fiscal year 2022 using funds allocated to accelerate the realization of this mission. Institute of Integrated Research 1, this project is Institute of Integrated Research and is operated Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy. We are first advancing studies on carbon-neutral GX, and with Institute of SCIENCE TOKYO, we will incorporate health GX, aiming to solve challenges through open innovation involving industry, government, and academia, and to implement GX technologies in society.

IGAX of GXI, has officially welcomed the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) and the German Aerospace Center as global members, in addition to its 40 corporate members.Furthermore, it is an organization that brings together institutional members such as Cabinet Office, Government of Japan the Ministry Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, Trade and Industry (METI), more than 20 local government members, Cooperating Faculty 60 Cooperating Faculty within the university, and faculty members specializing in energy and healthcare, operating as Japan’s premier GX organization.

The GX Research and Development Division has established the "Carbon Cycle Green Industrial System Demonstration Research Facility" on campus and is conducting world-first research on carbon cycles. We are also committed to fostering startups, and three startups have been launched to date. In addition, five centers are currently active as GXI-related collaborative research hubs through industry-academia partnerships.

Sharing a common vision is essential for the advancement of GX. In 2024, we published the position paper “GXI VISION 2050,” and the importance of energy storage highlighted in that paper was reflected in the 7th Basic Energy Plan. Furthermore, we are promoting international collaboration and deepening industry-academia exchanges, particularly with MITEI and CFS, MITEI’s fusion startup.In fiscal years 2024 and 2025, we held international workshops with MIT and other institutions.

In this way, we are advancing foundational activities aimed at unprecedented GX industry-academia collaboration and the societal implementation of GX technologies.

 

Figure 1 Science Tokyo GXI's Open Innovation Network

 

GXI Activity Themes

GXI will develop activities based on the following themes, taking advantage of the University's unique characteristics.

Activities

  1. Green Transformation (GX) Research
    • GX Research (1) Carbon-Circulating Green Industrial System Research
    • GX research (2) Research on energy solutions in collaboration with industry, government, academia, local communities, and citizens for the GXing of society
    • GX Research (3) Socioeconomics-based Research on Promoting GX
  2. Developing an open innovation center through industry-government-academia collaboration for GX research.
  3. Creation and promotion of demonstration and research projects for advanced energy systems
  4. Clarification of the grand design for GX realization and path/policy recommendations for its realization
  5. Fostering research personnel with both specialized research and project management skills

Possible min field example as a project for CN

  1. Renewable energy: solar, wind, etc.
  2. Carbon neutral: carbon cycle industry, CCUS, carbon recycling, synthetic fuels, CO2 capture
  3. Smart network, energy management: energy storage, thermal storage, DR, VPP, microgrid, power trading, energy trading, energy system optimization
  4. Hydrogen, ammonia: energy carriers
  5. Biomass: plant factories, marine biomass (microalgae)
  6. Nuclear, Radiation, Materials & Measurements
  7. Local government collaboration: Collaborative activities for regional creation and local production for local consumption

We will continue to promote these base activities in cooperation with industry, academia, government, local communities, and citizens.

IGAX

In recent years, it has become increasingly difficult for one person to solve social problems alone, and it is important to cooperate with others to min each other. Carbon neutrality and the green transformation to achieve it are just such problems.
Science Tokyo GXI has organized IGAX (Industry-Government-Academia Committee for GX ) to solve this problem.
The goal of IGAX is to create industry-academia, industry-industry, and industry-government-academia collaborations for GX. We hope that the characteristics and advantages of each organization will be mutually respected and developed, resulting in innovations that have not been achieved by anyone else in the world. IGAX aims to accelerate GX collaboration among industry, government, and academia by providing the latest GX information and sharing it among its members. We will make full use of the Science Tokyo GXI community network to create an environment for information and collaboration.

We hope that through IGAX, GX technology will spread to benefit Japan and the world. We welcome anyone who agrees with this policy. We would appreciate your understanding that we charge a membership fee for the operation.
Please feel free to contact the Science Tokyo GXI office for more details.

Participation in IGAX