Mission and Organization

In order to realize the government policy of becoming carbon neutral (CN) by 2050, the Green Transformation (GX) is essential to promote research activities that will lead the GX society, strengthen start-ups, and substantiate industrial and social collaboration. The GX Initiative (Science Tokyo GXI) was conceived to promote research activities that will lead the GX society, strengthen startups, and substantiate industrial and social collaboration, and will be implemented as a MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) Education and Research Organization Reform min (Organization Development) project in FY2022.
Science Tokyo GXI will be headquartered at the Institute of SCIENCE TOKYOInstitute of Integrated ResearchInstitute of Integrated ResearchInstitute of Integrated ResearchLaboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy. Science Tokyo GXI will be led by the Institute of Integrated Institute of Integrated Research Laboratory for Zero-Carbon Energy, which is headquartered at the Institute of SCIENCE TOKYO, and will be led by approximately 400 energy research-related faculty members at research institutes, institutes, centers, and units for GX (Green Transformation) research, and approximately 50 energy-related companies inherited from the Advanced Energy Systems International Research Center (AES) at TUFS. The platform is a partnership of about 50 energy-related companies inherited from the Advanced Energy Systems International Research Center (AES) of the University. In addition, Science Tokyo GXI has established an industry-academia collaborative research support organization with the support of the Research and Industry Alliances Division to promote and accelerate the resolution of issues. As shown in Figure 1, the entire Institute of Science Tokyo supports GX research.
The introduction of GX into society requires a major paradigm shift in conventional industrial and social structures, and we aim to create a center of knowledge and a new academic discipline for GX research by collaborating with industry, academia, government, local communities, and citizens, and by incorporating multifaceted perspectives from economics and sociology in order for GX technology to be accepted by society.　By cooperating with each stakeholder, we aim to develop GX (Green Transformation) research toward the realization of CN and to lead the world in social implementation as an outcome.

 

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 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