The Takao Kashiwagi GXI Prize was established in 2023 for the purpose of realizing a carbon-neutral society in Japan and to commemorate the achievements of Tokyo Institute of Technology Honorary Prof. Takao Kashiwagi in the development of a society in harmony with the global environment.
The award will be presented as the Takao Kashiwagi GXI Award for particularly outstanding research and achievements, and will consist of three awards: the GX Research Award, the GX Open Innovation Award, and the GX Encouragement Award.
Takao Kashiwagi GXI Award Winners (from right to left: Mr. Shinoda, Mr. Amarjargal, Mr. Kashiwagi, Mr. Harashima, Acting Mayor of Iruma City Sugishima, and Mr. Kato)
Outline of each award
A summary of each award is as follows
The purpose of the GX Research Award is to recognize researchers who have contributed to the development of energy-related research and development for the development of a society in harmony with the global environment, thereby contributing to the development of energy development.
The purpose of the GX Open Innovation Award is to recognize companies, organizations, etc. that have contributed to the development of open innovation, which is research and development for social implementation of energy technology through collaboration among industry, government, academia, citizens, and part or the entire community, thereby contributing to the realization of a carbon neutral society.
The purpose of the GX Encouragement Award is to recognize students or young researchers who have contributed to the development of research and development related to energy for the development of society in harmony with the global environment, thereby contributing to the development of energy development.
Recipients and Achievements for FY2022
The award ceremony was held on March 23, 2023 at Tokyo Institute of TechnologyKuramae Hall.
GX RESEARCH AWARD
Dr. Koyama GX Research Award
Ken Koyama (Executive Director, Institute of Energy Economics, Japan, Specially Appointed Professor)
minKen Koyama has made a significant contribution to GXIactivities by providing a broad overview of the international energy situation, analyzing the recent post-corona disaster situation, the impact of the Ukraine crisis, and the announcement of the carbon neutrality target and its impact, and clarifying Japan's energy policy issues.
GX Open Innovation Award
GX Open Innovation Award, Mayor Sugishima, Iruma City, Saitama
Iruma City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
The city has substantially and vigorously promoted GX based on industry-academia-government collaboration, and has demonstrated many elements that could serve as a model for GX efforts by local governments.
GX Encouragement Award
GX Incentive Award by Amarjargal
Tsendsuren Amarjargal ( Tokyo Institute of Technology, 3rd year PhD student, Nuclear Engineering Course)
He gave an excellent oral presentation titled "Coolant void coefficient in a sodium-cooled rotational fuel-shuffling breed-and-burn fast reactor" at IZES. Breed-and-burn fast reactor based on a sodium-cooled fast reactor is an innovative reactor concept that dramatically increases the potential of nuclear energy utilization as zero-carbon energy. Publications
Mr. Shinoda GX Encouragement Award
Yasunari Shinoda ( Tokyo Institute of Technology, 3rd-year Ph.D. student, Nuclear Engineering Course)
He gave an excellent oral presentation titled "Fabrication of Palladium-Copper Alloy Membranes for Hydrogen Purification Using a Reverse Build-up Method" at IZES. He also gave an excellent oral presentation titled "Fabrication of Palladium-Copper Alloy Membranes for Hydrogen Purification Using a Reverse Build-up Method" at IZES, and developed a metal supported Pd alloy hydrogen permeable membrane using a reverse build-up method and a hydrogen permeable membrane with lower cost and higher efficiency than conventional membranes as Publications.