Energy Technology Roadmaps of Japan: Future Energy Systems Based on Feasible Technologies Beyond 2030

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Future Energy System and Executive Summaries of the Parts....Pages 3-11
Roadmap of Energy Technologies for Envisioning Future Energy Systems....Pages 13-19
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
Present Status of Japan’s Energy....Pages 23-32
Sustainable Production and Stable Transportation of Energy Resources: Measures Toward 2050....Pages 33-55
Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident and Thereafter....Pages 57-106
Energy Policy and Perspectives....Pages 107-119
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
Large-Scale Electrical Energy Storage Systems....Pages 123-134
Heat Storage, Transportation, and Transfer....Pages 135-146
Hydrogen Production....Pages 147-165
Concept of Energy Carrier, Candidate Materials, and Reactions....Pages 167-181
Front Matter....Pages 183-183
Electricity Grid Infrastructure....Pages 185-195
Gas Supply Infrastructure....Pages 197-216
Infrastructure for Next-Generation Vehicles....Pages 217-235
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
Thermal Power Generation....Pages 239-255
Nuclear Power Generation....Pages 257-268
Nuclear Waste and Power Generation....Pages 269-278
Hydropower Generation....Pages 279-296
Geothermal Power Generation....Pages 297-306
Wind Power Generation....Pages 307-322
Photovoltaic Power Generation....Pages 323-342
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
CO2 Capture, Transportation, and Storage Technology....Pages 343-358
Topic: Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES)....Pages 359-361
Topic: Distributed Cooperative Heat Supply System as a Measure Against Fluctuating Renewable Electricity Output....Pages 363-365
Front Matter....Pages 367-367
Chemical Industry....Pages 369-379
Area-Wide Energy Saving in Heavy Chemical Complexes Using Area-Wide Pinch Technology....Pages 381-390
Forestry and Wood Industry....Pages 391-403
Agriculture....Pages 405-414
Waste-Derived Energy....Pages 415-429
Topic: CO2 Breakthrough Program by COURSE50 in Japanese Steel Industry Sector....Pages 431-439
Topic: Hybrid Steel Works....Pages 441-444
Topic: Utilization of Heat and Energy by Small- to Medium-Sized Manufacturers: Case of the Molding Industry....Pages 445-448
Topic: Regional Utilization of Unused Agricultural Waste....Pages 449-453
Topic: Energy Recovery from Mushroom Culture Waste and the Use of Its Ash as Fertilizer....Pages 455-458
Topic: Organic Hydride for Hydrogen Energy Carrier....Pages 459-462
Topic: Liquid Biofuel Production....Pages 463-468
Front Matter....Pages 469-469
Commercial and Residential Buildings....Pages 471-479
Smart Community....Pages 481-489
Fuel Cell Combined Heat and Power Systems in Residential Sector....Pages 491-506
Nanoelectronics with Low Power Consumption....Pages 507-518
Topic: Thermally Driven Heat Pumps....Pages 519-522
Front Matter....Pages 469-469
Topic: Materials for Thermochemical Energy Storage....Pages 523-525
Front Matter....Pages 527-527
Automotive Internal Combustion Engines....Pages 529-536
Secondary Batteries and Fuel Cell Systems for Next-Generation Vehicles....Pages 537-547
Power Electronics for Vehicles and Energy Systems....Pages 549-556
Effective Thermal Energy Utilization for Automobiles....Pages 557-566
Back Matter....Pages 567-573