Zero-Carbon Energy Kyoto 2009

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
What Can We Learn from Photosynthesis About How to Convert Solar Energy into Fuels?....Pages 1-9
Renaissance of Nuclear Energy in the USA: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Research Needs....Pages 10-19
Eco-Friendly Production of Biodiesel by Utilizing Solid Base Catalysis of Calcium Oxide for Reaction to Convert Vegetable Oil into Its Methyl Esters....Pages 20-28
Front Matter....Pages 29-29
γ-Ferric Oxide / Carbon Composite Synthesized by Aqueous Solution Method as a Cathode for Lithium-Ion Batteries....Pages 31-38
Morphology Control of TiO 2 -Based Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy Applications....Pages 39-45
New Material Processing and Evaluation for TiO 2 by Microwave and Mid-Infrared Light Techniques....Pages 46-52
Construction of the Functional Biomolecules with the Ribonucleopeptide Complexes....Pages 53-57
High-Pr Heat Transfer in Viscoelastic Drag-Reducing Turbulent Channel Flow....Pages 58-64
Current Status of Accelerator-Driven System with High-Energy Protons in Kyoto University Critical Assembly....Pages 65-70
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Toward Education for Collaboration Between Different Fields: An Experiment of Facilitation Viewpoints Utilization for Reflecting Group Discussion....Pages 75-78
The Impact of Wind Power Generation on Wholesale Electricity Price at Peak Time Demand in Korea....Pages 79-84
An Analysis of Eco-Efficiency in Korean Fossil-Fueled Power Plants Using DEA....Pages 85-89
An Analysis of Energy Efficiency Using DEA: A Comparison of Korean and Japanese Economic Regions....Pages 90-95
The Role of Nuclear Power in Energy Security and Climate Change in Vietnam....Pages 96-101
Opportunities and Challenges of Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Promotion for Rural Electrification in Indonesia....Pages 102-107
Wind Power Generation’s Impact on Peak Time Demand and on Future Power Mix....Pages 108-112
Development of LiPb–SiC High Temperature Blanket....Pages 113-119
Lipid-Domain-Selective Assembly of Photosynthetic Membrane Proteins into Solid-Supported Membranes....Pages 121-128
Light-Induced Transmembrane Electron Transfer Catalyzed by Phospholipid-Linked Zn Chlorophyll Derivatives on Electrodes....Pages 129-134
Raman Spectroscopic Studies on Silicon Electrodeposition in a Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid....Pages 135-140
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
DC Connected Hybrid Offshore-Wind and Tidal Turbine Generation System....Pages 141-150
Primary Pyrolysis and Secondary Reaction Behaviors as Compared Between Japanese Cedar and Japanese Beech Wood in an Ampoule Reactor....Pages 151-155
Some Low-Temperature Phenomena of Cellulose Pyrolysis....Pages 156-160
Rotational Temperature Measurementsin a Molecular Beam with High-Order Harmonic Generation....Pages 161-165
Chemical Conversion of Lignocellulosics as Treated by Two-Step Hot-Compressed Water....Pages 166-170
Method for Improving Oxidation Stability of Biodiesel....Pages 171-175
Construction of the Artificial Enzyme for Using Solar Energy....Pages 176-180
Development of Fluorescent Ribonucleopeptide-Based Sensors for Biologically Active Amines....Pages 181-185
Light Energy Induced Fluorescence Switching Based on Novel Photochromic Nucleosides....Pages 186-190
Development of Nanocrystalline Co–Cu Alloys for Energy Applications....Pages 191-194
Investigation of SI-CI Combustion with Low Octane Number Fuels and Hydrogen using a Rapid Compression/Expansion Machine....Pages 195-201
Comparison Between the Hexaboride Materials as Thermionic Cathode in the RF Guns for a Compact MIR-FEL Driver....Pages 202-210
Indicators for Evaluating Phase Stability During Mechanical Milling....Pages 211-215
The Study of CO 2 Fixation in Spent Oil Sand Under the Different Temperature and Pressure....Pages 216-221
The Study on Characteristics Upgraded Low Rank Coal (Lignite-IBC) by Changed Temperature and Particle Size....Pages 222-228
Energy Efficiency of Combined Heat and Power Systems....Pages 229-233
Behavior of a Boron-Doped Diamond Electrode in Molten Chlorides Containing Oxide Ion....Pages 234-239
An Algorithm for Automatic Generation of Fault Tree from MFM Model....Pages 243-247
A Method of Generating GO-Flow Models from MFM Models....Pages 248-253
Functional Modeling of Perspectives on the Example of Electric Energy Systems....Pages 254-260
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of SiC/SiC Composites Fabricated for Erosion Component....Pages 261-265
Diffusion Bonding of Tungsten to Reduced Activation Ferritic/Martensitic Steel F82H Using a Titanium Interlayer....Pages 266-273
The Simulation of Corium Dispersion in Direct Containment Heating Accidents....Pages 274-278
Study on Three-Dimensional Thermal Hydraulic Simulation of Reactor Core Based on THEATRe Code....Pages 279-285
Study on Turbine System of Nuclear Power Plant Based on RELAP5/MOD3.4 Code....Pages 286-291
Analysis of Instability in Narrow Annular Multi-channel System Based on RELAP5 Code....Pages 292-299
Development of Ultrafast Pulse X-ray Source in Ambient Pressure with a Millijoule High Repetition Rate Femtosecond Laser....Pages 300-305
Development of Small Specimen Technique to Evaluate Ductile–Brittle Transition Behavior of a Welded Reactor Pressure Vessel Steel....Pages 306-309
Research on Distributed Monitoring and Prediction System for Nuclear Power Plant....Pages 310-314
Multiple Scale Nonlinear Phenomena in Nature: From High Confinement in Fusion Plasma to Climate Anomalies....Pages 315-319
The Electric Properties of InSb Crystals for Radiation Detector....Pages 320-323
Kinetic Transport Simulation of ICRF Heating in Tokamak Plasmas....Pages 324-329
Electrochemical Study of Neodymium Ions in Molten Chlorides....Pages 330-333
A New Numerical Approach of Kinetic Simulation for Complex Plasma Dynamics: Application to Fusion and Astrophysical Plasmas....Pages 334-338
Relationship Between Microstructure and Mechanical Property of Transient Liquid Phase Bonded ODS Steel....Pages 339-345
Nondestructive Testing of NITE-SiC Ceramics for Fusion Reactor Application....Pages 346-353
Numerical Simulation on Subcooled Pool Boiling....Pages 354-359
Framework of a Risk Monitor System for Nuclear Power Plant....Pages 360-363
Dynamic Reliability Analysis by GO-FLOW for ECCS System of PWR Nuclear Power Plant....Pages 364-368
Prior Evaluation Method of User Interface Design....Pages 369-372
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Consideration of Alumina Coating Fabricated by Sol–Gel Method for PbLi Flow....Pages 373-379
Feasibility Study on Introducing Building Integrated Photovoltaic System in China and Analysis of the Promotion Policies....Pages 380-384
Back Matter....Pages 385-392