The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (hereinafter referred to as “AIST”) held the 5th “RD20; Research and Development 20 for Clean Energy Technologies” in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, from Wednesday, October 4 to Thursday, October 5, 2023. The conference was attended by 963 participants from 31 countries and regions (including online participants), including 392 participants from 17 countries and regions who visited Japan in person.
Reports were made regarding achievements, including summer schools for internationally promoting the fostering of young researchers and international workshops for discussing technologies and systems necessary for the large-scale introduction of hydrogen, which were conducted based on the Leaders Recommendations adopted at the previous 4th RD20. Participants discussed recommended activities such as initiatives for the next fiscal year. The outcomes of the discussions, such as the creation of an RD20 researcher exchange program and a collaborative portal site, were adopted as recommendations.
* You can watch archived videos until the end of December by registering to watch on the RD20 official website (https://rd20.aist.go.jp/).
* Images of the conference and lecture materials can also be found on the website.
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Launched in 2019, the RD20 is a framework for international research and development aiming to strengthen international collaboration and promote innovation by leading research institutes in G20 countries and regions that develop the world’s most advanced technologies for achieving carbon neutrality. RD20 provides opportunities for participants to exchange R&D activities, experiences, and best practices related to clean energy technologies across countries and regions, as well as to explore the potential for international joint research. It also serves to deepen and develop new partnerships among relevant industry, academia, and government stakeholders.
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- RD20 Member Institutes
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial (INTI), Argentina
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia
- Energy, Mining and Environment Research Centre, National Research Council Canada (NRC), Canada
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (DICP-CAS), China
- Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), France
- Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), France
- Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fh-ISE), Germany
- The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India
- National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia
- Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV), Mexico
- King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE), Saudi Arabia
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa
- TUBITAK Marmara Research Center (TUBITAK-MAM), Turkey
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), USA
- Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Union
- Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Japan
- National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan
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