Since 2008, the Global Center of Excellence (COE) at Kyoto University, Japan, has been engaged in a program called “Energy Science in the Age of Global Warming—Toward a CO2 Zero-Emission Energy System.” Its aim is to establish an international education and research platform to foster educators, researchers, and policy makers who can develop technologies and propose policies for establishing a CO2 zero-emission society no longer dependent on fossil fuels. It is well known that the energy problem cannot simply be labeled a technological one, as it is also deeply involved with social and economic issues. The establishment of a “low-carbon energy science” as an interdisciplinary field integrating social sciences with natural sciences is necessary. The Global COE is setting out a zero-emission technology roadmap and is promoting socioeconomic studies of energy, studies of new technologies for renewable energies, and research for advanced nuclear energy. It has also established the Global COE Unit for Energy Science Education to support young researchers as they apply their skills and knowledge and a broad international perspective to respond to issues of energy and the environment in our societies. Comprising the proceedings of the Second International Symposium of the Global COE Program, this book follows on the earlier volume Zero-Carbon Energy Kyoto 2009, published in March 2010.
Author(s): Seeram Ramakrishna (auth.), Takeshi Yao (eds.)
Series: Green Energy and Technology
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer Japan
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 321
Tags: Renewable and Green Energy; Climate Change; Atmospheric Sciences; Environmental Physics; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Singapore’s Perspective on Energy and Future Cities....Pages 5-14
Long-Term Scenario Analysis of a Future Zero-Carbon Electricity Generation System in Japan Based on an Integrated Model....Pages 17-24
Evaluation of Carbon Dioxide Absorption by Forest in Japan....Pages 25-31
2050 ASEAN Electricity Demand: Case Study in Indonesia and Cambodia....Pages 32-39
Proposal of a Method for Promotion of Pro Environmental Behavior with Loose Social Network....Pages 43-48
Performance Analysis Between Well-Being, Energy and Environmental Indicators Using Data Envelopment Analysis....Pages 49-55
Municipal Solid Waste Management with Citizen Participation: An Alternative Solution to Waste Problems in Jakarta, Indonesia....Pages 56-62
The Influence of the Electrification in Erdos Grassland in Inner Mongolia, China....Pages 63-69
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
The Potential of Biodiesel with Improved Properties to an Alternative Energy Mix....Pages 75-82
Net Energy Calculations for Production of Biodiesel and Biogas from Haematococcus pluvialis and Nannochloropsis sp.....Pages 83-91
Characterization of Oligosaccharides with MALDI-TOF/MS Derived from Japanese Beech Cellulose as Treated by Hot-Compressed Water....Pages 95-99
Microwave/Infrared-Laser Processing of Material for Solar Energy....Pages 100-107
Pongamia pinnata as Potential Biodiesel Feedstock....Pages 111-116
Construction of a Novel Strictly NADPH-Dependent Pichia stipitis Xylose Reductase by Site-Directed Mutagenesis for Effective Bioethanol Production....Pages 117-122
Evaluation of Different Methods to Determine Monosaccharides in Biomass....Pages 123-128
Pyrolysis and Secondary Reaction Mechanisms of Softwood and Hardwood Lignins at the Molecular Level....Pages 129-135
Fractionation of Japanese Cedar and Its Characterization as Treated by Supercritical Water....Pages 136-141
Two-Step Hydrolysis of Japanese Cedar as Treated by Semi-Flow Hot-Compressed Water with Acetic Acid....Pages 142-146
Liquefaction Behaviors of Japanese Beech as Treated in Subcritical Phenol....Pages 147-152
Glycerol to Value-Added Glycerol Carbonate in the Two-Step Non-Catalytic Supercritical Dimethyl Carbonate Method....Pages 153-158
Front Matter....Pages 71-71
Prospect of Nipa Sap for Bioethanol Production....Pages 159-164
Dissolution of Cerium Oxide in Sulfuric Acid....Pages 165-170
Utilization of Magnetic Field for Photocatalytic Decomposition of Organic Dye with ZnO Powders....Pages 171-176
Hybrid Offshore Wind and Tidal Turbine Power System to Compensate for Fluctuation (HOTCF)....Pages 177-186
Beam Stabilization by Using BPM in KU-FEL....Pages 187-192
Analysis of Transient Response of RF Gun Cavity Due to Back-Bombardment Effect in KU-FEL....Pages 193-200
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Nuclear Characteristics Transition Depend on the Position of External Source on the Accelerator-Driven System Using KUCA and FFAG Accelerator....Pages 205-213
High Performance Computing of MHD Turbulent Flows with High-Pr Heat Transfer....Pages 214-221
Comparison Between Microbubble Drag Reduction and Viscoelastic Drag Reduction....Pages 223-232
Numerical Study on Bubble Growth Process in Subcooled Pool Boiling....Pages 233-238
Towards Gyrokinetic Simulations of Multi-Scale Micro-Turbulence in Tokamaks....Pages 239-244
Study of α Particle Confinement in Helical Type Reactor by GNET Code....Pages 245-251
Study of the Mechanisms Leading to the Nonlinear Explosive Growth of Double Tearing Instabilities in Fusion Plasmas....Pages 252-257
Remote Collaboration System Based on the Monitoring of Large Scale Simulation “SIMON”: A New Approach Enhancing Collaboration....Pages 258-263
Target Design of High Heat and Particle Load Test Equipment for Development of Divertor Component....Pages 264-270
Experimental Investigation on Contact Angles of Molten Lead–Lithium on Silicon Carbide Surface....Pages 271-277
Comparison of Operation Characteristic in Radiation Detectors Made of InSb Crystals Grown by Various Methods....Pages 278-285
Specimen Size Effects on Fracture Toughness of F82H Steel for Fusion Blanket Structural Material....Pages 286-291
Tensile Behavior of Transient Liquid Phase Bonded ODS Ferritic Steel Joint....Pages 292-299
Helium Ion Irradiation Effects in ODS and Non-ODS Ferritic Steels....Pages 300-305
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Thermal Conductivity of SiC f /SiC Composites at Elevated Temperature....Pages 306-310
Development of the Crack Detection Technique for NITE SiC/SiC Composite Applied to Fusion Blanket....Pages 311-316
Back Matter....Pages 317-321
