Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF)

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“Innovation Cases” is an activity to introduce the latest cases of technology development and diffusion which are expected to contribute to climate change in the fields of energy and environment. The activity helps us to understand the state and trends of innovations, and also provides useful information for creating new innovations in the fields of energy and environment.

ICEF2017

R&D Solar

31.17% solar sunroof triple-junction module efficiency

Sharp

New world record for thin-film solar cells

ZSW (Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg)

World’s highest conversion efficiency of 26.33% achieved in a crystalline silicon solar cell

Kaneka Corporation

R&D Hydrogen

Water splitting–biosynthetic system with CO2 reduction efficiencies exceeding photosynthesis

Harvard University

R&D Energy Storage

High-power all-solid-state batteries using sulfide superionic conductors

Tokyo Institute of Technology, Toyota Motor Corporation

Long-lasting flow battery could run for more than a decade with minimum upkeep

Harvard University

Pilot & Start-up Wind & Energy Storage

World’s tallest wind turbine integrated with pumped storage hydro

Max Bögl Wind AG, GE Renewable Energy

Pilot & Start-up Biomass

Flight powered by biofuel made from residual wood

Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance, ICM, GEVO

100 percent bio-based plastics for beverage bottles

Anellotech, Suntory

Pilot & Start-up Smart Grid/Microgrid

Demonstration of peer to peer electricity trading using blockchain technology

LO3 Energy, Siemens

Pioneering the networking of storage batteries with blockchain technology

Tennet, Sonnen, IBM

Pilot & Start-up PEB (Positive Energy Building)

Demonstration of Positive Energy Building Begins in Lyon

Toshiba

ICEF2016

No event conducted

ICEF2015

R&D Solar

French-German partnership achieves 46% PV conversion efficiency in the lab

Soitec, CEA-Leti, Fraunhofer ISE

R&D Others (carbon capture)

Researchers develop high-performance ionic-liquid-based membranes to capture CO2.

3M Company (US), University of Colorado, Boulder (US)

Pilot & Start-up Wave

CETO 5 Wave Energy Farm commences operations in Australia

Carnegie Wave Energy Limited (Australia)

Pilot & Start-up Energy Storage

World's largest Superconducting Flywheel Energy Storage System test machine is developed

Railway Technical Research Institute,
Kubotek Corporation, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.,
Mirapro Co., Ltd.,
Public Enterprise Bureau of Yamanashi Prefecture (Japan)