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Japan-Asia CCUS Forum 2020

6th October 2020

Location(s): Tokyo, Type(s): Online Forum

6 October (Tue), 2020 / 10:00 - 16:45 (Online Event)

Japanese and English (Simultaneous interpretation service will be provided)

Co-hosted by the Global CCS Institute and Japan CCS Co. Ltd., the Japan-Asia CCUS Forum 2020 will focus attention on CCS/CCUS as essential for Japan, and the region’s, clean energy transition. The forum consists in three parts from Part I to Part III t Experts from across the globe will take part in a virtual Forum on October 6 that will highlight the critical need for carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCS/CCUS) technologies, demonstrate their versatility, discuss progress and the outlook for future CCS/CCUS deployment in Japan, and across Asia. Click here to register.

 

Speakers

Speakers for the event include representatives from the following organisations, governments, universities and research institutes:

  • Japan CCS Co., Ltd.
  • Global CCS Institute
  • Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry, Japan
  • Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), United Kingdom
  • Singapore Government (TBD)
  • Indonesian Government
  • Victoria State Government, Australia
  • Tomakomai City
  • Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
  • INPEX CORPORATION
  • Petronas
  • BP (TBD)
  • Japan NUS Co. Ltd.
  • IEAGHG
  • International CCS Knowledge Centre
  • The University of Tokyo
  • Waseda University
  • Kyoto University
  • University of Texas
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Geological Carbon Dioxide Storage Technology Research Association
  • Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
  • Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)

 

Program

The forum consists of three parts from Part I to Part III to update and share the latest status and future deployment of CCS/CCUS.  The full event will be held online.

The latest information on CCS/CCUS technology development in Japan will be presented through the results and learnings from the Tomakomai CCS Demonstration Project, and discussions will be held on the outlook for deployment of CCS/CCUS in Japan and Asia as well as capacity building in Asia.

Part I: Present the achievements and future outlook of the Tomakomai CCS Demonstration Project
Part II: On the basis of the outcomes of the study for introducing CCS in Japan, discussion on further deployment of CCS in Japan
Part III: Make this an opportunity for Japan to be a leader in Asia for further deployment of CCS projects and capacity building.

Agenda (Draft)

Time Program
10:00 Opening remarks
10:15 Part I "Tomakomai CCS Demonstration Project - Achievements and Future Outlook"
10:15 Opening remarks by Takashi Kawabata, Director & General Manager of Administration Dept., Japan CCS Co., Ltd.
10:17 Greetings by Hirofumi Iwakura, Mayor of Tomakomai City (Video Appearance)
10:20 Organizer’s Presentation: "Tomakomai CCS Demonstration Project - Achievements and Future Outlook", Shoichi Ishii, Special Corporate Advisor, Japan CCS Co., Ltd.
10:47 Presentation by invited speaker 1: Hideo Kitamura, Expert, Power Systems Design Dept., Power Systems Div., Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
10:57 Presentation by invited speaker 2: "Stepping- and Mile-stones of Monitoring at Tomakomai" (tentative)

Kozo Sato, Professor, Frontier Research Center for Energy and Resources, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Visiting Professor, Department of Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford University (Online)

11:07 Presentation by invited speaker 3:
C. Beth (Hardy) Valiaho, Vice President, International CCS Knowledge Centre (Online)
11:17 Presentation by invited speaker 4:
Dr. Sallie Greenberg, Principal Scientist - Energy & Minerals at Illinois State Geological Survey, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Online)
11:27 Message from the world (Video Appearance)

1) Tim Dixon, General Manager, IEAGHG
2) Brian Allison, Assistant Head, CCUS R&D, Innovation and International Engagement, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS); a Government Department of the United Kingdom
3) Dr. Katherine Romanak, Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin

11:37  Q&A session
11:42  Wrap up
11:45 Break
13:00 Part Ⅱ "Further deployment of CCS in Japan"
13:00 Presentation by Emeritus Prof. Toshifumi Matsuoka, Kyoto University: "Expectation for CCS toward 2050"
13:20 Panel Discussion with short presentations: "Discussion on further deployment of CCS in Japan"
Facilitator: Prof. Kenji Yamaji, President, Geological Carbon Dioxide Storage Technology Research Association: "CCS as a role of global warming mitigation measurement (tentative)"
Panelists:
Dr. Keigo Akimoto, Group Leader/Chief Researcher of System Analysis Group, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth
"Model analysis on amount of CCS in 2050 (tentative)"
Yukihiro Kawaguchi, Director, Global Environment Partnership Office, Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry, Japan
"Geological survey in Japan (potential storage resources) (tentative)"
Takao Nakagaki, Professor, School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University, "CCS cost (possible cost reduction) "
Dr. Hideshi Kaieda, Principal Researcher, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, "Barrier for CCS (Entry barrier for industry, Public acceptance) (tentative)"
Yukio Kishimoto, Chairman and Member of the Board, Japan NUS Co. Ltd. "Legal frame work for CCS (Long-term liability) (tentative)"
Toshifumi Matsuoka, Emeritus Professor, Kyoto University
14:20 QA and wrap up
14:30 Coffee break
15:15 Part Ⅲ "Future deployment of CCS in Asia with 2050 prospective"
15:15 Organizer's Presentation on "Global status of CCS and CCS deployment in Asia"(tentative): Brad Page, CEO, Global CCS Institute
15:30 Panel Discussion with Short presentation: "Future deployment of CCS in Asia with 2050 prospective" (tentative), Brad Page as facilitator
Ian Filby, Project Director, The CarbonNet Project, Commercial Branch, Rural and Regional Victorian Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions
Victoria State Government
Dr. Adhi Wibowo, Director of Oil and Gas Technical dan Environmental Affairs at DG Oil and Gas, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Directorate General of Oil and Gas, Indonesian Government
Singapore Government (TBD)
Yukihiro Kawaguchi, Director, Global Environment Partnership Office, Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry, Japan
Wan Atikahsari Wan Zakaria, Head Sarawak Malaysia Petroleum Management, Petronas
Shigeru Kimura, Special Advisor on Energy Affairs, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)
Isao Takahashi Ph. D., General Manager, Technical Planning & Coordination Unit, Technical Division, INPEX CORPORATION
BP (TBD)
16:30 QA and wrap up
16:45 Forum close

 

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