Energy and Environmental Engineering

Solar, wind and other renewable energy notably vary with season and time of day and susceptible to fluctuating weather patterns. Effective use of renewable energy requires integrated design of energy flows to meet supply-demand balance in industrial areas and urban districts. In addition, stable and low-cost energy carriers as well as chemical storage of these renewable energies are also extremely important. We are developing comprehensive technologies towards carbon neutrality as follows: hydrogen production/storage using renewable energy, efficient combustion of carbon-neutral fuels and chemical-thermal storage that saves energy by utilizing exhaust heat in factories via efficient recovery, transport, and reuse cycle.

Catalyst and Resource Chemical Process, Chemical Reaction and Process System Engineering, Thermal Engineering, Fluid Engineering, Fundamental Physical Chemistry, Functional Solid State Chemistry, Energy Chemistry, Sound Material-Cycle Social Systems, Social Systems Engineering