Undertaking the Challenge of Transforming Energy Systems to Achieve a Carbon-neutral Society

In order to achieve carbon neutrality, which has become a common goal across the planet for curbing global warming, countries around the world are taking a completely new direction as part of an accelerating movement. Although every industry that comprises our society must make changes, the energy systems that serve as the infrastructure for these industries must also undergo a major transformation. This transformation will go beyond simply reducing CO_{2} emissions through energy conservation measures and the large-scale introduction of renewable energy and other decarbonization technologies, and will likely extend throughout the overall social system, reaching industrial structures, social infrastructure, and even our lifestyles.

Realizing this vast goal in a sustainable manner will require systems that consistently and efficiently employ various elemental technologies, such as those that create, store, convert, transport, and use energy. And it will require systems that integrate these technologies, all while balancing energy supply and demand throughout society. We therefore assemble next-generation energy facilities that bring together a variety of elemental technologies. At the same time, we engage in empirical research on energy management systems that link these facilities together, as well as in elemental technologies and systems research related to hydrogen, ammonia, e-fuel, and other carbon-neutral energy carriers. We also work in collaboration with the Toyota Group and academic institutions on research and development for implementing these facilities in actual factories.