"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.
| Category | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| R&D Solar | 31.17% solar sunroof triple-junction module efficiency | Sharp |
| R&D Solar | New world record for thin-film solar cells | ZSW (Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg) |
| R&D Solar | 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 |
| R&D Energy Storage | 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 |
| Pilot & Start-up Biomass | 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 |
| Pilot & Start-up Smart Grid/Microgrid | 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 |
| Category | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Commercialization Next-generation Cars | Toyota launches first commercial FCV, MIRAI | Toyota Motor Cooperation (Japan) |
| Commercialization Solar | Hybrid power plant with 600 kW of solar power was commissioned in Berlin | GE, Kofler Energies and BELECTRIC |
| Commercialization Next-generation Cars | Mazda releases the most fuel efficient diesel car ever - the Demio | Mazda (Japan) |
| Commercialization Wind | MHI Vestas V164-8.0 MW breaks power production record | MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S (Denmark) |
| Challenging Solar | Researchers at Michigan State University develop transparent solar windows | Michigan State University |
| Policy & Standardization Smart Grid | Europe creates a unified gas and electricity market | EU transmission companies (EU) |
| Title | Organization |
|---|---|
| Increasing community demonstration smart-grid projects involving consumers | NEDO |
| Achievement for the first time in 15 years of the world's highest photoelectric conversion efficiency of crystal silicon-based solar cells | Panasonic |
| Startup of demonstration operation of a floating offshore wind power system equipped with a transmission and distribution unit | Fukushima Offshore Wind Consortium |
| Development of a prototype vehicle running on a liquid fuel cell free of noble metals (overview) | Daihatsu Motor Co.,Ltd. |
| Dramatic efficiency improvement in perovskite-type solar cells | NIMS, JST |
| Successive announcement of commercial operation of CCS systems for coal-fired power plants | Global CCS Institute |
| Disaster-resistant microgrid technology | NEDO |
| Development of a new type of a nanostructured carbon-based catalyst electrode for next-generation fuel cells | Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) |
| Initiative for a vehicle-to-building system in progress | Nissan Motor Corporation |
| Development of a SiC power semiconductor for automobiles | Toyota Motor Corporation |
