This book, edited by members of the Committee of Future Energy and Social Systems, The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan, describes energy technology roadmaps for Japan post-Fukushima. In this work, energy technology experts show quantitatively the advantages and disadvantages of major energy technologies with which they are involved, in a unified chapter structure with figures illustrating the technology development perspectives. The future energy vision for Japan together with the pathway is quantitatively discussed, explicitly considering the contributions of individual energy technology by referring to the technology roadmaps. The pathways for future energy vision thus derived will be useful not only for all energy researchers but also for graduate students in the field to grasp the potential of the technologies and future energy system of Japan.

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Future Energy System and Executive Summaries of the Parts.- Road mapping of energy technologies for envisioning future energy systems.- Present status of Japan's energy.- Sustainable Production and Stable Transportation of Energy Resources: Measures Toward 2050.- Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident and Thereafter.- Energy Policy and Perspectives.- Large-Scale Electrical Energy Storage Systems.- Heat Storage, Transportation and Transfer.- Hydrogen Production.- Concept of Energy Carrier, Candidate Materials, and Reactions.- Electricity Grid Infrastructure.- Gas supply infrastructure.- Infrastructure for Next Generation Vehicles.- Thermal Power Generation.- Nuclear Power Generation.- Nuclear Waste and Power Generation.- Hydro Power Generation.- Geothermal Power Generation.- Wind Power Generation.- Photovoltaic Power Generation.- CO2 Capture, Transportation and Storage Technology.- Topics: Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES).- Topics: Distributed Cooperative Heat Supply System as a Measure Against Fluctuating Renewable Electricity Output.- Chemical Industry.- Area-wide Energy Saving in Heavy Chemical Complexes Using Area-wide Pinch Technology.- Forestry and Wood Industry.- Agriculture.- Waste-Derived Energy.- Topics: CO2 Breakthrough Program by COURSE50 in Japanese Steel Industry Sector.- Topics: Hybrid Steel Works.- Topics: Utilization of Heat and Energy by Small- to Medium-sized Manufacturers: Case of the Molding Industry.- Topics: Regional Utilization of Unused Agricultural Waste.- Topics: Energy Recovery Mushroom Culture Waste and Use of Its Ash as Fertilizer.- Topics: Organic Hydride for Hydrogen Energy Carrier.- Topics: Liquid biofuel production.- Commercial and Residential Buildings.- Smart Community.- Fuel Cell Combined Heat and Power Systems in Residential Sector.- Nanoelectronics with Low Power Consumption.- Topics: Thermally Driven Heat Pumps.- Topics: Materials for Thermochemical Energy Storage.- Automotive Internal Combustion Engines.- Secondary Batteries and Fuel Cell Systems for Next-Generation Vehicles.- Power Electronics for Vehicles and Energy Systems.- Effective Thermal Energy Utilization for Automobiles..