Zero-Carbon Energy Kyoto 2009

Emissions of CO2 have come to be regarded as the main factor in climate change in recent years, and how to control them has become a pressing issue. The problem cannot simply be labeled a technological one, however, because it is deeply involved with social and economic issues. Since 2008, the Global Center of Excellence (COE) program titled "Energy Science in the Age of Global Warming-Toward a CO2 Zero-Emission Energy System" has been held at Kyoto University, Japan. The program aims to establish an international education and research platform to foster educators, researchers, and policy makers who can develop technologies and propose policies toward a zero-emission society by the year 2100. Setting out a zero-emission technology roadmap, Global COE promotes socioeconomic studies of energy, the study of new technologies for renewable energies, and research in advanced nuclear energy. A compilation of the lectures and presentations from the first symposium of Global COE held at Kyoto University, this book is intended to provide the impetus for the establishment of low carbon energy science to bring about harmony between mankind and the environment.

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Part I Plenary and Invited PapersCan We Learn from Photosynthesis About How to Convert Solar Energy into Fuels? Renaissance of Nuclear Energy in the USA: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Research NeedsEco-Friendly Production of Biodiesel by Utilizing Solid Base Catalysis of Calcium Oxide for Reaction to Convert Vegetable Oil into Its Methyl Esters II Contributed Papersg -Ferric Oxide / Carbon Composite Synthesized by Aqueous Solution Method as a Cathode for Lithium-Ion BatteriesControl of TiO2-Based Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy Applications New Material Processing and Evaluation for TiO2 by Microwave and Mid-Infrared Light TechniquesConstruction of the Functional Biomolecules with the Ribonucleopeptide ComplexesHigh-Pr Heat Transfer in Viscoelastic Drag-Reducing Turbulent Channel FlowCurrent Status of Accelerator-Driven System with High-Energy Protons in Kyoto University Critical AssemblyPart III International Summer School on Energy Science for Young Generations (ISSES-YGN)(i) Scenario Planning and Socio-economic Energy ResearchToward Education for Collaboration Between Different Fields: An Experiment of Facilitation Viewpoints Utilization for Re?ecting Group DiscussionThe Impact of Wind Power Generation on Wholesale Electricity Price at Peak Time Demand in KoreaAn Analysis of Eco-Ef?ciency in Korean Fossil-Fueled Power Plants Using DEAAn Analysis of Energy Ef?ciency Using DEA: A Comparison of Korean and Japanese Economic Regions The Role of Nuclear Power in Energy Security and Climate Change inVietnamOpportunities and Challenges of Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Promotion for Rural Electri?cation in IndonesiaWind Power Generation's Impact on Peak Time Demand and on Future Power MixDevelopment ofLiPb-SiC High Temperature Blanket(ii) Renewable Energy Research and CO2 Reduction ResearchLipid-Domain-Selective Assembly of Photosynthetic Membrane Proteins into Solid-Supported MembranesLight-Induced Transmembrane Electron Transfer Catalyzed by Phospholipid-Linked Zn Chlorophyll Derivatives on ElectrodesRaman Spectroscopic Studies on Silicon Electrodeposition in a Room-Temperature Ionic LiquidDC Connected Hybrid Offshore-Wind and Tidal Turbine Generation SystemPrimary Pyrolysis and Secondary Reaction Behaviors as Compared Between Japanese Cedar and Japanese Beech Wood in an Ampoule Reactor Some Low-Temperature Phenomena of Cellulose PyrolysisRotational Temperature Measurements in a Molecular Beam with High-Order Harmonic GenerationChemical Conversion of Lignocellulosics as Treated by Two-Step Hot-Compressed Water Method for Improving Oxidation Stability of Biodiesel Construction of the Arti?cial Enzyme for Using Solar EnergyDevelopment of Fluorescent Ribonucleopeptide-Based Sensors for Biologically Active Amines Light Energy Induced Fluorescence Switching Based on Novel Photochromic NucleosidesDevelopment of Nanocrystalline Co-Cu Alloys for Energy ApplicationsInvestigation of SI-CI Combustion with Low Octane Number Fuels and Hydrogen using a Rapid Compression/ Expansion Machine Comparison Between the Hexaboride Materials as Thermionic Cathode in the RF Guns for a