Japan and North Rhine-Westphalia, the dynamic duo of high technology The challenges of energy supply through the times

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1 DJ G DEUTSCH-JAPANISCHE GESELLSCHAFT AM NIEDERRHEIN E.V. Japan and North Rhine-Westphalia, the dynamic duo of high technology The challenges of energy supply through the times 19th September 2011: Japanese Miners in NRW 20th September 2011: Cities of the Future WISSEN SCHAFFT CHANCEN.NRW

2 Relations between Japan and North Rhine-Westphalia A third of all Japanese residents in Germany live in North Rhine-Westphalia, that is more than 9,000. The state is home to 500 Japanese business corporations, which accounts for 40 per cent of Japanese companies operating in Germany. They employ some 22,000 people. One in two of these companies has its European headquarters in North Rhine-Westphalia. In Düsseldorf, the state capital, Japanese residents find everything they need. Not for nothing is the city also known as Little Tokyo. Japan and Germany are faced with very similar challenges, relating to climate change, the supply of energy and the ageing society. Comparing notes on approaches and solutions could yield benefits to both Japan and NRW. Our universities and research establishments are a driving force for development and change. Their increased cooperation opens up myriads of opportunities.

3 Ladies and gentlemen, High-technology cooperation between Japan and North Rhine-Westphalia goes back to the 1950s. In the polarities of competition and partnership our economic relations have flourished, bringing wealth and prosperity to both societies. Today, the global challenges we face linked to demographic and climate change and the solutions we must contemplate are of increasing variety and complexity. Universities in Japan and North Rhine-Westphalia are therefore joining in collaborative networks and are working with industry to identify the solutions we need. Using Securing the Supply of Energy as an example, we want to highlight the dynamism and progress of our cooperation in the high-technologies sector. What began, post-ww2, as a technological collaboration and the transfer of mining technology has evolved to become a fruitful discourse about how best to make the supply of energy to our societies more climate-friendly. We wish you an inspiring, successful and interesting visit to the Zollverein site in Essen on 19th and 20th September. Glückauf! Svenja Schulze Minister for Innovation, Science and Research of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia Rudolf Franz President, Lower Rhine German- Japanese Society

4 20th September 2011 Cities of the Future Discussions moderated by Uwe H. Burghardt, EnergyAgency.NRW 10 am Arrival, Registration, Coffee am Opening and introduction to the subject Dr. Frank-Michael Baumann Managing Director EnergyAgency.NRW Words of welcome Deputy Minister Helmut Dockter Ministry of Innovation, Science and Research North Rhine-Westphalia Consul General Kiyoshi Koinuma Japanese Consulate General Düsseldorf 11 am Keynote adresses 12 noon Lunch Bottrop Innovationcity Ruhr Bernd Tischler Mayor of Bottrop Urban Scale Energy Management Prof. Yoshiyuki Shimoda Osaka University, Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering Questions & Answers session 1 pm Topic 1: Energy-efficient buildings are in demand Zero-energy buildings from research to practice Prof. Karsten Voss Wuppertal University

5 Contributions of ground thermal energy resources toward the low carbon buildings and society Prof. Katsunori Nagano Hokkaido University 2 pm Topic 2: E-power: the future of transport 2.45 pm Coffee break Heading for electromobility Prof. Achim Kampker RWTH Aachen Battery technologies for e-mobility Prof. Martin Winter Münster University Questions & Answers session 3.15 pm Topic 3: Tomorrow s smart energy systems Looking ahead to sustainable energy supply grids Prof. Christian Rehtanz Dortmund Technical University Trends in smart energy systems in Japan Dr. Satoshi Morozumi NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization), Director of Smart Community Department Questions & Answers session 4.30 pm Japanese cultural programme TENTEKKO Taiko Japanese Drumming followed by Meet & Mingle Conference Close around 6 pm Conference language English

6 15 Welterbe Zollverein Schalkerstraße 1km Zollvereinstraße Katemberger Str. Katemberger Str. 2km Print: schmitzdruck&medien GmbH & Co. KG, Brüggen Image page 3: Fotolia, Stephen Coburn # Gelsenkirchener Str Essen Essener Str. Ernestinen Str. 2km Gelsenkirchener Str. Frillendorfer Str. Schonnebeckhöfe Am Zehnthof 200m 26 E-FRILLENDORF >> Essen-Stoppen Bus From the main train stations Essen and Gelsenkirchen take the culture line #107 to the stop Zollverein. Suburban train From Oberhausen and Gelsenkirchen take the suburban train #2 to the station Zollverein Nord, from here you follow the yellow canaries guiding you to the Zollverein World Heritage site. Car A guidance system in Essen s city centre guides you to the Zollverein World Heritage site. Please follow the signs to the car parks P A1, P A2, P B1, P C and the temporary car park P B2 next to stack 1/2/8. Whilst participation is free of charge, you should register by 12th September 2011 at Contact Ministry of Innovation, Science and Research of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Völklinger Straße 49, Düsseldorf, martina.munsel@miwf.nrw.de Supported by