JUNBA2009 Technology Fair Exhibitors

Exhibitors (20 universities)

The following is a list of universities and companies who displayed exhibition booths. Many more American universities and companies gave oral presentations. For details, please refer to the oral presentation program.

Details of Technologies & Products

The University of Tokyo

  • Subject
    Introduction of Some Research of Integrated Research System of Sustainability Science (IR3S)
  • Selling Point
    IR3S is conducting interdisciplinary research related to sustainability. Research results related to water security and energy especially renewable energy such as wind power and biomass energy will be introduced.
  • Technical Summary
    Technology to supply safe water using membrane technology was developed and field research in developing countries is also conducted. As for energy research biomass research on crops including rice and wind power generation technology covering large and small size scales with high efficiency and silent sound system have been established. Some other energy research conducted in the University of Tokyo is introduced.

Tokyo Medical and Dental University

  • Subject
    Biochemical Gas Sensor (Bio-Sniffer) for Toluene Measurement
  • Selling Point
    The measurement of Toluene provides the effective environment management for housing, construction, and painting situations with its simple and various ways of selectivity.
  • Technical Summary
    The sensor for measurement of Toluene features to use the enzyme suffocated by Toluene for its activity requires fixed sensitive membranes. This sensitive membrane provides to measure Toluene by detecting the inhibition of enzyme reactions in various environments. This novel technology provides to detect Toluene in the air with fast, simple and easy way of measurement.

Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT)

  • Subject
    Development of mycovirus causing hypovirulence to phytopathogen as biocontroller
  • Selling Point
    This is the first report for identifying mycoviruses associated with hypovirulent traits in Alternaria alternata and Magnaporthe oryzae. We are trying to apply these mycoviruses to low environmental-loading biocontrol agents.
  • Technical Summary
    Endogenous double-stranded RNAs with double-stranded RNA genome exist in fungi and are called mycovirus. Most of them are latent, but some attenuating mycoviruses which restrict growth of hosts are discovered. In this study, we are aiming at developing the roots of new ecologically innovative plant biomass production system with mycoviruses attenuating Alternaria alternate and Magnaporthe oryzae as follows,
    > To analyze genes and constituent proteins of the fungi.
    > To investigate attenuation mechanism and develop usage of the mechanism.
    > To try to make products as low environmental-loading biocontrol agents.
    The mycoviruses are selectively infectious to fungi, but not to animals and plants.
    (Researcher: Dr. Hiromitsu Moriyama, Senior Assistant Professor, Division of Agriscience and Bioscience, Institute of Symbiotic Science and Technology, TUAT)

  • Subject
    Wasted heat utilization and thermal energy transportation by Solution Transportation Absorption Heat Pump
  • Selling Point
    The advantages are transporting thermal energy without insulation; reducing mass of working media; therefore, decreasing pumping power for the pipelines. The system exploits the possibility of utilizing wasted heat such as refuse incineration plant, factories and so on.
  • Technical Summary
    The objective of the proposed system is to utilize wasted heat from remote heat source in urban areas by means of heat transportation. The system is based on the mechanism of thermally driven absorption heat pump, but it transfers solution instead of chilled water as conventional systems.
    Solution Transportation absorption heat pump converts thermal energy into concentration difference of the solutions and refrigerant. Because the concentration is kept constant during the transportation process, thermal energy can be transferred at any temperature, even at ambient temperature, and whatever the distance is without insulation. The system finally supplies cooling or heating to demand side over long distance.
    (Researcher: Dr. Atsushi Akisawa, Professor, Division of Advanced Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Institute of Symbiotic Science and Technology, TUAT)

  • Subject
    Thin Film Semiconductor Devices (Transistors and Solar Cells) for Environmentally Friendly Technology
  • Selling Point
    The Sameshima Laboratory develops low cost and quick fabrication processing for transistors with a high operation frequency and solar cells with a high efficiency using original laser annealing and chemical reaction technologies.
  • Technical Summary
    The Sameshima Laboratory has developed outstanding process technologies for thin film transistors and thin film solar cells. There have been (I) the pulsed excimer laser crystallization technology, which is a standard technology in the world for formation of polycrystalline silicon thin films, (II) the high pressure water vapor heat treatment, which is used in the production of thin film transistors for defect passivation and is widely investigated for formation of good passivation layers for solar cells, and (III) the high power infrared semiconductor laser annealing, which is effective for dopant ion activation and crystallization of thick silicon films.
    (Researcher: Dr. Toshiyuki Sameshima, Professor, Division of Advanced Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Institute of Symbiotic Science and Technology, TUAT)

  • Subject
    Pellet Watch: Global Monitoring of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Using Beached Plastic Resin Pellets
  • Selling Point
    Pellet Watch can reveal global pollution with extremely low-cost. The cost for sampling and shipping is much lower than conventional monitoring method using water, sediment and biological samples etc.
  • Technical Summary
    Plastic resin pellets are small granules, generally with a few-millimeter-sized cylinder or disk, and can be found on the beaches. The laboratory developed a monitoring protocol for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in coastal waters by examining beached resin pellets, and found various types of contaminants contained in the beached pellets, such as PCBs, DDTs, HCHs, etc. The results indicate a clear correlation between contaminant concentrations in beached pellets and levels of marine pollution. The laboratory compiled the data as a global pollution map, and shares updates via its website.
    For more info., please visit the website of International Pellet Watch at
    http://www.tuat.ac.jp/~gaia/ipw/index.html.
    (Researcher: Dr. Hideshige Takada, Professor, Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Division of Ecosciences, Institute of Symbiotic Science and Technology, TUAT)

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

  • Subject
    Germ Cell Transplantation in Fish
  • Selling Point
    This xenotransplantation technology could find innovative applications in the production of commercially valuable fish, as well as in species conservation.
  • Technical Summary
    In this study, we produced trout offspring using salmon parents as a model to estabulish surrogate broodstock system in fish. Spermatogonia from male trout were transplanted into the peritoneal cavity of newly hatched sterile triploid salmon. The tlansplanted trout spermatogonia migrated towards the recipient salmon genital ridges, and were subsequently in corporated into them.
    The transplanted trout germ cells proliferated and matured normally in a xenogeneic microenviroment. This technique could be used to drastically improve the supply efficiency of marine products that have been in.

Kanazawa University

  • Subject
    CD38 Protein for AUTISM
  • Selling Point
    This is a new method of evaluating therapeutic or preventive agents for child psychiatric diseases such as Autism associated with the abnormal oxytocin system.
  • Technical Summary
    1. The technology of evaluating therapeutic or preventive agents for neurodevelopmental disorder associated with the abnormal oxytocin system, such as autism. The effect of compounds for treatment or prevention is evaluated by validating whether compounds administration induces the increase of expression or activity of CD38.
    2. The technology of detecting predisposition of neurodevelopmental disorder associated with the abnormal oxytocin system. The predisposition becomes probably apparent to detect CD38 mutations in samples from human subjects. In the future, we are planning to use the technology for diagnosis of autism spectrum typing.

  • Subject
    Formation of Anhydrosugars from Polysaccharide in Ionic Liquids
  • Selling Point
    Ionic liquids are recyclable. Biodegradable surfactants, stereoregular polysaccharides, and hyperbranched polysaccharide can be synthesized using anhydrosugars. The hyperbranched polysaccharide can be used as a drug delivery system. Very fast process.
  • Technical Summary
    We established a formation method of anhydrosugars , such as levoglucosan, from glucose, cellobiose, and cellulose using microwave irradiation in ionic liquids. The yield of anhydroglucose from cellobiose was quite high: a 60 mol% yield at 270 ?C after only 4 min of microwave irradiation. Levoglucosan is an important starting material for the synthesis of stereoregular polysaccharides possessing biological activities. The present method is quite "Green" and low energy consumption process.

  • Subject
    Urinary biomarker to estimate individual exposure to diesel exhaust-derived air pollutants
  • Selling Point
    1-Nitropyrene is one of the most abundant in diesel exhaust particulates and its metabolites excreted into urine are a proposed biomarker for exposure to diesel exhaust.
  • Technical Summary
    Diesel exhaust can be extremely harmful to a person's health and is a classified as a probable human carcinogen. 1-Nitropyrene is one of the most abundant in diesel exhaust particulates and we have demonstrated for the first time that 1-nitropyrene metabolites are excreted into human urine. Urinary 1-nitropyrene metabolites may be a biomarker for diesel exhaust exposure. Using these techniques, we can easily determine people's level of exposure to diesel exhaust and find out required points to improve our working or life environment.

Osaka University

  • Subject
    A Technique for Efficient Removal and Recovery of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) from Oils
  • Selling Point
    Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were completely removed from oils by using oligosaccharide adsorbents developed by us. The absorbed PCBs were easily recovered from the adsorbents by washing with organic solvents.
  • Technical Summary
    We developed oligosaccharide adsorbents that were highly useful for the removal and recovery of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from oils. By passing PCBs-contaminated oils through a column of the oligosaccharide adsorbent, the efficient and complete removal of PCBs was accomplished. The absorbed PCBs were easily recovered from the adsorbent by washing with organic solvents. The adsorbent was recycled for ten times without significant loss of adsorption ability. This technique for PCBs removal and recovery will contribute to the efficient and safe treatment of large amounts of PCBs-contaminated oils that are kept in many countries, including Japan.

  • Subject
    Biotechnology for recovery of rare metals in wastewater
  • Selling Point
    ""Metal biotechnology"" is a new concept for recovery of metals in wastewater. The specific bioreactions at mild conditions are more energy-saving and cost-effective than typical physicochemical methods.
  • Technical Summary
    Our research group has isolated a variety of bacteria which can metabolite metal compounds such as selenium, tellurium, and arsenic. Those bacteria are promising candidates for use in the recovery of the metals in industrial wastewater. For example, Bacillus selenatarsenatis SF-1 and Pseudomonas stutzeri NT-I tolerate and efficiently reduce selenate into selenite and, subsequently, into elemental Se. Bioreactors using the bacterial strains can successfully reduce soluble selenium in wastewater into nontoxic elemental selenium. Elemental selenium is easily recovered from the aqueous phase due to its insoluble characteristics and can be used for the production of selenium compounds.

  • Subject
    Portable high-resolution mass spectrometer for greenhouse gas monitoring
  • Selling Point
    We have developed a portable high-resolution multi-turn time-of-flight mass spectrometer. This instrument is suitable for greenhouse gas monitoring in the fieldwork.
  • Technical Summary
    The mass resolution of a time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometer is directly proportional to its total flight pathlength. We have developed a multi-turn TOF mass spectrometer to obtain flight distances of sufficient length within reasonable size limitations. In the multi-turn TOF mass spectrometer, ions are stored in the orbit and traverse the same orbit many times. The size of the instrument is 50 x 50 x 30 cm, and the weight is less than 20 kg. The mass resolution of greater than 30000 can be obtained. This instrument will be able to use for greenhouse gas monitoring in the fieldwork.

Hiroshima University

  • Subject
    Hiroshima University Research Seeds Database "Himawari"
  • Selling Point
    Research seeds are explained with plain expressions for helping readers understand it more easily. It is operated on a web and your inquiry can be made on the web as well.
  • Technical Summary
    Hiroshima University has developed a database for research seeds. Approximately 390 research seeds which researchers in Hiroshima University have been/ are working on are described in the database. The seeds are categorized into 14 different fields and it is assumed that such wide range of categories may satisfy most of the audiences who are looking for a partner for making a collaborative research.

Kyushu University

  • Subject
    Reliable Hydrogen Technologies: Challenges in the Kyushu University Hydrogen Project
  • Selling Point
    Current activities of Kyushu University Hydrogen Projects will be presented, including research & demonstration projects and educational courses. Recent new results such as alternative fuel cell electrode materials development are also reported.
  • Technical Summary
    In Kyushu University ITO campus, a center-of-excellence for hydrogen-related technologies based on fuel cells has been established since several years. Especially, research activities such as structural materials for fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen stations, materials for fuel cell systems, and other hydrogen utilization technologies are main topics in our ""Hydrogen Campus"". In this presentation, an overview of our projects with ca. 200 researchers/students will be presented, and recent new results such as alternative fuel cell electrode materials development are also reported.

Kagoshima University

  • Subject
    Poverty alleviation through rehabilitation of negative impacts to aquatic environment and fisheries resources in coastal area in Southeast Asia
  • Selling Point
    Assessment of the impacts by petroleum substances from an oil spill accident and their bio-remediation, aquatic pesticides and parasites and other environmental degradation are studies in the Philippines.
  • Technical Summary
    Coastal habitats in most Southeast Asian countries are situated in the inferior area. The aquatic environment and fisheries resources are affected by negative impacts from terrestrial discharges. Fishing catches with no safety guarantee are distributed to the surrounding areas. The breakage of this cycle which reproduces poor and unhealthy life in the inferior area is essential for poverty alleviation. Faculty of Fisheries has conducted bilateral research and education cooperation with UPV on this issue, supported by JSPS. Kagoshima University promotes an international project on the aquatic environment, food safety and human health, involving Faculties of Fisheries, Agriculture and Medicine.

  • Subject
    Present changes and requested stability of a tropical forest in South-East Asia
  • Selling Point
    Basing on long-term ecological research through three decades, recent decline of stand structure and new criterion of forest management are introduced from viewpoint of conservation of biodiversity and carbon sequestration.
  • Technical Summary
    Kagoshima University promotes utilization and conservation of tropical bio-resources in neighboring S.E. Asia particularly. Long-term ecological study in Sumatra showed recent autonomic decline of a mature tropical forest induced by dry weathers in the 90's and fragmentation by human. Similar symptoms could be observed in Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak. Short-life species tends to overcome long-life species. This means reduction of species diversity and forest biomass. To mitigate negative impacts on remained mature forest, effective management of secondary and productive forest would be urgent issue. A new criterion for the management could be introduced basing on their economical and environmental functions.

  • Subject
    Kagoshima Satellite -New Tool for Atmospheric Water Vapor Observation
  • Selling Point
    A main mission of the satellite is the observation of atmospheric water vapor, which is invisible, but a key comportment controlling the environment of the earth. Results of the observation are used for basic study of weather forecast, especially for local heavy downpours.
  • Technical Summary
    The observation is made by measuring arrival time variations of microwave signals emitted from the satellite with a pair of ground-base antennas. An additional mission is to take real time movies from space with high speed telemetry transmitter. The movies will be delivered for children to feel virtual space flight.
    The main frame of the satellite has a shape of 10-cm cube, which is made of aluminum. An extendable boom of 60-cm length is attached for passive attitude control. Total weight of the satellite is about 1.5 kg. The satellite will be launched in 2010 as a piggyback spacecraft of a Venus mission, Planet-C, and is flying on a circular earth orbit of 300-km.altitude.
    The construction of the satellite is operated by Industry-University-Government collaborated activities in Kagoshima, as well as support of Kagoshima University.

Tokyo Metropolitan University

  • Subject
    Microwave sterilization, Quartz Crystal Capacitive Sensor, Ultra-high temperature furnace
  • Selling Point
    Microwave sterilization (gas phase, liquid phase), Quartz Crystal Capacitive Sensor (VOC gas detection), Ultra-high temperature furnace (ash, final dust treatment)
  • Technical Summary
    Microwave application technology, sterilization of viruses contained in the atmosphere and in the water. Harmless treatment of VOC's and H2S gas.
    Quartz Crystal Capacitive Sensor; VOC concentration detection and water molecules detection. Ultra-high temperature furnace; resource of burn out ash.

Yokohama City University

  • Subject
    TBD
  • Selling Point
    TBD
  • Technical Summary
    TBD

Tokai University

  • Subject
    Hydrogen Storage Technology
  • Selling Point
    Using wind and solar energy to electrolyze water and store the resulting hydrogen using a FeTi hydrogen storage alloy, we have achieved an absorption rate of 1.8wt% under near-normal conditions.
  • Technical Summary
    A wind-solar power hybrid energy storage system was constructed to store electricity from wind and solar energy as hydrogen. The hydrogen gas produced is stored in tanks containing a nano-structured FeTi hydrogen storage alloy, which was successfully synthesized using a commercial ball-milling system. These alloys exhibit ready initial activation and reversible hydriding/dehydriding under near-normal pressure and temperature conditions. We are executing an experiment of the production of hydrogen gas using a micro movable storage system in various parts of Tokyo with the aim of establishing a network of hydrogen energy supply stations.

  • Subject
    Wave-propelled Boat
  • Selling Point
    The ""Wave Devouring Propulsor System"" (WDPS), which efficiently transforms wave energy into propulsion power, successfully propelled a boat across the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii to Japan.
  • Technical Summary
    Tokai University developed an eco-friendly wave propulsion system called the ""Wave Devouring Propulsor System"" (WDPS). The system is essentially an underwater hydrofoil with two fins placed side by side beneath the bow of the boat. The two fins move up and down as incoming waves generate low pressure on top of the fins and high pressure on the bottom. The pressure differential creates a lift in the fins, changing the direction up or down according to the angle of the flow acting on the hydrofoil, which in turn generates a thrust that pushes the boat forward.

Tokyo University of Science

  • Subject
    Fabrication and Materials Design of Next-Generation Solar Cells
  • Selling Point
    We will propose low-cost and simple processes for fabrication of high conversion efficiency solar cells using Cu(In,Ga,Al)Se2, SnS, CuAlO2, etc..
  • Technical Summary
    Nowadays, Si is mainly used for solar cells. However, Si-related solar cells have several problems such as high-cost, limited material, complex manufacturing process, and so on. For the 21st century, solar cells are required for high conversion efficiency, low-cost, lightweight, and radiation-resistance. For example, Cu(In,Ga)Se2(CIGS), Cu(In,Al)Se2(CIAS), SnS, and CuAlO2 alloy semiconductors have attracted attention as a promising candidate for use in light-absorbing materials. We have been studied crystal growth and characterization of several materials for solar cells. We will introduce several advantages of the next-generation solar cells. Moreover, we will mention about new fabrication technology of the solar cells.

Ritsumeikan University

  • Subject
    Precise diagnosis of soil by microbial activity
  • Selling Point
    For diagnosis of soil condition, an new analytical method using microbial activity was developed. The method will be useful for safety food production and monitoring of bioremediation.
  • Technical Summary
    Material circulation is one of the most important factors for the soil function. Creating excellent soil contributes to the plant growth and purification of environment. Total bacterial biomass number, ammonium oxidizing bacterial number, NH3+→NO2- activity, and NO2-→NO3- activity , which relate to the nitrogen cycle in the soil, are correctly monitored by the newly developed method. Soil condition is easily analyzed and evaluated by the result based on the database. The new technology will contribute for the production of safety food and monitoring of bioremediation.

  • Subject
    Integrated Management Technologies for Environment in River-Lake Basin
  • Selling Point
    There are a lot of university and research institute around the Lake Biwa, and many pioneer technologies in the field of water environment have been developed. These technologies integrated and modeled to conserve or improve water quality by IT technology and collaboration with residents.
  • Technical Summary
    The following technologies have been developed. New technologies to reduce diffuse pollution from urban areas by using microbe plants and infiltration New technologies to reduce nutrient effluent from farmland by controlling water and fertilizer New technologies to increase reed ground in the Lake Biwa Integrated lake basin management model by GIS and satellite information

University of Yamanashi (UCIP Member)

  • Subject
    New Fuel Reformer for PEFC System
  • Selling Point
    Fuel processor for 1kW class power generation system
    - Originally designed monolith-catalysts with excellent performance
    - The smallest reformer volume in the world
    - Remarkable lowering of pressure drop
  • Technical Summary
    For a residential polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFC) system, hydrogen was usually produced by reforming of town gas (methane) or propane gas (C3H8). Concentration of CO contained in the hydrogen should be less than 10 ppm to maintain favorable performance of the PEFC. University of Yamanashi has developed high-performance fuel processor for production of hydrogen for the 1kW class PEFC system. The smallest reformer volume in the word and remarkable lowering of pressure drop were realized by using highly active catalyst coated on ceramic monolith (75 % volume comparing with a conventional reformer).

Niigata University (UCIP Member)

  • Subject
    Quick Hydrogen Sensor
  • Selling Point
    The Faculty of Engineering at Niigata University has succeeded in developing a new hydrogen sensor which shows better performance in response speed and durability compared with the conventional hydrogen sensors.
  • Technical Summary
    The Quick Hydrogen Sensor introduced the sensing method due to the electromotive force (EMF), given by the difference in chemical potential of hydrogen on the both electrodes. The sensor is capable of being made into a microchip and detects hydrogen gas leakage in the air selectively within a second. This technology contributes to the development and commercialization of the reliable detection and fail-safe system in the fuel cell co-generation system for the households and business as well as for fuel cell vehicle (FCV) in the near future.

Shinshu University (UCIP Member)

  • Subject
    Toxic cyanobacteria control technique using the Oscillating-Wave generator
  • Selling Point
    Toxic cyanobacterial blooms cause health problems for humans and animals. The Oscillating-Wave generator system is perfectly safe technique for aquatic biota only remove toxic cyanobacteria from the waters.
  • Technical Summary
    Since the occurrence of toxic cyanobacterial blooms cause health problems for humans and animals, it is important to control the toxic cyanobacterial blooms in water resources including lakes. The Oscillating-Wave generator system(OGS) is composed of the screw propeller and nanobubble generator. The screw propeller is produced continuity Oscillating-wave which may work inhibit the toxic cyanobacteria growth, and the nanobubble generator occur small size bubble which is increase dissolved oxygen concentration and, consequently, restrain the nutrients for toxic cyanobacteria growth release from lake sediment. The OGS is perfectly safe technique for aquatic biota only remove toxic cyanobacteria from the waters.

  • Subject
    Visible light activity of N-doped TiO2 photocatalyst prepared by a simple sol-gel process
  • Selling Point
    N-doped TiO2 was prepared by a simple sol-gel process using nitric acid as the source of nitrogen. Trichloroethylene was quickly degraded during UV and visible irradiations with the N-doped TiO2.
  • Technical Summary
    Visible-light-driven N-doped TiO2 was prepared by a simple sol-gel process using nitric acid as not only the acid catalyst of the sol-gel reaction, but also the source of nitrogen. The photocatalytic performance of the N-doped TiO2 was investigated by monitoring the degradation of trichloroethylene (TCE) during UV and visible irradiations using FTIR spectroscopy. The photocatalytic degradation of TCE was well-reproduced for several times. The activity of Ti-O-N species was supported experimentally. The N-doped TiO2 was found to be responsive to visible light and stable during repeated runs and maintained the nitrogen species and its activity for at least 4 months.

Shibaura Institute of Technology (UCIP Member)

  • Subject
    A Technique for Efficient Removal and Recovery of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) from Oils
  • Selling Point
    New method of "Rare-metal recycling"
  • Technical Summary
    Recycling of the rare-metal from drainage by using the microbes which have special rare-metal metabolism.

  • Subject
    The high efficiency spherical single crystal Si production for solar cells in the near future
  • Selling Point
    Ball semi-Si used by Short Drop Tube
  • Technical Summary
    The new method of spherical Si by using ""Short Drop Tube (about 10 feet)"" and brief, easily, low cost and large quantity sample abtained.

  • Subject
    The development of highly efficient distributed energy system based on Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)
  • Selling Point
    Contribution toward the improvement of system design and operation planning techniques in the field of high performance energy conversion technologies around SOFC.
  • Technical Summary
    In order to put SOFC to practical use, it is important to archieve optimum design as a whole system and the performance improvement of all components. The present research program provides the computational analysis method of system performance and highly efficient operation planning methods for optimum design of SOSF based next generation energy conversion systems. Moreover, the performance improvement techniques of components, i.e. disc-shaped cell, cell stack, fuel reforming reactor, afterburner and heat exchanger for exhaust heat recovery, are investigated in detail.

University of California, Berkeley

  • Subject
    Advanced carbon footprinting tools for households, businesses and local governments
  • Selling Point
    The CoolClimate calculator estimates the carbon footprint of everything U.S. households consume, including transportation, energy, food, goods and services, and provides benchmarking and a quantitative ranking of greenhouse gas reduction strategies.
  • Technical Summary
    The Berkeley Institute of the Environment at UC Berkeley is developing "next generation" carbon footprinting tools. These include a carbon footprint mapping tool, a comprehensive carbon footprint calculator & benchmarking tool, and a user-specific carbon reduction recommendations engine designed to help U.S. households identify their carbon footprints, compare themselves to others, and develop personalized climate action plans. Separate tools are being developed as web services allowing businesses, schools and local governments to create their own advanced customized carbon footprinting interfaces. For more information visit http://coolclimate.berkeley.edu and http://coolcalifornia.org.

University of California, Davis

  • Subject
    Broad-Based Energy Research Program
  • Selling Point
    The UC Davis Energy Institute is organized around a number of existing and proposed centers focusing on various aspects of energy, such as the Energy Efficiency Center, and the Bioenergy Research Center.
  • Technical Summary
    The UC Davis Energy Institute focuses and coordinates energy research and education on the campus and facilitates interactions with other institutes, laboratories, and programs across the nation and around the world. The breadth and depth of energy research on the campus supports the vision for building a world-class institute in energy with particular focus on sustainable energy system design. The Institute will also serve as home to a proposed Energy Graduate Group providing advanced degrees in energy science, technology, and policy.

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