Zero-Carbon Energy Kyoto 2011: Special Edition of Jointed Symposium of Kyoto University Global COE "Energy Science in the Age of Global Warming" and Ajou University BK21 (Green Energy and Technology)

Since 2008, the Global Center of Excellence (COE) at Kyoto University, Japan, has been engaged in a program called âEnergy Science in the Age of Global Warmingâ"Toward a CO2 Zero-Emission Energy System.â|#x009D; Its aim is to establish an international education and research platform to foster educators, researchers, and policy makers who can develop technologies and propose policies for establishing a CO2 zero-emission society no longer dependent on fossil fuels. It is well known that the energy problem cannot simply be labeled a technological one, as it is also deeply involved with social and economic issues. The establishment of a âlow-carbon energy scienceâ|#x009D; as an interdisciplinary field integrating social sciences with natural sciences is necessary. The Global COE is setting out a zero-emission technology roadmap and is promoting socioeconomic studies of energy, studies of new technologies for renewable energies, and research for advanced nuclear energy. It has also established the Global COE Unit for Energy Science Education to support young researchers as they apply their skills and knowledge and a broad international perspective to respond to issues of energy and the environment in our societies. Comprising the proceedings of the Third International Symposium of the Global COE Program, this book follows on the earlier volumes Zero-Carbon Energy Kyoto 2009 and 2010, published in March 2010 and February 2011, respectively Front Matter....Pages i-xi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Potential of Drastic Improvement of Energy Efficiency in Japan....Pages 5-13 Feasibility of Natural Gas Supply from Russia to Korea....Pages 15-32 Scenario Analysis of Low-Carbon Smart Electricity Systems in Japan in 2030....Pages 33-44 Modeling Sectoral Power Demand Using Panel Model....Pages 47-54 Understanding Socio-Economic Driving Factors of Indonesian Households Electricity Consumption in Two Urban Areas....Pages 55-60 Economic Measures for Evaluating CO 2 Emission Reduction in Japan by Using the Integrated Model of Multi-sectoral Macroeconomy and Energy....Pages 61-68 Application of Online Community for Promotion of Pro-environmental Behavior....Pages 69-75 Analysis of Short Time Pauses in Office Work....Pages 77-83 Measures for Nuclear Power Substitution in the Electricity Supply to Kyoto City....Pages 85-91 Front Matter....Pages 93-93 Electrospun Metal Oxides for Energy Applications....Pages 97-108 Microwave Material Processing for Distributed Energy System....Pages 111-117 On-Site Sugar Analysis and Pre-treatment of Nipa Saps....Pages 121-126 Conversion of Glycerol as By-Product from Biodiesel Production to Value-Added Glycerol Carbonate....Pages 127-133 Holocellulose Determination in Biomass....Pages 135-140 Hydrolysis Behavior of Various Crystalline Celluloses from Cotton Linter as Treated by One-Step Semi-flow Hot-Compressed Water....Pages 141-146 Factors Affecting Biodiesel Yield in Interesterification of Rapeseed Oil by Supercritical Methyl Acetate....Pages 147-152 Effects of Various Solvent on Precipitation of Phenolated Products from Japanese Beech as Treated by Subcritical Phenol....Pages 153-158 Crystal Structure Analysis of γ-Fe 2 O 3 in the Process of Chemical Li Insertion....Pages 159-164 Relaxation Phase Analysis of LiMn 2 O 4 Cathode for Secondary Li Ion Battery....Pages 165-170 Synthesis of Sodium Cerium Sulfate (NaCe(SO 4 ) 2 ·H 2 O) from Cerium Oxide in Sulfuric Acid Solutions....Pages 171-176 Front Matter....Pages 93-93 Study on Hydrogen-Jet Development in the Argon Atmosphere....Pages 177-184 Theoretical Study of Particle Motion Under High Intensity Laser–Plasma Interaction Aiming for High Energy Density Science....Pages 185-191 Simulation of Electron Trajectory in Bulk HTSC Staggered Array Undulator....Pages 193-198 Front Matter....Pages 199-199 Current Status of Fukushima Dai’ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident....Pages 203-209 The New Era of Geothermal Energy Utilization with Aid of Nuclear Reactor Technology....Pages 213-223 Direct Numerical Simulation of Stably-Stratified Turbulent Channel Flow with CO 2 Supercritical Pressure....Pages 225-234 ADS Experiments for the Effectiveness of External Source....Pages 235-244 Opportunities and Challenges of Nuclear Power Development in China....Pages 247-254 Measurement of Spatial Distributions of Fusion Reactions in an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Device Driven by a Ring-Shaped Magnetron Ion Source....Pages 255-260 Nonlinear Collision Effect on α Particle Confinement in Toroidal Plasmas....Pages 261-266 High-Temperature Ultrasonic Doppler Velocimetry for Lead-Lithium Flows....Pages 267-272 Numerical Investigation of Subcooled Pool Boiling Bubble Behavior....Pages 273-278 Gas–Liquid Two-Phase Turbulent Flow in Square Duct....Pages 279-285 Development of Microbubble Generation Method....Pages 287-293 Gyro‐Kinetic Simulation of Ion Temperature Gradient Driven Drift Wave Instability in the Presence of a Magnetic Island....Pages 295-301 Thermodynamic Stability of Nd(III) Complex in Ternary Mixtures of Molten Alkali Chlorides....Pages 303-309 Modeling of Two-Dimensional Transport in Tokamak Plasmas....Pages 311-317 Current Status of the Non-destructive Assay for 235 U and 239 Pu Toward More Secure Nuclear Power....Pages 319-327 The Strain Rate Effect on High-Temperature Tensile Properties of High-Cr Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Steels....Pages 329-335 Development of Composite Material with Directional Property for High Thermal Conductivity for Divertor....Pages 337-342 Back Matter....Pages 343-347 Since 2008, the Global Center of Excellence (COE) at Kyoto University, Japan, has been engaged in a program called âEnergy Science in the Age of Global Warmingâ"Toward a CO2 Zero-Emission Energy System.â|#x009D; Its aim is to establish an international education and research platform to foster educators, researchers, and policy makers who can develop technologies and propose policies for establishing a CO2 zero-emission society no longer dependent on fossil fuels. It is well known that the energy problem cannot simply be labeled a technological one, as it is also deeply involved with social and economic issues. The establishment of a âlow-carbon energy scienceâ|#x009D; as an interdisciplinary field integrating social sciences with natural sciences is necessary. The Global COE is setting out a zero-emission technology roadmap and is promoting socioeconomic studies of energy, studies of new technologies for renewable energies, and research for advanced nuclear energy. It has also established the Global COE Unit for Energy Science Education to support young researchers as they apply their skills and knowledge and a broad international perspective to respond to issues of energy and the environment in our societies. Comprising the proceedings of the Third International Symposium of the Global COE Program, this book follows on the earlier volumes Zero-Carbon Energy Kyoto 2009 and 2010, published in March 2010 and February 2011, respectively The nuclear plant accident at Fukushima in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami has had a major impact on the energy strategy of Japan and the world. From a global perspective, approach to energy is of greater and greater consequence. The Global Center of Excellence (COE) Program of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, with the support of university faculty members, has established an international education and research platform to foster educators, researchers, and policy makers who can develop technologies and propose policies for establishing a CO2 zero-emission society no longer dependent on fossil fuels by the year 2100. Since 2008, a program called "Energy Science in the Age of Global Warming--Toward a CO2 Zero-Emission Energy System" has been in progress at Kyoto University. A third international symposium, titled "Zero-Carbon Energy, Kyoto 2011," was held jointly with Ajou University, Korea, in August 2011, and this book is a compilation of the lectures and presentations from the symposium. As is evident in this collection, the Global COE is promoting the establishment of "Low-carbon Energy science" as an interdisciplinary field integrating social science and human science with the natural sciences to confront the vital issues of energy and environment