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| Name | Carbon Recycling Energy Research Center (CRERC) |
| Location | Hitachi Campus (Building N5) 4-12-1 Nakanarusawacho, Hitachi City, Ibaraki ,316-8511,JAPAN |
| Founded | April 1, 2023 |
| Contact | TEL (+81)29-38-5164 |
| Email crerc-steering[at]m.ibaraki.ac.jp | |
| Director | Kotaro Tanaka Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ibaraki University |
| Number of faculty members | 10 |
| Members | Kotaro Tanaka [Director / Utilization unit] |
| Satoshi Sakaida [Unit leader for Capture unit] Hiroki Fukumoto [Unit leader for Synthesis unit] Yasuyuki Sakai [Unit leader for Utilization unit] | |
| Yanlong Li, Tomoyasu Nishizawa [Capture unit] / Tatsuya Jotsuka, Haruki Nagakawa [Synthesis unit] / Terumitsu Hirata, Yukiko Yoshida [Utilization unit] |
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Toward carbon neutrality by 2050, we must reduce CO２ emissions while maintaining socioeconomic activities. As a way to achieve this, the use of heat energy from renewable energy and the combustion of decarbonized fuels (hydrogen and ammonia) is being considered, and research and technological development of carbon dioxide "non-generation methods" is underway. On the other hand, To reduce carbon dioxide emissions, it is considered important to use a technology called "carbon recycling," in which carbon dioxide is consumed, or in other words, effectively used as a new resource.
The Carbon Recycling Energy Research Center is established at Ibaraki University aims to develop and societally implement carbon neutral technologies in the area of heat utilization, which is difficult to electrify. CRERC conducts research and educational activities focusing on the "development of carbon recycling technologies" as well as the "development of technologies for the safe use of decarbonized fuels.
In the development of carbon recycling technology, we will promote research on the three pillars of carbon dioxide capture, fuel synthesis, and highly efficient use of fuels, with the aim of implementing carbon recycling technology in society.
In particular, energy is required for CO2 capture and fuel synthesis, and we aim to develop a method that significantly reduces this energy compared to existing methods.
Through research and technological development at CRERC, we hope to contribute to the promotion of carbon neutrality in Hitachi City and Ibaraki Prefecture where we based.
Furthermore, I promise that we’re able to share new technologies with the world and contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions, which is a global problem.
If you are interested in these research activities, You are always welcome to join us and work with us.
We sincerely appreciate your continued support and cooperation.
Kotaro Tanaka
Director, CRERC
