The most promising method of decarbonizing municipal gas in order to realize a carbon-free society is to use methanation, a process in which a reaction is produced between hydrogen (H2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) in order to synthesize methane (CH4), which is a primary component of natural gas.

The symposium will be hosted for approximately two hours by one keynote speaker, one speaker, and five panelists and in cooperation with the Japan Society of Public Utility Economics and University of Hyogo’s Collaborative Research Center for Hydrogen Energy, on how the technology of synthetic methane (e-methane) can grow into the pillar of a decarbonized society.

The moderator is Vice President Shinichi Kusanagi.

Information such as the date/time of the event and the venue are as follows.

Date/time of hosting: Friday, June 6, 2023　18:00 - 20:10

Location: Hyogo Prefecture Citizen's Hall Room 303 (Two-minute walk from Kencho-Mae Station of Kobe Municipal Subway)

Capacity: 90 people at the venue, 500 people online

Please apply here. We are looking forward to your participation.

https://ips-u-hyogo.jp/archives/562

Representatives: Vice President Shinichi Kusanagi; Takashi Tanaka, Head of Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation; Atsushi Fukumi, Professor, Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation; Atsushi Osawa, Lecturer, Policy Analysis and Social Innovation; Natsumi Ochiai, Lecturer, Policy Analysis and Social Innovation