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【组织简介】 The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) was established in October 1980, immediately after the second oil crisis, as a semi-governmental organization under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, which is now the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). NEDO is a unique organization in that it works to coordinate the funds, personnel, and technological strengths of both the public and private sectors in Japan. This characteristic is clearly visible in all of the activities that NEDO undertakes.
NEDO's activities include the following: development and promotion of new energy and energy conservation technologies, management of industrial technology research and development projects, restructuring of Japan's domestic coal mining industry, production of industrial alcohol, and restoration of damaged coal mining areas. In addition, NEDO promotes international cooperation involving joint R&D and information exchange.
1. New Energy and Energy Conservation Technologies The development of new energy and energy conservation technologies will play a key role in humankind's quest to realize clean energies which can help resolve global environmental problems. NEDO embraces an active commitment to the development of clean new energies such as solar and wind power and to their introduction and dissemination.
Solar and wind power generation Fuel cell and hydrogen energy Geothermal energy Coal energy (clean coal technology) Introduction and dissemination of new energy Promotion of energy conservation
2. Industrial Technology
The development of industrial technology involves a large amount of risk and uncertainty, and because of this there are many R&D fields that are difficult for the private sector to explore. NEDO plays an important role in reducing such risk. Its commitment to active R&D spans many industrial technology fields that will benefit and spur socioeconomic development, including environmental technologies needed to establish a harmonious balance between industrial growth and environmental protection.
Electronic and information technology Biotechnology Machinery and aerospace New materials Waste recycling Global environmental technology Medical and welfare equipment and ergonomics technology
3. International Cooperation
NEDO carries out research cooperation projects under Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) scheme across a range of environmental and industrial technologies. Through cooperation with developing countries, it engages in demonstration trials and research for the introduction and spread of new energy and energy conservation technologies as well as research and model projects for the diffusion of environment-friendly coal utilization technologies. NEDO is also actively engaged in advanced research and development activities with countries all over the world. In the context of its international cooperation activities, NEDO is strongly committed to the development of human resources through technical exchanges and training schemes for overseas researchers, a vital precondition for effective international collaboration.
4. Other NEDO Activities
Supporting the coal mining sector NEDO plays an important role in supporting Japan's efforts toward a smooth structural readjustment of its domestic coal industry. Activities in this area include the development of new fields and overseas coal development projects.
Restoration of damage caused by coal mining operations Coal mining activities inflict considerable damage to the local area in which they take place. Ground subsidence, cave-ins, uplifting of agricultural land, and collapses of houses and buildings are common occurrences in coal mining areas. NEDO works to mitigate such damage through compensation and restoration schemes.
Securing a stable supply of alcohol for industrial use NEDO helps to ensure a stable supply of low-cost industrial alcohol by promoting greater production efficiency and research to develop new and improved production process technologies.
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development (NEDO) Sunshine 60 Bldg., 3-1-1 Higashi Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-6028 Japan E-mail: qinf@nedo.go.jp.
