The recent announcement of Prime Minister Suga of the new Japan engagement towards decarbonisation has opened an intense discussion within the country about how to achieve this strategic goal and its economic viability. The increase of the use of renewable energy in the energy mix is key for a smooth transition to a zero-carbon future. Aim of this event, held under the framework of the Italian Research Day in Japan 2021, is to illustrate the current status of photovoltaic energy deployment in Italy and Japan.

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Venue: Online (ZOOM)

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Date: 25 March 2021, 17.00-19.00 JST (9.00-11.00 Italian time)

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EVENT PROGRAMME

17.00-17.08 Welcome and Opening Remarks – H.E. Giorgio Starace, Ambassador of Italy to Japan

17.08-17.10 Introduction by the Moderator – Prof. Enrico Traversa, Scientific Attaché, Embassy of Italy in Japan

17.10-17.20 Collaboration Success Story – Dr. Pier Francesco Rimbotti, CEO, Infrastrutture S.p.A.

17.20-17.40 “Current advances in perovskite-based photovoltaics in academia and industries” – Prof. Tsutomu Miyasaka, Toin University of Yokohama

17.40-18.00 “Luminescent solar concentrators: what's new for building-integrated photovoltaics?” – Prof. Alberto Vomiero, Research Institute for Green and Blue Growth, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice

18.00-18.20 “High efficiency heterojunction crystalline Si solar cell and its application to perovskite-heterojunction crystalline Si tandem solar cell” – Ryota Mishima, Kaneka Co.

18.20-18.40 “Printable Photovoltaics: from lab demonstrator to field tests” – Prof. Aldo Di Carlo, Director of Institute of Structure of the Matter, National Research Council (ISM-CNR) and Director of CHOSE – Centre for Hybrid and Organic Solar Energy, University of Rome Tor Vergata

18.40-19.00 Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks