The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation is organising an EU-Japan Green Transition Business Matching Platform that aims at bringing together companies as well as research organisations from Japan and Europe for partnerships that contribute to a low-carbon society.

The platform offers online meeting sessions from 15-16 and  19-22 February 2024 and onsite meeting sessions during the Smart Energy Week/ Green Transformation Week from 28 February-1 March in Tokyo. Online pitching and other webinars complete the Agenda. Registered participants can browse each other's profiles and search for potential partners by keywords and categories. It is possible to send messages or request meetings, which are pre-arranged on the online platform and take place either online on the platform or onsite in Japan. 

Target sectors:

• Electrolysers and fuel cellsBattery/storage technologies
• Solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies
• Grid technologies
• Onshore wind and offshore renewable technologies
• Sustainable biogas/biomethane technologies
• Carbon Capture and storage (CCS) technologies
• Heat pumps and geothermal energy technologies
• Low-carbon construction and manufacturing/ green materials
• Product lifecycle management (PLM) and Recycling

Access to this platform is reserved for representatives of enterprises, research and educational institutions and other related organisations, that are active in the above target fields and based in Japan, the European Union or SMP countries. Organisers will review registrants' profiles and accept them if they are eligible and appropriate for the event.

The Platform will open on 1 January.