Green Technology

Organised by Kobe University and the VUB on 18 October 2022, the 12th Annual KUBEC high-level symposium ‘Blue Economy, Green Horizons: EU-Japan Research for Healthy, Sustainable Seas and Oceans’, presented key topical issues and breakthroughs in Ocean research, from the perspectives of economics and governance, technology and innovation, and social sciences. In front of a record audience of 130 participants, the event featured 43 EU and Japanese speakers, including DG RTD Director General (Acting) Signe Ratso, Japanese Ambassador Yasushi Masaki, Kobe University President Masato Fujisawa and Horizon Europe Mission Chairman and former WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy.

The Saxon Energy Agency (SAENA GmbH) & the Enterprise Europe Network are organizing an online event with a focus on companies, research institutions, universities and clusters that are active in the fields of energy and greentech. Participation in the B2B event, breakout sessions and streaming are free of charge.

ENEA, Italian partner of EEN, organises in the framework of Innovation Village 2022, the Virtual Brokerage Event @ Innovation Village 2022. The focus of the event will be on sustainable and smart technologies, and solutions for achieving a “twin” green and digital transition to a zero carbon, zero waste economy.

The LAURELIN project, funded by the European Union and the Japan Science and Technology Agency, works on developing innovative solutions to improve renewable methanol (green) production from CO2 hydrogenation in terms of energy efficiency and production cost.

Join our online green tech pitching and matchmaking event for EU companies interested in working with Japanese companies in Vietnam and with Vietnamese partners. Dates: 25-27 October 2022. Deadline soon!

The EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation is organising the business mission "EU-Japan Green Business Cooperation with Vietnam" to help EU companies expand their business with Japanese partners in Vietnam and with Vietnamese partners.

Japan’s renewables market has experienced substantial growth over the past decade across most of the industry’s segments. This growth is expected to have substantial macroeconomic knock-on effects.

As the 3rd largest economy in the world, Japan places a high value on the advancement of new technologies. The high level of urbanization creates strong incentives for development of Smart Mobility innovations.