A coalition of energy infrastructure companies providing practical research education
One of PEP’s biggest strengths is the practical research education offered through industrial collaboration. The program has participation of companies and research institutions that create and lead energy infrastructure in Japan. Some examples are 10 electric power companies that produce 95% of Japan’s energy output; Power Academy, the only electrical engineering educational promotional organization in the country; and the Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute, part of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, at which students can train with the most cutting-edge technology available anywhere. The shared research education offered through this industrial cooperation is unlike any other in the world.
TEPCO Power Grid, Incorporated Hiroshi Okamoto, Vice PresidentDoctor of Engineering
At Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), after his involvement with technology development for optimizing electric power systems, he engaged in duties such as electrical system reform, renewable energy integration and smart-grid strategic planning, international standardization of electric power technology, and international consulting centered on project management for technologies such as ultra-high voltage at the company’s technology planning department. In 2015, he became the company’s managing executive officer and research director of management technology strategies. In 2016, he became the managing executive officer of TEPCO Holdings. Since 2017, he has been in charge of management reform as Vice President of TEPCO Power Grid.
JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation Jinichi Igarashi, Director & Senior Vice President Doctor of Engineering
In 2006, he was the research director for lubricant research at Central Technical Research Laboratory, as well as vice director for the lubricant management department. In 2008, he was chemical research director of Central Technical Research Laboratory as well as vice director for chemical product management department. In 2012, he was executive officer and research director for Central Technical Research Laboratory at JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation. In 2014, he was the company’s managing executive officer and research director at Central Technical Research Laboratory. In 2016, he became managing executive officer and director of JX Energy Corporation, and has been in his current position since 2017. He is in charge of environmental safety, quality assurance, and the Central Technical Research Laboratory.
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