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News: Hydrogen

German Government adopts National Hydrogen Strategy

On June 10, the Federal Government adopted a National Hydrogen Strategy for Germany. Hydrogen is key for decarbonising key German sectors such as the steel and chemical industries and the transport sector. Furthermore, hydrogen technologies have the potential to become a key field of business for German exporters.  

News: Autonomous Driving / Joint Press Release

Japanese Cabinet Office and BMBF intensify Japanese – German research cooperation

Japanese Cabinet Office (CAO) and The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) have now further intensified their cooperation on research activities related to autonomous driving, first initiated in 2017. The joint Steering Committee approved the funding of two new projects.

News: Results of Joint Call 2019 (SICORP)

Japanese-German research projects on “Optics and Photonics”

Three new German-Japanese research projects from the second call for proposals (2019) on “Optics and Photonics” will start on October 1, 2020.

News: Results of EIG CONCERT-Japan Joint Call 2019

“Smart Water Management for Sustainable Society”

These four projects with German participation were selected in the Joint Call on “Smart Water Management for Sustainable Society” (2019) . They are beginning in spring 2020 and last for three years.  

Report: Exhibition

“energie.wenden” (energy.transitions)

The German exhibition “energie.wenden” (energy.transitions) was hosted at the Miraikan – The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo between 17 January and 27 February 2020*.

Information

Measures due to Covid-19 pandemic

To respect the health of our employees and those they come in contact with, the team of DWIH Tokyo will work from home for the time being.

International Mini-Symposium (Report)

Energy Transition in Japan and Germany – Policies, Perceptions, and Practices

On February 17, Heidelberg University Office Kyoto (HUOK) and DWIH Tokyo welcomed about 50 participants to an international mini symposium on energy transitions organised in connection to the ongoing exhibition “energie.wenden” (energy transitions) on Odaiba in Tokyo.