12.07.2022

Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) between EnergyAgency.FUKUSHIMA and NRW.Energy4Climate (Germany) in the field of Renewable Energy

12.07.2022

EnegyAgency.FUKUSHIMA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with EnergyAgency.NRW, which was a support organization of industry in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) in November 2017, and has promoted mutual economic exchange through various projects. This was realized following a conclusion of MoU between Fukushima Prefecture and the State of NRW, Germany.

Due to organizational restructuring of the industrial support organization in NRW, EnergyAgency.NRW was dissolved, and a new state-run organization NRW.Energy4Climate was established. Its role is to integrate and implement policies on renewable energy, energy transition and climate change measures. Following such a change, a JDI between EnergyAgency.FUKUSHIMA and NRW.Energy4Climate was made and entered into for the further promotion of mutual economic exchange.

「Signing Ceremony of JDI between EnergyAgency.FUKUSHIMA and NRW.Energy4Climate」
１　Date: Monday, July 4 2022　16:00-17:00
２　Place Online
※Fukushima Prefectural side joined the ceremony at Fukushima Technology Centre, Koriyama City.
３　Attendees
（１）Signatories
①　EnergyAgency.FUKUSIHMA Yasuhiro Hattori, Managing Director
②　NRW.Energy4Clime　 Ulf Reichardt, CET
（２）Guests
①　Fukushima Prefecture Masao Uchibori, Governor
②　State of North Rhine Westphalia
Christoph Dammermannn, Former State Secretary of Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitialization and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (MWIDE)
③　General Consulate of Japan in Dusseldorf Kiminori Iwama, Consul General
４　Program
（１）Opening
（２）Introduction of participants
（３）Message by guests
（４）Message by signatories
（５）Signing
（６）Commemorative photo
（７）Closing

■　About JDI
①　Areas of cooperation
・　Bioenergy　・　Wind energy　・　Geothermal energy　・　Photovoltaic
・　Fuel cells and hydrogen technologies
・　Storage technologies
・　Integration of renewable energies in the power, heat and transport sector
・　Market schemes and strategies
②　Forms of cooperation
・　Joint seminars in both regions
・　Participation in trade fairs in both regions
・　Investigation of market opportunities in both regions
・　Support of networking, project development, research
exchange between companies, institutes and research facilities in both regions
・　Organization of conferences, workshops and project visits
・　Utilization of synergies as well as the networking of relevant actors in the fields of politics as well as administration industry an science
・ Documentation of participation companies from both regions in the various activities as well as resulting cooperation and business transactions
③　Term
・　Between July 4, 2022 and December 31, 2023