Showcasing B2B matchmaking with companies from Basque Country, Spain! At REIF2020, B2B matchmaking took place between companies from Basque Country, Spain participating online and Fukushima companies engaged in renewable energy industry participating onsite. The matchmaking was set up in a conference room nearby the REIF exhibition hall. It was a combined style of the Internet and Web conference attended by Japanese-English interpreters who contributed to make the matching successful. We anticipated difficult problems: situation was not like a face-to-face meeting in the booth; matching time zones were limited between 16:00 and 17:00 (8:00 and 9:00 in the morning by CET) and not many meetings were possible within a two-day fair….

First-ever hybrid booths exhibited with the Internet and Web conference! －　REIF FUKUSHIMA 2020 in the presence of many overseas companies online　－ Due to Covid-19 devastating worldwide, major trade fairs and events were all changed into virtual exhibitions on the Internet across the world. REIF FUKUSHIMA 2020, which was held in late October, faced difficulty to invite overseas companies as did in the past years because of travel restrictions by each government. Meanwhile, domestic exhibitions took place under strict preventive measures against Covid-19 infections. Following the guidance, a new hybrid style implementing remote participation took place. It was aimed to implement a safe remote exhibition in a real atmosphere. Overseas renewable…

＊Updating information Our exhibition at E-world 2020 have ended successively with increasing number of guests. Thank you for all of those who have visited our booth, and we wish to meet you next year. Energy Agency. FUKUSHIMA and Fukushima Prefectural Government are taking part in “E-world energy & water 2020” at Messe Essen in Germany, co-exhibiting with five local companies. Please come and check what we can offer; there are also staffs and interpreters who are more than happy to assist every guest. Time and Date Day 1: 9am – 6pm, Tuesday, 11th February Day 2: 9am – 6pm, Wednesday, 12th February Day 3: 9am – 5pm, Thursday, 13th February…

Fukushima-NRW 4th Renewable Energy Seminar held at NRW bank have successively ended. Thank you for all of those who have participated and bellow would be the link for presentation materials.  The Current Situation of the Energy Market in Japan (EnergyAgency.FUKUSHIMA) ESSEN-KORIYAMA Achievements of City-to-city Cooperation and Future Perspective (Essen, Koriyama) GreenPocket in Japan (GreenPocket) Hand in Hand mit effizienten Lösungen in eine lebenswertere Welt (BODE) Research and Development for Energy Management System using AI chip (Aizu CSL) Protect your blades ! (Fujikura Composites Inc.) Industries in IWAKI City (ICSN) Energy Solution with Steam (ANEST IWATA Corporation ) Biomass Solution with Drying Technology (YAMATO SANKO MFG. CO. LTD. )  

Fukushima Prefectural Government has promoted introducing renewable energy and fostering related industry to become “a Front Runner in the field of Renewable Energy” and has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding with the state of North Rhine Westphalia, Germany. At this special seminar, Fukushima Prefectural Government wishes to create new business opportunities for enterprises in both regions by actively publicizing the measures of the prefecture in the field of renewable energy to people in Germany, and introducing the corporations in both regions and the activities of companies in Fukushima. We look forward to having you join us. Date: Monday, 10th February 2020 Time: 14:00~16:10 (Networking 16:10~17:00) Venue: NRW.BANK (Kavalleriestraße 22, 40213…

Fukushima Prefecture aims to construct “a society that does not depend on nuclear power” after going through hardships caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and the nuclear power plant accident. As part of efforts to realize this objective, Fukushima Prefectural Government has concluded Memorandum of Understanding with pioneers of renewable energy abroad. At the special seminar in the Basque Country this October, Mr. Uchibori, the Governor of Fukushima introduces the current status of Fukushima such as accelerating the reconstruction, the charm of the prefecture and the prefecture’s activities to set out to be the front-runner in the field of renewable energy in Japan. This is a valuable opportunity to…

On 30th May, Thursday, Basque Energy Cluster and EnergyAgency.FUKUSHIMA signed MoU in the field of renewable energy, at the city of Bilbao located in the Basque Country. This was a fourth MoU signed between EAF and energy related organization, following EnergyAgency.NRW (the State of NRW, Germany), Renewable Energy Hamburg Cluster (the City of Hamburg, Germany) and State of Green (Denmark). At the ceremony, Mr. José Ignacio Hormaeche and Mr. Yasuhiro Hattori, Managing Director of both organizations signed the documents, and joined by Mr. Javier Zarraonandia, the Deputy Industry Minister, Mr. Yosuke Shishido, the Director of Fukushima Prefectural Government and Mr. Takahiro Yamada, the First Secretory of the Japanese Embassy in…

Fukushima prefecture has been doing various activities such as developing related industries, creating networks, holding an exhibition (REIF) and collaborating with countries which are advanced in renewable energies, in order to become “the frontrunner in the field of renewable energy”. On 23rd May, Thursday SOG and EAF signed an MoU in the field of renewable energy at the Royal Danish Embassy. State of Green is a Danish organization which is not-for-profit, public-private partnership. At the ceremony, Mr. Mortensen, an Executive Director of State of Green and Mr. Hattori, a Managing Director of EAF signed the documents and Mr. Svane, an Ambassador of the Royal Danish Embassy and Mr. Ide, a…

News article about Fukushima prefecture exhibiting at E-world 2019 was published in March 2019 isuues of EU-Japan News. Additionally, article about REIF FUKUSHIMA 2018, one of biggest renewable energy fair in Tohoku region, held last November, is also included. Please find those two issues of EU-Japan Newsletter linked below. EU-JAPAN NEWS I MARCH 2019 page 14, JAPANESE DELEGATION FROM FUKUSHIMA AT E-WORLD 2019 page 15, REIF FUKUSHIMA 2018

News on the EnergyAgency.FUKUSHIMA (EAF) and the Renewable Energy Hamburg Cluster Agency (REH) signing Memorandum of Understanding for cooperating in the field of renewable energy were published in December 2018 issues of EU-Japan News, the quarterly newsletter of the EU-Japan Centre launched in 2003 and containing EU-Japan-related news and features on topics of interest to EU and Japan businesses and public bodies. Please find those two issues of EU-Japan Newsletter linked below. Signing Ceremony of the MoU between the Energy Agency. FUKUSHIMA and the Renewable Energy Hamburg Cluster Agency Page 17, EU-Japan News, December 2018