Creation of Hubs for Green Innovation Research
●Industry, academia and government collaborate in linking the world's most advanced research from universities, such as organic EL, with industrial growth, and employ a diverse range of demonstrative fields in creating development hubs that play a leading role in green innovation linked to commercialization.
●Deploy high environmental performance products, for which there is an increasing demand, to Asia, and obtain global standards through their proliferation.
World-class research relating to energy saving and resource conservation
Thermal luminescence materials to form the luminescence materials for 3rd generation organic EL devices
- Retention of patents by Kyushu University
- Professor Chihaya Adachi of Kyushu University (leading researcher in the field of organic EL)
- Use low-cost materials; rare metals unnecessary
- High luminescence efficiency, feasible and lower power consumption
SOFC (solid oxide fuel cells) that are expected to form the next-generation of fuel cells
- Professor Kazunari Sasaki, Kyushu University (world authority in the SOFC field)
- Requires rare metals (platinum etc.)
- Allows high efficiency power generation with a range of fuels (natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, kerosene, biofuels etc.)
- Allows for increases in size
First in Japan to win the IPHE Excellence in Leadership Award (May 2010)
In a first for Japan, Fukuoka Prefecture's "Fukuoka Strategy Conference for Hydrogen Energy" won the International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE Excellence in Leadership Award)Support through the Special Synthesis Area
Program of Incentives through the Special Synthesis Area System
Investment tax credits for capital investments Or, special depreciation
Program of Incentives through the Special Synthesis Area System
・Easing of residence qualification for foreign engineers and their families so as to promote product development
・Satisfaction of R&D taxation system
Unique RegionalProgram of Incentives
・Establishment of a grant system for setting up enterprises in the Special Global Strategy Synthesis Area
・Specialized subsidization system for the R&D of low-carbon technology
・Subsidization system for the R&D of technology relating to hydrogen energy
・Establishment of a Special Global Strategy Synthesis Area financing system
・Kitakyushu City funding for environmental industries
■Promotion of Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration
- Fukuoka Nano Technology Promotion Conference, Fukuoka Strategy Conference for Hydrogen Energy, Strategic Conference for Research on Advanced Low-carbon Technology
- Kyushu University Academic City, Kitakyushu Science and Research Park
- Fukuoka Industry, Science & Technology Foundation (Fukuoka IST)
- Kitakyushu Foundation for the Advancement of Industry, Science and Technology (FAIS)
- Institute of Systems, Information Technologies and Nano Technologies (ISIT)
- Industrial Technology Center, Fukuoka Industry-Academia Symphonicity
- NEDO, JST, AIST etc.
Kitakyushu Hydrogen Town Fukuoka Hydrogen Town
Hydrogen highways
■Commoditization and Marketing Activities employing Leading Demonstrative Fields
- Fukuoka Hydrogen Town, Kitakyushu Hydrogen Town, Hydrogen highways
- Smart communities, eco-towns, Kitakyushu Next Generation Energy Park
- Kitakyushu Asian Center for Low Carbon Society
- Social demonstrations that promote commoditization
Hydrogen stations
