The Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute, AIST (FREA), together with SANNO Co., Ltd. and Kankyo System Yamano Co., Ltd. participated in the 18th EcoPro 2016: International Exhibition on Environment and Energy., These two companies were chosen as among the companies to receive technical assistance from FREA in the Program for Promoting Technologies Invented by Industry in Disaster Areas in Tohoku. The exhibition was organized by the Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry and Nikkei, Inc., and held at the Tokyo Big Sight from December 8 to 10, Thursday to Saturday.
FREA had a poster exhibition on the introduction of the program and its human resource training project.
On the first day, December 8, FREA’s Deputy Director General, Dr. Masaru Nakaiwa delivered a lecture on FREA’s R&D and future directions. More than 40 people attended the lecture.
On the second day, FREA’s Innovation Coordinator Mr. Keiichi Sakaguchi delivered a presentation entitled “Coordination Activities Including the Program for Promoting Technologies Invented by Industry in Disaster Areas in Tohoku”, attended by more than 20 people.
During the three-day exhibition, more than 800 people stopped by FREA’s exhibition booth. According to the exhibition organizers, the total number of visitors to EcoPro 2016 for three days reached 167,093.