Research Unit

Department of Energy and Environment
Renewable Energy Advanced Research Center

Organization Chart

Research Member

（As of April 1, 2025）

• Department of Energy and Environment Renewable Energy Advanced Research Center
• Wind Power Research Team
• Perovskite Solar Cells Research Team
• Tandem Photovoltaic Research Team
• Compound Solar Cells Research Team
• Photovoltaic Module and Application Research Team
• Photovoltaic Calibration, Standards and Measurement Research Team
• Photovoltaic System and Application Research Team
• Energy Network Research Team
• Hydrogen Energy Research Team
• Hydrogen Energy Carrier Utilization Research Team
• Geothermal Energy Research Team
• Shallow Geothermal and Hydrogeology Research Team

Department of Energy and Environment Renewable Energy Advanced Research Center

• Director, Research Center    NANBA Tetsuya
• Deputy Director, Research Center    MAEDA Tetsuhiko
• Deputy Director, Research Center    MORITA Sumito
• Principal Researcher    ISHIZUKA Shogo
• Principal Research Manager    OOZEKI Takashi
• Principal Research Manager    CHIKAMATSU Masayuki
• Joint Appointed Fellow    MATSUMOTO Hideyuki
• Senior Researcher    SHIMURA Masayasu
• Career Researcher    ASANUMA Hiroshi
• Specific Technical Senior Officer   SUZUKI Taichiro
• Specific Technical Officer    Suzuki Yasumasa
• Attached to Research Center   YOSHIDA Yuji
• Attached to Research Center    SEGAWA Takehiko

Wind Power Research Team

• Leader, Team   KOGAKI Tetsuya
• Senior Researcher   SHIMADA Susumu
• Senior Researcher   KAWABATA Hirokazu
• Senior Researcher   TANAKA Motofumi
• Researcher   KUBO Noritsugu
• Researcher   AIHARA Aya

Perovskite Solar Cells Research Team

• Leader, Team   MURAKAMI Takurou
• Senior Researcher   ONOZAWA Nobuko
• Senior Researcher   MIYADERA Tetsuhiko
• Senior Researcher   KANDA Hiroyuki
• Senior Researcher   YAMAMOTO Kohei
• Senior Researcher   NISHIMURA Naoyuki
• Researcher    EGUCHI Naoto
• Specific Technical Senior Officer  WATABE Kazufumi
• Attached to Research Team   KOGO Atsushi
• Attached to Research Team   YOSHITA Masahiro
• Attached to Research Team   TAYAGAKI Takeshi
• Attached to Research Team   CHIKAMATSU Masayuki

Tandem Photovoltaic Research Team

• Leader, Team   MATSUI Takuya
• Chief Senior Researcher   SAI Hitoshi
• Senior Researcher   Svrcek Vladimir
• Attached to Research Team   MIZUNO Hidenori
• Attached to Research Team   SHOJI Yasushi

Compound Solar Cells Research Team

• Leader, Team   SUGAYA Takeyoshi
• Senior Researcher   OSHIMA Ryuji
• Senior Researcher   NISHINAGA Jiro
• Senior Researcher   KAMIKAWA Yukiko
• Researcher   NISHIDA Takeshi
• Attached to Research Team    ISHIZUKA Shogo

Photovoltaic Module and Application Research Team

• Leader, Team    TANAHASHI Katsuto
• Senior Researcher    MOCHIZUKI Toshimitsu
• Senior Researcher    TACHIBANA Tomihisa
• Researcher    TAKAHASHI Saemi
• Attached to Research Team    MIZUNO Hidenori
• Attached to Research Team    KAMIDE Kenji

Photovoltaic Calibration, Standards and Measurement Research Team

• Leader, Team    YOSHITA Masahiro
• Chief Senior Researcher    TAYAGAKI Takeshi
• Senior Researcher    IGARI Sanekazu
• Senior Researcher    CHIBA Yasuo
• Researcher    KOJIMA Takuto
• Attached to Research Team    MOCHIZUKI Toshimitsu
• Attached to Research Team    SAKURAI Keiichiro

Photovoltaic System and Application Research Team

• Leader, Team    OOZEKI Takashi
• Chief Senior Researcher    MIZUNO Hidenori
• Senior Researcher    KATO Kazuhiko
• Senior Researcher    TAKASHIMA Takumi
• Senior Researcher    OHTAKE Hideaki
• Researcher    TAKAMATSU Takahiro
• Researcher    Bunme Pawita

Energy Network Research Team

• Leader, Team    HASHIMOTO Jun
• Senior Researcher    Ustun Taha Selim 
• Senior Researcher    KODAMA Yasuhiro
• Senior Researcher    ORIHARA Dai

Hydrogen Energy Research Team

• Leader, Team    MANAKA Yuichi
• Senior Researcher    KOJIMA Hirokazu
• Senior Researcher    ENDO Naruki
• Senior Researcher    KOBAYASHI Yasukazu
• Senior Researcher    NAGASAWA Kensaku
• Senior Researcher    OKUMURA Masahiko
• Senior Researcher    Chaudhari Chandan
• Senior Researcher    GOSHOUME Kiyotaka
• Researcher    TSUDA Yuki
• Attached to Research Team    MATSUNUMA Takayuki
• Attached to Research Team    MOCHIZUKI Takehisa
• Attached to Research Team    NISHI Masayasu
• Attached to Research Team    KIMURA Tatsuo
• Attached to Research Team    WAKABAYASHI Ryutaro
• Attached to Research Team    TOMITA Atsuko

Hydrogen Energy Carrier Utilization Research Team

• Leader, Team    ITO Hiroshi
• Senior Researcher    Fan Yong
• Senior Researcher    SAKUMA Yuichi
• Researcher    Shehab Hazim
• Attached to Research Team    TSUJIMURA Taku
• Attached to Research Team    INOUE Takahiro

Geothermal Energy Research Team

• Leader, Team    YAMAYA Yusuke
• Senior Researcher    ISHIBASHI Takuya
• Senior Researcher    WATANABE Norihiro
• Senior Researcher    OKAMOTO Kyosuke
• Senior Researcher    SUZUKI Yota
• Researcher    MATSUNAGA Yasuo
• Researcher   SUZUKI Takeshi
• Attached to Research Team    SAISHU Hanae

Shallow Geothermal and Hydrogeology Research Team

• Leader, Team    TOMIGASHI Akira
• Senior Researcher     Shrestha Gaurav
• Senior Researcher    ISHIHARA Takeshi
• Senior Researcher    NAKAYAMA Hiroyuki
• Researcher    SHIMADA Yutaro
• Attached to Research Team    UCHIDA Youhei
• Attached to Research Team    MACHIDA Isao
• Attached to Research Team    YOSHIOKA Mayumi
• Attached to Research Team    ONO Masahiko
• Attached to Research Team    JINGUUJI Motoharu
• Attached to Research Team    ITO Shinobu
• Attached to Research Team    Arif Widiatmojo