Climate Change Forum 2009

The Honorable John F. Kerry, U.S. Senate (D-Mass.)

The Hitachi Climate Change Forum 2009 provided a platform to key opinion leaders and technological experts in United States, to discuss issues regarding global climate change and the preservation of natural environment. The forum featured panels organized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), The Brookings Institution and Hitachi.

The Hitachi Climate Change Forum 2009 started with the keynote presentation by United States Senator - John F. Kerry (D-MA). The forum attracted more than 400 attendees, ranging from academia to legislators and policy makers. The event also included an Environmental Technology Exhibit, featuring many Hitachi Group technologies.

Hitachi Climate Change Forum Details

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Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009
Venue: Washington DC Ronald Reagan Building / International Trade Center
Organizer: Hitachi, Ltd.

Keynote Presentation

The Honorable John F. Kerry
United States Senator (D-MA)

Panel One-U.S. Climate Policy and Its International Implications

Panel Discussion Organized by The Brookings Institution

Moderator
  • Dr. Charles Ebinger, Director, Energy Security Initiative, The Brookings Institution
Panelists
  • Jason Bordoff, Policy Director, Hamilton Project, The Brookings Institution
  • Hajime Ito, President JETRO/New York
  • Dr. William Moomaw, Director, Center for International Environment and Resource Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
  • Professor Jose Roberto Moreira, Chairman, Brazilian Reference Center on Biomass (CENBIO)

Panel Two-Energy Revolution: Identifying the Gaps in R&D and Beyond

Panel Discussion Organized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Moderator
  • Eli Kintisch, Reporter, Science
Panelists
  • Stephen Eule, Vice President, 21st Century Energy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Dr. Kelly Sims Gallagher, Director, Energy Technology Innovation Project, Harvard University
  • Dr. Martin Hoffert, Professor Emeritus of Physics, New York University
  • Revis W. James, Director, Energy Technology Assessment Center, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Panel Three-Conserving Energy through Policy, Technology and Lifestyle

Panel Discussion Organized by Hitachi, Ltd.

Moderator
  • Michael Shepard, President, E-source
Panelists

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Hitachi Environmental Technology Exhibit

Hitachi Environmental Technology Exhibit

Hitachi’s Environmental Technology Exhibit featured technologies from several Hitachi Group companies, presented in three critical categories: Energy Conservation, Energy Supply, and High Functional Materials.

Hitachi Environmental Technology Exhibit

Hitachi Energy Conservation PDF file : Data Centers (812KB) PDF file : Monorail (1,000KB) PDF file : Air Conditioning Systems (1,000KB) PDF file : Railway Hybrid Traction System (493KB) PDF file : Energy Conservation Solution (2,000KB) Li-ion Battery PDF file : High Speed Trains (1,000KB) Hybrid Vehicles

Hitachi Energy Supply PDF file : Nuclear Power Plant (2,000KB) PDF file : Clean Coal Plant (918KB) PDF file : Wind Turbine Generators (727KB) PDF file : Amorphous Transformers (1,000KB)

Hitachi High Functional Materials PDF file : Photovoltaic Power Generation (923KB) PDF file : Amorphous Metal (294KB) PDF file : Neodymium Sintered Magnet (185KB)

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