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Keynote Speaker 1 Prof. Ohgaki Hideaki
(Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Japan)
Title: Introduction of International Collaboration Research on Renewable Energy, JASTIP-WP2
Abstract: We have started "Japan-ASEAN Science and Technology Innovation Platform (JASTIP)" which promotes the collaboration research between ASEAN and Japan whose central research topics lie within the three fields of energy/environment, bioresources/biodiversity, or disaster prevention. In the field of energy and environment, Kyoto University cooperates with National Science and Technology Development Agency in Thailand. The current research topics are "Biomass to Energy and Chemicals", "Photocatalistics development", "Extension of Degradative Solvent Extraction method", and "Renewable Energy Implementations". These collaboration researches will be briefly introduced.
Biography:
Hideaki Ohgaki (Dr. Eng., radiation measurement, Kyushu University, Japan, 1988) is professor of Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University. He was engaged at Electrotechnical Laboratory (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) till 2001, and was a visiting researcher at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, USA, in 1994-1995 and Duke University, USA, in 1999-2000. His main interests are electron accelerators and quantum radiations, such as free electron lasers and laser Compton backscattering gamma-rays. One of the application research of LCS gamma-rays, he has been working on Nuclear Resonance Fluorescence experiment which has been applied to detect hidden special nuclear materials, as well. Since 2009, he and his colleagues have developed a hybrid SNM interrogation system consisted of an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement devise with D-D nuclear fusion, and NRF measurement with LCS gamma-rays for a sea cargo under the financial support from JST program.
On the other hands, he has strong interest in new and renewable energy system and implementation toward sustainable development in ASEAN. Since 2010 he has been cooperated with UNESCO Jakarta as a consultant of the COMPETENCE program in the energy field. He has conducted UNESCO assist programs to promote energy education in ASEAN from 2011 to 2014 as well. He is also acting as a coordinator of the energy engineering field of AUN/SEED-Net program promoted by JICA since 2014. Recently, he has been appointed as a representative of ASEAN-Japan collaboration research on energy and environmental field in JASTIP promoted by JST since 2015.
So far, he published 181-international reviewed papers, 163-reviewed international conference proceedings, 14-patents, and 49-invite/plenary lectures.
Keynote Speaker 2 Mr. Kenji Otani
(Renewable Energy Research Centre, Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (AIST), Japan)
Keynote Speaker 3 Dato’ Ir. Dr Ali Askar Sher Mohamad
Title: Towards a clean energy world by 22nd century - whither Malaysia
Abstract:
The RE Act introduced in 2011 saw the implementation of the FiT by SEDA. However, the capacity achieved has been disappointing, due mainly to limitation of the RE Fund, and dismal performance of non-PV technologies. PV for FiT has now been phased out and RE has now come into the mainstream with Energy Commission taking over the implementation of PV plants through bidding. It’s therefore high time to come up with a comprehensive policy for Malaysia to join the club of clean energy nations by the next century. Such a policy must necessarily include all sectors, including transportation, water and environment.
Biography:
Dato’ Ir. Dr Ali Askar Sher Mohamad graduated with a BSc (Electrical Engineering) from Purdue University, West Lafayette, and a Masters in Power Engineering from UNSW, Sydney. He completed his PhD at UNITEN on the technical impact of connecting large scale solar PV plants to the utility network. He has served the Malaysian power utility TNB in various engineering and management positions. He taught at UNITEN from 2009 to 2011, teaching renewable energy and power systems subjects, while acting as a consultant to carry out Power System Studies for Grid connection and Feasibility Studies for various renewable energy plants. During this time, he was also appointed as the Technical Advisor to the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water on RE grid connection issues and related legislation. In November 2011, he was appointed the first Chief Operating Officer of the newly set up Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) Malaysia. On 31st March 2016 he ended his service as COO of SEDA and is presently the MD of Sher Engineering & Consultancy Sdn Bhd, an engineering consultancy practice focusing on renewable energy projects, especially Grid connection. Dato’ Ir. Dr Ali is a Council Member of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM), member of the Publication committee of the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) and panel member of the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC).
Prof. Ohgaki Hideaki 
Mr. Kenji Otani 
Dato’ Ir. Dr Ali Askar Sher Mohamad