4th Japan-Europe Petroleum Technology Meeting

Japan Petroleum Energy Center (JPEC) successfully concluded the 4th Japan- Europe Petroleum Technology Meeting on August 31, 2011 at JPEC Head Office. This congress was organized jointly by JPEC and CONCAWE (Conservation of Clean Air and Water in Europe).

At the meeting, the new technical information was presented and discussed on the common technical subjects and information on new legislation was exchanged between Japan and EU covering the stable supply of energy and environmental issues. The total 55 researchers and engineers joined and made presentations and discussions.

All presentation materials at three sessions of the meeting are inserted in this column.

TIME	Title	Speaker
10:00-10:10	Opening Address	Masayuki NAKANO President, Japan Petroleum Energy Center (JPEC)
10:10-10:20	Overview of CONCAWE	Mr. Michael J. Lane Secretary General, CONCAWE
10:20-10:30	Outline of JPEC’s Activities	Mr.Yoshishige TSUJIMURA 　Director, Information & Research Dept. JPEC

Session 1．Technical Discussions (10:30-12:00)

TIME		Title	Speaker
10:30-11:10	1-1	Fuels and Emissions Research Activities ; European Market Fuel Survey, Status of CEN Fuel Standards, Biofuels and Vehicle Performance	Dr. Kenneth Rose, Technical Coordinator for Fuels Quality and Emissions, CONCAWE
11:10-11:30	1-2	Recent Activities on Heavy Oil Upgrading Technology in JPEC	Mr. Ryuich TAKASAWA, Chief Senior Resercher Technology & Planning Dept. JPEC
11:30-11:50	1-3	Challenge for Petroleomics Technology Development	Mr.Chikanori NAKAOKA, Chief Senior Resercher Technology & Planning Dept. JPEC
11:50-12:00	1-4	Discussion
12:00-13:30	Break

Session 2．Policy & Strategic Issues for the Refining Industry　（13：30-15：15）

TIME		Title	Speaker
13:30-14:00	2-1	Climate change and environment: challenges for European Refining	Mr. Michael J. Lane,　CONCAWE
14:00-14:30	2-2	Japan’s Issues and Concerns on Energy Supply and Demand after the Great East Japan Earthquake	Mr.Yuji Morita,　Senior Research Fellow, Charge of Oil & Gas Unit, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
14:30-15:00	2-3	Outlook for European Refining: IMO, CO2, CCS, and WTW	Dr. Kenneth Rose, CONCAWE
15:00-15:15	2-4	Discussion
15:15-15:30	Coffee Brake

Session 3．Strategic Issues for Vehicles and Transport Fuels　（15：30-17：45）

TIME		Title	Speaker
15:30-16:00	3-1	JATOP Status and Biofuels in Japan	Mr. Manabu WATANABE, Chief Senior Resercher Auto Oil & New Fuels Dept. JPEC
16:00-16:30	3-2	Biofuels in the European Union	Dr. Kenneth Rose　CONCAWE
16:30-17:00	3-3	Toward FCV/H2 Infrastructure Deployment	Mr.Kenichiro SAITOH, Dupty General Manager Research & Development Planning Dept., JX NipponOil & Energy Corporation
17:00-17:30	3-4	Advanced Combustion Engines and Fuels	Dr. Kenneth Rose　CONCAWE
17:30-17:45	3-5	Discussion