News and Highlights:
π’ International Symposium on Tidal Stream Energy in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan
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Date: 2025/11/18
Time: 1:00 pm β 6:00 pm
Venue: MIRAI CREA (multi-purpose space), Hiroshima University
Online Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87320380208?pwd=hlQobPSx1uHrI8Cd3prfeHTR5GFAyw.1
Language: English (Japanese real-time translation provided, ζ₯ζ¬θͺεζι訳)
Program (18 Nov., 1:00 pm β 6:00 pm):
Chairperson: Dr. Jae-soon Jeong
Opening Remark (1:00 pm β 1:10 pm):
Prof. Naoto Chatani, The Dean of Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University
ββ Presentations (30 min per presentation) ββββββββββ-
Tidal power potential, and its feasibility and viability in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan
Prof. Han Soo Lee, Professor, Hiroshima University
Tidal Stream Energy: Progress, Potential and Pathways
Prof. Danny Coles, Senior Research Associate, University of Oxford
The Japanese electricity grid, transmission constraints, renewable energy and curtailment
Prof. Miguel Esteban, Professor, Waseda University
ββ Break (10 min) ββββββββββ-
Optimization of tidal current energy farm layouts with an artificial neural network-assisted genetic algorithm
Dr. Patxi Garcia Novo, Assistant Professor, Nagasaki University
Challenges Toward Commercializing Tidal Power Technology
Mr. Katsuhiro Henzan, Chief of the Business Development Department, Kyuden Mirai Energy
Impact of Vertical Coordinate Systems on Tidal Dynamics in the Yellow Sea
Dr. INSEONG CHANG, Postdoctoral Researcher, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology
ββ Break (10 min) ββββββββββ-
Panel Discussion (4:50 pm β 5:30 pm)
Moderator: Mr. Morhaf Aljber & Dr. Jae-soon Jeong
Closing Remark (5:30 pm β 5:40 pm):
Prof Sakuno Yuji, The head of Transportation and Environmental System Program , Hiroshima University
Second day (19 Nov.) β Field trip (from MIRAI CREA by a charter bus)
Place β Shimanami Islands & Kurushima Strait
γThe registration for the field tripγ
https://forms.gle/WckLEtvWFozTqMQo6