A record of past announcements, media coverage, research collaborations, and other information.
The City of Noshiro launched a project with JAXA, Akita University, and Waseda University toward realizing the "Hydrogen Lab Initiative," in cooperation with the Noshiro Rocket Testing Center of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Waseda University will provide expertise in areas such as thermal energy management.
Professor Saito is forming a hydrogen research and development hub together with the City of Noshiro, JAXA, and Akita University.
As a leading authority on heat pump technology in Japan, Professor Saito published "Next-Generation Heat Pump Technology" through Gijutsu-Hyoron-sha, setting out the vision for where heat pump technology is headed in the 2030s.
Professor Saito gave a talk at the Kyoso Technology Forum 2024.
Waseda University's Organization for Sustainable Environmental and Energy Society Co-Creation (SEES) participated as a co-organizer in the "Energy Transitions in ASEAN by utilizing 'All Fuels and All Technologies'" session at JETRO's ASEAN Energy Business Forum (AEBF).
An article featured Professor Saito's research and development on "building an EMS that incorporates heat and visualizing the impact of its introduction through a digital twin."
Professor Saito was appointed the 24th President of the Japan Society of Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers. Refrigeration and air conditioning technology is one of the high-performance heat pump technologies essential to achieving carbon neutrality.
